The Taliban have freed two Americans in detention in Afghanistan, the State Department said on Tuesday, on the same day that the regime faced condemnation for banning women at universities. “This, we understand, to have been a goodwill gesture on the part of the Taliban. This was not part of any swap of prisoners or مزید پڑھیں

Moscow launched a “kamikaze” drone attack on Monday, hitting key infrastructure in and around Kyiv, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Belarus, fuelling fears he will pressure his ally to join a new offensive on Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force said its air defences shot down 30 drones — the third Russian air مزید پڑھیں

 Amid the rising terror incidents in Pakistan after the banned TTP ended ceasefire, the US has offered to help the country in dealing with the threats posed by the militant outfits. During a press briefing, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price was asked to comment on terrorism and the hostage situation at a counterterrorism centre in مزید پڑھیں

United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres has urged the interim Afghanistan government not to allow terrorist organisations to use Afghan soil to carry out attacks on Pakistan and called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and the international community to support Pakistan in dealing with the extended devastation of the unusual floods. Addressing مزید پڑھیں

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. Japan’s Vice Defence Minister Toshiro Ino said the North Korean-fired ballistic missiles seemed to have landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The missiles flew to an altitude of 550 kms (342 miles) and مزید پڑھیں

President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine should proceed, during a visit to the operation’s headquarters, the Kremlin said on Saturday. A series of defeats in 10 months of fighting, resulting in Russian withdrawals from areas around the capital Kyiv and Ukraine’s مزید پڑھیں

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) role as a mediator in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, adding that the Gulf nation can play a “significant” role in efforts to reach a resolution. He made the comments during a meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) in Saint Petersburg, مزید پڑھیں

Russia has arrested eight suspects over an explosion that damaged a strategic bridge linking annexed Crimea to Russia. Moscow regards Saturday’s blast on the Kerch Strait Bridge as a “terrorist attack” organised by Ukrainian secret services. According to international media, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had arrested five Russians and مزید پڑھیں

The US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that there is a democratically elected civilian government in Pakistan and continues to have security and economic interests in the country. Briefing the newsmen in Washington on Tuesday, Nerd Price said that US Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman did have an opportunity to meet with the Pakistan Army مزید پڑھیں

The deaths of 69 children from acute kidney injury in Gambia are linked to four cough syrups made in India and imported into the West African country via a US-based pharmaceutical company. According to international media, World Health Organization (WHO) investigators had already found “unacceptable” levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which can be مزید پڑھیں