
A guided bomb reportedly exploded beside buses at a stop in Kramatorsk as fresh strikes damaged Ukraine’s energy system and deepened fears of winter outages.

A planned PTI march on Islamabad may be contained at the gates of the capital, but Arun Anand argues that the political cost of containment is increasingly borne by Pakistan's military establishment.

Moscow's latest missile and drone attacks are testing Ukraine's air defences as Kyiv races to develop faster interceptors and seeks more Patriot systems.

The detention of Imran Khan's sisters, the re-arrest of Imaan Mazari-Hazir and the targeting of Baloch women expose a widening use of state power against women who refuse to be politically silenced.

Kabul says armed groups crossed into eastern Nuristan and blames Pakistani support; Islamabad rejects the allegation, while Reuters says the account and casualty figures could not be independently verified.

The White House summit delivered ceremony and a longer tariff pause, but no public breakthrough on the disputes shaping the US–China rivalry.

As airstrikes and civilian deaths recur across the border, Pakistan’s military narrative is colliding with evidence of a conflict it has failed to contain.

Russian strikes killed civilians in Kharkiv and Kyiv hours after Ukraine’s president called on leaders to target Moscow’s war revenues.

The leaders' meeting is not expected to deliver a grand bargain, but both sides have reasons to keep communication open while competition intensifies.

Overnight attacks hit several Ukrainian regions while Kyiv reported damage to another Russian oil refinery, sharpening the backdrop to a high-stakes meeting.

The US president is back at the United Nations as leaders confront two wars, an unsettled global economy and a widening argument over the institution's role.

Authorities have ended the search for 37 people missing after a passenger ferry sank in rough seas, with 39 people believed to have died.

A collapse that killed 21 people, including 11 children, has drawn attention to the unsafe buildings and stalled reconstruction facing Palestinians nearly a year after the ceasefire.

Ukraine’s president welcomed leaders and representatives from seven neighbouring countries as overnight Russian attacks caused fires, deaths and injuries.

Iran said it struck a Togo-flagged tanker, while a UK maritime monitor reported a tanker hit by an unknown projectile and said the crew was safe.

Ukrainian officials said a strike near Nikopol killed five people and wounded at least seven, as attacks continued close to the frontline.

Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc needs a NATO-like way to coordinate responses to drones, sabotage and cyberattacks that fall below open warfare.

The new assembly voted to end the Counter-Terrorism Court and nullify the legal effects of its rulings, opening a difficult question over restitution and accountability.

Rescuers searched through a collapsed seven-storey building in Gaza City after at least 20 people died and dozens more were feared trapped.

A Reuters report says Houthi forces have taken ground and islands overlooking the maritime chokepoint, leaving Saudi Arabia seeking regional backing.

Pyongyang says its latest exercise integrated missiles, artillery and drones; South Korea confirmed short-range launches but North Korean battlefield claims remain difficult to verify.

Leaders meeting in northern Finland are confronting a region reshaped by thinning ice, resource competition and Russia’s military presence.

The Greek coast guard says 51 people were rescued after a boat travelling from Libya became stranded about 75 kilometres south of Crete.

Seventeen ships and aircraft joined the recovery effort after the Virgo Transport 8 overturned in rough seas with more than 240 people aboard.

The reported capture of Greater and Lesser Hanish would extend the group’s reach near the Bab el-Mandeb as Saudi Arabia repairs a damaged oil pipeline.

The US president said Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s fuel infrastructure were causing a diesel shortage; the Kremlin said trilateral talks could restart in October.

India’s prime minister called for cooperation across the Global South as the expanded bloc met with leaders from China, Russia and Iran in New Delhi.

The Iran-backed group says it launched fresh missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia while Yemen’s internationally recognised government vows to retake territory on the Red Sea coast.

Iranian state media say one person was killed and four wounded after a vessel was hit off Qeshm Island; a maritime monitor separately reported a ship struck by a projectile and a fire on board.