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JUST IN: Only 2 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on saturday, followed by 6 on sunday, with most receiving IRGC permission – Reuters Ship traffic has fallen sharply after recent US and Iranian strikes on tankers, with only about 10 commodity ships passing through each day over the past 10 days, the lowest level since May. Before the war began, around 125 to 140 commercial vessels passed through the strait each day.

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A drone struck a refugee camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in Sulaymaniyah in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, at about 4:40 a.m. on Monday, Kurdistan-based website Rudaw reported. The attack reportedly caused material damage but no casualties

Oklo, NuScale Power, and Centrus Energy are the three Nuclear stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. “Nuclear stocks” are shares of publicly traded companies involved in the nuclear energy industry, including uranium mining, reactor design and construction, nuclear fuel, plant operation, and related services. Investors often view them as a way […]

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned against a recent spate of racist comments being made online, saying prejudice should not be allowed to become normalised in the multiracial city state. Wong said in a social media post on Sunday that an “uglier side” had emerged in recent online discussions, including remarks about Singaporeans caught in deadly floods in Nepal and debate over Singapore Airlines’ potential investment in Air India. “We can and should have robust debates,” he said. “But

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Israeli army is preparing to destroy 2 underground tunnels beneath the Ali al-Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon in the coming days. After the tunnels are destroyed, Israel plans to gradually pull its troops out of the current security zone. Hezbollah is believed to have an underground command center and weapons storage facilities inside the ridge and has said it will resist any Israeli attack. Earlier this week, Reuters reported that Iran had told the US that any attack on the Ali al-Taher Ridg
Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev stressed that African countries are traditional users of Soviet, and now Russian, military products

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Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. The UN agency warned that increasingly severe fires are raising exposure to toxic PM2.5 pollution, even as regulations have reduced industrial and transport emissions in Europe and North America.

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The seventh International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, observed on September 7, 2026, places the economic case for integrated clean-air and climate action at the centre of the global conversation. For Pakistan, that message could not be more timely. Air pollution is no longer a seasonal inconvenience confined to winter smog. It is a year-round public-health emergency, a constraint on human capital and productivity, and a material risk to public finance, business continuity and financial-sect

IN its recent press release on ‘The Indus Waters Western Rivers Arbitration (Pakistan vs India), PCA Case No. 2023-01’, the Permanent Court of Arbitration has delivered an award in favour of Pakistan. The award, issued on Aug 31, 2026, strongly vindicates Pakistan’s position, which it has consistently maintained in diplomatic forums and in the international media. It illustrates that the principles of international law firmly support Pakistan’s case. Established in 1899, The Hague-based PCA is o

Cost appears to be a deciding factor for most African countries when it comes to energy as they observe the factors that influence US and Chinese policy decisions. In a sign of the contrasting energy strategies pursued by Washington and Beijing, US President Donald Trump says “drill, baby, drill” while China drives a leap towards renewable energy. With China’s advances in solar generation and battery technologies making acquisitions cheaper, a consensus is coalescing across the continent around.

Manila defence chief says Washington gave 'definite assurances' that its commitments to the Philippines remain.

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Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,540 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commended all ranks of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) for their outstanding performance throughout its professional history. In a message on Pakistan Air Force Day, observed on September 7, the prime minister said that the PAF had demonstrated its professional capability, prowess and dominance in aerial conflicts for decades. “Pakistan Air Force has indeed displayed its professional capability, prowess and dominance in aerial conflicts for decades. This dist

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti on Sunday met National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) National Coordinator Maj Gen Faisal Naseer and discussed the overall law and order situation in the province, measures against terrorism, intelligence coordination and a coordinated strategy for establishing lasting peace. During the meeting, matters relating to cooperation between Nacta and the Balochistan government in counterterrorism efforts were also discussed, according to

Explosions were reported in Perm, drones raid
European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius has reminded Russian leader Vladimir Putin that the "root cause of the war" against Ukraine is the fact that Putin himself started it.

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FROM handheld jammers to anti-drone systems, and now a specialised human division trained for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) combat, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police department is waging a high-tech war against terrorists as their threat evolves from quadcopter surveillance and ammunition drops to swarm attacks. The UAV division, initially floated as an idea, was established following technological advancements in terrorist capabilities and their shifting preference from conventional street fi

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Yemeni army claims large-scale attacks on Houthi positions Yemen’s government-aligned armed forces said they carried out large-scale operations on several fronts against Houthis. In its latest post on X, the media of the Yemeni military said that 13 air strikes targeted positions, gatherings and equipments in the districts of al-Sharyah, Dhi Naim, al-Bayda and al-Sawadiyah. It also said it hit a missile-launching platform, alongside claiming to have destroyed a command and control room and the

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• Afridi asks Punjab CM to ‘apologise’ over controversial remarks against other provinces • PTI shifts rally venue from Mazar-i-Quaid to Toll Plaza amid restrictions; youth asked to join Sept 27 campaign • Karachi mayor says PTI free to come to city if it follows the law KARACHI/HYDERABAD: After a journey of more than six hours, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi finally reached the Karachi Toll Plaza in the early hours of Monday, with his convoy negotiating blockades, dug-up roads,
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For most of Pakistan’s history, space and connectivity were kind of separate. Satellite was largely a business-to-business affair, with local players running VSAT [Very Small Aperture Terminal] links, while the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) handled orbital assets under a security chain and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) policed the terrestrial market. The two worlds intersected only at the margins: no consumer satellite market and no foreign constellati

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An eight-year-old girl and her father were killed when an Israeli strike hit their vehicle on her first day of school.

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A bill backed by Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak argues that bringing the country's adult entertainment industry into the legal economy could generate as much as $25 million in tax revenue.

At least five killed across Gaza on Sunday Israeli across the Gaza Strip on Sunday resulted in the killing of five Palestinians, including two children. One drone strike targeted a car in al-Nasr neighbourhood, killing one and injuring several others. A young boy was reportedly killed by artillery shelling on a school sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Earlier, another girl was killed alongside her father while they were travelling in Gaza City. Palestin

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Middle East Live: Israel army orders evacuation of zone in south Lebanon ahead of strikes ➡️ https://t.co/ay0iPDo0MI https://t.co/ie35615MNN

The Israeli army demanded early Monday that residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon leave a specific zone ahead of strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah's Al-Manar television channel later reported Israeli airstrikes on Deir Zahrani. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.