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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine during a phone call.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,410 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

At least 2 people killed, 7 wounded as result of Russian strikes in Kyiv. Impacts in 5 districts of capital

It comes as relations between both countries have strengthened since the start of the Ukraine war.

An overnight Russian attack on Kyiv damaged residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure facilities, killed two people and injured at least seven.
SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the start of this week, after Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate for any new U.S. attacks. The number of commodity vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz totalled seven on Monday, compared with eight on the previous day, Kpler data showed on Tuesday. Iran had warned that energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including U.S. oil and gas interests, was vulnerable.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Islamabad chapter has fully endorsed Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s recent proposal that Islamabad should be given provincial status. Chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, who is the local MNA from Islamabad, told Dawn, “We are not only backing the interior minister’s statement about Islamabad, but let me thank him, as provincial status for Islamabad is a longstanding demand of the r
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US representative threatens to bar UK businesses for upcoming Israeli settlement trade ban US representative Randy Fine has threatened to ban British entities from doing business within Florida after the UK announced an upcoming ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. "Florida is one of Britain’s largest trading partners. They should understand that their vanity project in support of Muslim terror could cost them billions of dollars," Fine wrote in a post on X. "Florida has made it cl

A series of explosions rocked Kyiv and neighboring cities signaling the end of Russia's three-day ceasefire. DW has the latest.

• Muttahida MPA’s resolution turned down by treasury benches • Sharjeel slams federal ministers for launching campaign against 18th Amendment • Calls upon Centre to end ‘discrimination’ in gas and electricity supply to Sindh KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday rejected with majority votes an opposition resolution seeking constitution of an independent commission to probe the HIV/AIDS outbreak in the province. Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan lawmaker Muhammad Aamir Siddiqui tabled a resolutio
Explosions were heard in Kyiv overnight as Russian forces launched a combined missile-and-drone attack on the capital, injuring at least six people.

Ukrainian attack drones struck the Saratov oil refinery in Russia earlier this morning, triggering fires across the facility. Smoke and flames were seen rising from multiple areas of the refinery, which is the largest in the region. Contributed by @AZ_Intel_. https://t.co/ZDxHuAc9OC

US envoy says 'encouraged' by talks as White House official told Reuters next steps to be announced in coming weeks.

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By Enas Alashray CAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Iran threatened the United States with "economic warfare" on Tuesday and said it had fired an advanced missile at U.S. warships, underscoring the risks of further escalation in the war only days after both sides traded blows again. The six-month-old war has been marked by a cycle of pauses followed by periodic flare-ups, with the U.S. last reporting attacks on Iranian targets on Saturday, when U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers. Iranian state
By Enas Alashray CAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Iran threatened the United States with "economic warfare" on Tuesday and said it had fired an advanced missile at U.S. warships, underscoring the risks of further escalation in the war only days after both sides traded blows again.
By Enas Alashray and Nayera Abdallah CAIRO/DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked energy facilities and cities inU.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and underscoring the risk of the Iran conflict escalating into a wider regional war.
By Enas Alashray, Nayera Abdallah and Jana Choukeir CAIRO/DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the six-month-old Middle East war.

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SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition People Power ...
According to the statement, these actions are "of a preventive nature"

• Rejects plea against SHC order requiring Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal to pay Rs10,000 per month to each girl, with 10pc annual increase until marriage • CJP says courts may look beyond legal questions to address underlying predicament ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by the Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) challenging the Sindh High Court’s Dec 1, 2022, order directing the welfare institution to provide financial support to two Hindu minor girls. A three-judge SC bench, headed by

CONVERSATIONS about Pakistan easily and comfortably slide into clichés. The phrase ‘land of the pure’ is a personal favourite. Different generations — from boomers all the way down to the millennials — are perhaps equally familiar with ‘Pakistan at a crossroads’. Used as a headline or caption, it can be comfortably deployed to describe the state of affairs within, regardless of the context — be it the time of the Cold War, or the post 9/11 world, or from democratic interludes to hybrid times. Th

She had planned to study psychology in Italy, but after US sanctions forced the suspension of an English exam required in order to make her dream come true, Iranian student Nikki cried for days. Nikki had been due to take the TOEFL English proficiency test, a key qualification required by many foreign universities, in Iran later this month. Now, like many Iranian students dreaming of a future elsewhere, she is scrambling to find another way to take it, while absorbing the new exam fee and heft

• Approves uniform charges for all Discos; participating bulk power consumers to pay Rs6.23-Rs19.62 per unit • Clears path for first 400MW open-access electricity auction ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday approved use of system charges (UoSC) ranging from Rs6.23 to Rs19.62 per unit for bulk power consumers (BPCs) of all distribution companies participating in the competitive electricity trading market. The approval paves the way for open-access consu

• IHC CJ Dogar to take up petition against Sept 27 protest today • Petitioner fears disruption of routine life, traffic, and businesses, seeks court intervention against use of provincial resources for march • KP CM asks Karachi lawyers to join protest, says Imran not cutting any deals ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been moved against the PTI’s planned sit-in and nationwide protest scheduled for Sept 27, with the petitioner apprehending disruption of routine life, traffic and busi

The UK sanctions should target activity 'supporting or maintaining' settlements, Tayab Ali says Tayab Ali, Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, tells MEE’s Imran Mulla that the upcoming ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, expected to be announced on Tuesday by UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, will have a ‘profound impact’ on Israel. The ban is expected to bring the UK into compliance with the International Court of Justice’s July 2024 advisory opinion, W

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Live: Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv after three-day halt ➡️ https://t.co/7YrtM4x1Jc https://t.co/9KtSDgK6YP

Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv after the expiration of a three-day halt in attacks for a visit to the Ukrainian capital by US envoys, Ukraine's emergency service said late Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the three-day halt in Moscow's strikes on Kyiv as US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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Hollywood star and humanitarian Angelina Jolie visited a boxing club in Kharkiv, Ukraine. This marks her latest trip to the country amidst ongoing conflict with Russia.

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Without specifically mentioning the war with the United States, the Iran government's announcement cited the "current situation," adding that the extra money from the price increase will be given to households.

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has formally notified the International A...

At least two residential buildings have been damaged during a combined drone and missile strike on Kyiv overnight on Sept. 8, local officials said. The strike signals a definitive end to Kyiv's brief respite while hosting U.S. envoys.

🇵🇪 | Peru has declared a 60-day state of emergency in five high-security prisons that hold around half of the country’s inmates linked to criminal organizations. The move comes as Latin America increasingly turns to tougher prison models. Explore the region’s megaprisons: https://t.co/lZijlkUVZM

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