27-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Pakistan called on Saturday for a “neutral” investigation into the killings of mostly Indian tourists in Kashmir that New Delhi has blamed on Islamabad, saying it was willing to cooperate and favored peace. India has identified two of the three suspected militants …

27-04-2025 KHARTOUM: A suspected drone attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary has killed and injured dozens of people at a displacement camp in River Nile state, authorities said. In a statement late on Friday, the local governor said the attack knocked out a nearby power station for the …

27-04-2025 KAMPALA: Uganda has officially declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, three months after the first cases emerged in the capital, Kampala. The Ministry of Health announced the milestone on Saturday via its official social media account, calling it “good news” and confirming that 42 days had passed …

27-04-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has been laid to rest in Rome following solemn, hours-long funeral rites at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, bringing to a close his sometimes turbulent 12-year leadership of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The Argentinian pontiff, who died earlier this week from a stroke …

27-04-2025 TEHRAN: At least four people have been killed and 500 more injured in a massive explosion at a port near the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, state media is reporting. The blast took place at the Shahid Rajaee port on Saturday morning, blowing out the windows of nearby …

27-04-2025 KINSHASA/ KIGALI: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to respect each other’s sovereignty and come up with a draft peace deal by 2 May. The deal was signed by the two countries’ foreign ministers in Washington, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also …

27-04-2025 BRASILIA: A woman in Brazil has been jailed for 14 years after writing an offensive message in lipstick on a statue during riots in Brasilia. Debora Rodrigues took part in the unrest in January 2023, along with hundreds of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The riot saw thousands …

Hyderabad, April 26 (PMI): Congress senior leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has presented a speech reflecting on the changing nature of democratic politics around the world.             Addressing the Plenary Session at the Bharat Summit 2025 at HICC here on Saturday, he called …

Hyderabad, April 26 (PMI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Mahesh Kumar Goud has strongly responded to BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha, labeling her as a “liquor queen” and a “mega rowdy.”             On Saturday, MLC Kavitha tweeted on X, claiming that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is coming to Telangana from …

Hyderabad, April 26 (PMI): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has stated that the Telangana government accorded top priority to education, healthcare and employment opportunities and women, farmers and youth are the main partners in the government.             Addressing the Plenary Session at the Bharat Summit 2025 at HICC here on …