Human Rights Watch highlights grave civilian risks as verified accounts reveal Israel's use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
Irish TD Richard Boyd Barrett criticised Israeli actions in Palestine in a recent Dáil debate, diverging from usual diplomatic stances, and called for sanctions against Israel.
Nine United Nations staff members lost their lives in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, as confirmed by the UN Relief and Works Agency.
Pakistan led a moment of silence at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, commemorating the lives lost in the occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere.
The footage, broadcasted on Al Jazeera on Wednesday night, displayed the unidentified woman and children from behind, with presumed Hamas fighters departing post-release near what could be the Israel-Gaza border fence.
Per a new purchasing managers’ survey released by HBL and S&P, Pakistan’s manufacturing PMI rose to 50.9 in May, returning to expansion as new orders recovered and export orders posted their strongest rise since February 2025.
Pakistan’s major ports are seeing a sharp rise in container and transshipment activity as Gulf disruption redirects cargo towards Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar.
Iranian officials are preparing three days of farewell ceremonies and a 24-hour funeral procession for Ali Khamenei, with events expected in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad.
Trump reportedly warned Netanyahu against further escalation in Lebanon as US-Iran diplomacy faced renewed pressure, with Pakistan and Qatar involved in efforts to preserve a fragile regional framework.