International

24-02-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ PESHAWAR: Pakistan launched multiple airstrikes on Saturday night targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded. Islamabad did not say in precisely which areas the strikes were carried out or provide other …

24-02-2026 WASHINGTON: NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the moon in more than 50 years will not launch next month because of technical problems. Workers detected an issue with helium flow to the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will “take the …

24-02-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India moved to deepen trade ties with Brazil on Saturday, signing a pact to expand cooperation in mining and minerals as it seeks to meet rising domestic steel demand and support capacity expansion amid a global race for raw materials. The agreement was signed in …

24-02-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his new global tariffs, raising them from 10 to 15 percent, days after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping levies on imports. The move on Saturday came as businesses and governments around the world sought repayment for the …

24-02-2026 LONDON/ MANCHESTER: Chants of “send them back” echoed through a damp underpass as hundreds of far-right anti-Islam protesters prepared to march through the streets. Union Jacks fluttered in the wind as protesters, some visibly under the influence of alcohol, chanted a series of anti-immigration slogans and derisive comments about …

24-02-2026 TEHRAN: The Iranian government has again blamed “terrorists” for the killings of thousands during last month’s nationwide protests after United States President Donald Trump and human rights experts weighed in. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that the government has released a list of 3,117 people, whom he …

23-02-2026 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of growing Chinese “coercion” in her first post-election speech to parliament on Friday, pledging to overhaul defence strategy, ease curbs on military exports and strengthen critical supply chains. Takaichi’s four-month tenure has been marked by a diplomatic dispute with China after she …

23-02-2026 WASHINGTON: NASA is targeting early March to launch a crew around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, in what would be humankind’s furthest trip into space. The Artemis II mission will see four astronauts embark on a 10-day journey around the far side of …

23-02-2026 LONDON: King Charles woke up on Friday to pictures of his younger brother leaving a police station emblazoned across front pages of newspapers around the world, heralding the worst crisis for the British monarchy in 90 years. The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in a public …

23-02-2026 DUBAI/ WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: Iran and the United States are sliding rapidly towards military conflict as hopes fade for a diplomatic solution to their standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, officials on both sides and diplomats across the Gulf and Europe say. Iran’s Gulf neighbors and its enemy Israel now consider …