At least 61 migrants drowned when a boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria’s coast, a Lebanese minister said Friday, the deadliest such shipwreck from Lebanon in recent years. According to international media, Lebanon, which since 2019 has been mired in a financial crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the worst مزید پڑھیں

At least fourteen people were killed and 10 injured by a blast near a mosque in the Afghan capital which struck as worshippers were streaming out of afternoon prayers on Friday, a nearby hospital said. The explosion was the latest of a deadly series targeting Friday prayers at mosques in recent months, some of them مزید پڑھیں

Armenia’s defence ministry on Friday accused Azerbaijan’s armed forces of opening fire on Armenian positions, in violation of a ceasefire agreement, the ministry said in a post on social media. “On September 23, at 0740 (0340 GMT), units of the Azerbaijani armed forces again violated the ceasefire regime by firing from different positions against Armenian مزید پڑھیں

The UN secretary-general’s commitment came during his meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The UN chief said Pakistan deserves full and massive support from the international community to deal with the aftermath of the cataclysmic floods. In response, the prime مزید پڑھیں

Russia pushed ahead on Thursday with its biggest conscription drive since World War Two, prompting some men to rush abroad, while Ukraine demanded “just punishment” for a seven-month-old invasion that has shaken the world. President Vladimir Putin’s order to mobilise another 300,000 Russians escalates a war that has already killed thousands, displaced millions, pulverised cities, مزید پڑھیں

North Korea has denied it was providing arms to Russia, reports said, weeks after the United States said Moscow was turning to Pyongyang to replenish its stocks depleted by the conflict in Ukraine. According to international media, “We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia before and we will not plan to export them,” مزید پڑھیں

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the United Nations to punish Moscow for its invasion, calling for a special tribunal and for Russia to be stripped of its UN Security Council veto. According to international media, “A crime has been committed against Ukraine and we demand just punishment,” Zelenskyy said in a pre-recorded video address مزید پڑھیں

Russia yesterday released 10 foreigners it had captured in Ukraine, including five Britons and two Americans. According to international media, the freed prisoners, who also included a Croatian, a Moroccan, and a Swedish national. Russia also yesterday released 215 Ukrainians it took prisoner after a protracted battle for the port city of Mariupol earlier this مزید پڑھیں

United States President Joe Biden on Thursday highlighted the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan and asked the international community to help flood-hit Pakistan. During the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), US President Joe Biden has drawn the world’s attention to flood-hit Pakistan. “Pakistan is still under water and needs مزید پڑھیں

In an act of compassion, France has stepped forth to assist in the revival of Pakistan’s economy and its reconstruction in the wake of devastating floods, with an international conference this year. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and French President Emmanuel Macron had a meeting on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the UN مزید پڑھیں