Donald Trump says the United States launched a large-scale strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, taking him out of the country, with further details promised at Mar-a-Lago.
Ali Shamkhani says Iranians know America’s “rescues” from Iraq and Afghanistan to Gaza, warning any intervention near Iran’s security will be met with a “regret-inducing response”, after Donald Trump threatens action if protesters are killed.
Trump warned Iran he would intervene to protect peaceful protesters, saying the US is “locked and loaded”, as Tehran responded with counter-threats and unrest spread.
Pakistan’s aviation clearance for Biman’s Dhaka to Karachi route brings direct flights back into play, turning a long-delayed connection into a concrete step in warming Pakistan Bangladesh relations.
A New Year’s celebration at Le Constellation, a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, ended in disaster after an explosion sparked a major fire, police said.
The United States has excluded Afghanistan from a $2 billion United Nations humanitarian aid package, saying it has evidence that some previous assistance in the country was diverted to the Taliban.
Pakistan’s stock market surged to a new all-time high as the KSE-100 Index climbed more than 2,000 points to cross the 174,000 mark amid strong investor confidence
US President Donald Trump said late Thursday that the United States carried out strikes against ISIS militants in north-west Nigeria, describing the operation as “powerful and deadly” and linking it to attacks on Christians, without releasing details on targets or casualties.
Bangladesh has cleared a 50,000-tonne rice import from Pakistan under a government-to-government arrangement, pricing the deal at $395 per tonne and setting up new shipments to reinforce food reserves.
Prof Muhammad Yunus has accused supporters of Bangladesh’s ousted regime, including exiled former PM Sheikh Hasina, of spending millions to undermine the electoral process.
