- yesterday
Arbitration tribunal orders India to uphold 1960 Indus water treaty with Pakistan
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled unanimously that the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty remains binding, barring India from specific dam construction in Kashmir.
- 4d ago
Russian strikes kill 12 in Kyiv as Zelenskyy warns airlines over Russian airspace
Six consecutive nights of Russian aerial attacks culminated in a fatal strike on a Kyiv locomotive depot on 1 September, prompting Ukrainian warnings to international airlines against using Russian airspace.
- 5d ago
England defeat Pakistan by 194 runs at Lord's to secure Test series win
Ollie Robinson took eight wickets across the match as England bowled out Pakistan for 194 in London to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
- Aug 26
Air conditioning explosion triggers fatal fire in Islamabad neonatal hospital ward
At least 14 newborn babies died after an air conditioning unit exploded in the neonatal ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad on Wednesday morning.
- Aug 19
Iran considers strikes on US military sites in southeastern Europe, prompting NATO warning
Iranian officials have reviewed plans to target US military facilities in Bulgaria and Cyprus if Washington escalates the conflict, triggering heightened security at the Bezmer air base and a formal defense warning from NATO.
- Aug 18
US-Iran truce expires as Trump claims Hormuz and projectile strikes Gulf ship
The 60-day truce between Washington and Tehran expired on 18 August 2026 without an agreement, coinciding with a projectile strike on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and missile interceptions over Dubai.
- Aug 18
Pakistan Supreme Court orders Imran Khan moved from jail to hospital for treatment
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan transferred from Rawalpindi's Adiala prison to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad within two days following reports of deteriorating cardiac health.
- Aug 16
Iran-US 60-day ceasefire expires as Tehran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing American soldiers
A 60-day ceasefire between Iran and the United States expired on August 17 as Tehran placed a $30,000 bounty on American soldiers and President Trump threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory.
- Aug 15
Taliban celebrate five years in power as Afghan women face 'gender apartheid'
The Taliban staged military parades in Kabul on 15 August 2026 to mark five years since their lightning takeover, as the UN warns of suffocating restrictions on women and 40% of the population needs urgent aid.
- Aug 14
Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia detail mechanisms of Mecca defence pact
Turkey's defence ministry outlined coordination mechanisms for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed August 7 with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, as a Houthi drone strike on a Saudi refinery two days later tested the pact's mutual-defence clause.
- Aug 11
Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey after Israeli warning of Iranian missile threat
President Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a smaller military jet via a catering truck on July 8 after Israel warned of an Iranian missile threat during the NATO summit in Ankara, while the CIA reportedly doubted the intelligence.
- Aug 9
Trump threatens Oman with bombing as 60-day US-Iran peace deal expires
Donald Trump announced the United States will not extend its 60-day memorandum with Iran, issuing military threats against Oman as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted.
- Aug 8
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign Mecca defense pact with NATO-style mutual defense clause
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, August 7, 2026, stipulating that an armed attack against any one of the three states will be considered an attack against all, a formulation echoing NATO's Article 5.
- Aug 7
IranWire reports Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in critical condition, possibly near death
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not met any government member since the February 28 US attack that killed his father, and two sources tell IranWire he may be dying.
- Aug 7
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign Mecca defense pact with NATO-style collective defense clause
Three Sunni Muslim-majority states signed a collective defense agreement in Mecca on August 7, with an attack on any member considered an attack on all, amid the ongoing war between Iran and the US-Israeli coalition.
- Jul 31
Rescuers recover body of climber Nirmal Purja on Broad Peak; three others found after avalanche killed 10
The Alpine Club of Pakistan announced Sunday that rescuers located the body of British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja at roughly 5,700 metres on Broad Peak, days after an avalanche killed all 10 members of his expedition.
- Jul 27
Trump pauses Iran strikes for talks as Pakistan warns of ground offensive
After 13 days of US airstrikes, President Trump ordered a pause on Friday 24 July to allow diplomacy over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran denies any talks are under way, while Pakistan's intelligence service sees a growing likelihood of a limited US ground offensive.
- Jul 26
Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory as Iran rejects the claim
President Donald Trump told a rally in Garden City, New York, that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory, prompting Iran's deputy foreign minister to insist the waterway 'will remain Iranian.' The 60-day memorandum of understanding expires on Monday 17 August.
- Jul 25
Iran threatens to kill one US soldier for each Iranian death, rejects ceasefire over Hormuz demands
Tehran's top military command declared it would kill one American soldier for every Iranian killed, while US airstrikes continued for a 13th night and Iran's foreign minister insisted any ceasefire must address demands over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jul 24
German court rules mass cancellation of Afghan admission promises unconstitutional, orders case-by-case review
The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the Interior Ministry's December 2025 order voiding about 640 promises without individual review breached the ban on arbitrariness. The case of an Afghan mother and her two sons will now be reexamined.
