Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday (July 12, 2026) urged the U.S. and Iran to show restraint following the escalation of conflict in West Asia. The United States carried out targeted strikes against Iran on Sunday (July 12,…
Indian American Sheetal Wrzesien, a former Google executive, was shot dead by her husband in Cobb County in Georgia in the U.S., a local media report said. Wrzesien’s son Jason was injured in the shootout that took place at the couple’s home at Laurel Creek Trail. The accused, 56-year-old Kirk B. Wrzesien, was arrested on…
Vietnam Coast Guard personnel rescue tourists after a boat, carrying Indian tourists, capsized near Hon May Rut Ngoai Island off Phu Quoc Special Zone, in An Giang on July 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI The boat carrying Indian tourists that capsized off an island in south Vietnam on Saturday (July 11, 2026) had barely…
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported. He was 74. The state-run Qatar News Agency reported his death. It…
The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday (July 12, 2026) that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling. A joint statement issued by the nations said they rejected “destabilising” actions in the disputed waters that threaten…
Mehreen Amin is studying in the fourth semester at the Government Degree College for Women in Zakura, Srinagar. Ms. Amin recently completed an intensive solar technical programme through a Kashmir-based training institute registered with the Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ). When the institute was initially mobilising students in her community, she felt an instinctive…
A U.S. military delegation met with Lebanon’s army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel’s withdrawal from a “pilot zone” in occupied territory, a Lebanese military official told AFP. Under a framework agreement reached on June 26, Israel will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon where it has deployed troops to fight Hezbollah,…
Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again after a warning shot fired by its military struck a vessel using an unauthorised route in the critical waterway, further jeopardising the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States. U.S. Central Command said a short time later that its forces began a third round…
A police officer asks the crowd to move away from the crime scene following a deadly shooting at a salsa-themed street festival in Toronto, Canada, on July 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting Saturday (July 11, 2026) near a Toronto street festival, in Canada,…
Health officials have not identified the cause of contamination that generally stems from fresh produce. Symptoms often lag after infection, making it difficult to pin down the source. File image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: REUTERS Americans across dozens of States have fallen victim to a microscopic foodborne parasite that can cause…