International

30-10-2025 KHARTOUM: Fears mounted in Sudan on Tuesday, three days after paramilitaries seized the key city of El-Fasher, amid reports of mass atrocities and the killing of five Red Crescent volunteers in Kordofan. The capture of El-Fasher, the historic heart of Darfur, has sparked fears of mass killings reminiscent of …

30-10-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ DHOHA: The peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is mired in uncertainty after the pair reportedly failed to find a breakthrough during three days of negotiations in Istanbul. State media in each country blamed the other on Tuesday for the lack of agreement on a …

30-10-2025 KINGSTON: Jamaica is bracing for Hurricane Melissa, predicted to be the most destructive storm on record to hit the Caribbean island. Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is likely to cause “catastrophic” flooding, landslides and widespread damage, and the Red Cross warns that up to 1.5 million people may …

30-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Palestinians in Gaza are burying dozens of bodies that Israel returned in exchange for the remains of Israeli captives. Many are unrecognizable and display signs of torture and mutilation. More than two weeks after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect, Palestinians are still struggling …

29-10-2025 YAOUNDE: Hundreds of protesters have clashed with security forces in several cities across Cameroon, a day before the results in a highly-contested presidential election are due to be announced. Police fired tear gas and water cannons at the supporters of opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary in his stronghold of …

29-10-2025 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: The US and China have agreed the framework of a potential trade deal that will be discussed when their respective leaders meet later this week, the US treasury secretary has said. Scott Bessent told media that this included a “final deal” on TikTok’s US operations and a …

29-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Teams from Egypt and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been allowed to search for bodies of deceased hostages taken during the 7 October attacks, Israeli authorities have confirmed. The Israeli government said the teams have been permitted to search beyond the so-called “yellow …

29-10-2025 KHARTOUM: Fighting has intensified in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in North Darfur, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group claimed it had captured a government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) base seen as their last stronghold in the western region. An RSF spokesperson said in a statement on …

29-10-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Fresh clashes near the border with Afghanistan have killed at least five Pakistani soldiers and 25 fighters, Pakistan’s army says, even as the two countries hold peace talks in Istanbul. The Pakistani military said armed men attempted to cross from Afghanistan into …

29-10-2025 SAN FRANCISCO: British political commentator and journalist Sami Hamdi has been detained by federal authorities in the United States in what a US Muslim civil rights group has called an “abduction”. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned Hamdi’s detention at San Francisco airport on Sunday as “a blatant …