A screengrab taken from live feed shared by JI of the protest on June 19, 2026, on their social media. — Facebook Live JI urges stronger diplomatic efforts for hostages. Protesters say captives held for two months. Resolution seeks special task force immediately. KARACHI: Families of 10 Pakistani citizens held by Somali pirates staged a…

Photo collage shows UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Labour MP Andy Burnham. — Reuters WIGAN: Labour mayor Andy Burnham cleared a path on Friday to ousting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, potentially ushering in a new bout of political instability, by decisively winning a parliamentary seat in northern England. Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor…

PTI Chairman Gohar Khan talks to the media as he arrives to attend a hearing at the high court in Islamabad on August 29, 2023. — AFP KP to unveil tax-free budget plans with salary rise, development spending: sources. PTI backs full budget presentation despite delay proposals: Shokat Yousafzai Mushtaq Ghani says 35 PTI members…

Nine-year-old Hania Adeel pictured with her father Adeel Ahmed in this undated image. — Geo News Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan heard the petition. Police say case registered, suspect arrested. Lawyer calls Chakwal incident triple murder. The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has sent a petition seeking a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigation into the killing…

Members of Cuba’s political bureau hold an extraordinary plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee to evaluate proposals for economic and social measures announced by Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in Havana, Cuba, June 17, 2026. — Reuters  Private banks, investment allowed to enter finance sector. Businesses could hire more than 100 employees. Entrepreneurs could own…

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026. — Reuters Face-to-face talks won’t mean accepting “enemy’s position”: Khamenei. Supreme leader says he approved deal despite having a “different view”. Oil prices tumble after agreement was inked by Trump and Pezeshkian….

US President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama walk out of the East front prior to Obama’s departure from the 2017 Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US January 20, 2017. — Reuters US-Iran memorandum launches 60-day negotiation period. Trump deal offers limited nuclear commitments from Iran. Strait of Hormuz reopening…

Chief of Defence Staff of the Republic of Ghana Lieutenant General William Agyapon (left) calls on CDF Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi on June 18, 2026. — ISPR Chief of Defence Staff of the Republic of Ghana Lieutenant General William Agyapong called on Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar delivers a keynote address via a recorded video message at the seminar on transboundary water resources. — X/@ForeignOfficePk Dar addresses Brussels conference on transboundary water resources. India illegally weaponises water, violates IWT framework: DPM Dar. India must uphold Indus Waters Treaty under international law: Dar. Deputy Prime…

The US-Israel war against Iran began earlier this year on February 28, with coordinated strikes across Iran and quickly widened into a regional conflict involving Lebanon, the Gulf, Yemen, the Strait of Hormuz and global energy markets. Over the next months, the conflict moved from direct military escalation to a fragile ceasefire and a maritime…