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Pakistan has called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to military hostilities in Lebanon, expressing deep concern over the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the country during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Addressing the council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said the situation in Lebanon was evolving into a serious humanitarian crisis and posed a threat to regional stability. He noted that conditions on the ground continued to worsen despite existing ceasefire arrangements, warning that ongoing military operations and incursions into Lebanese territory were exacerbating tensions and endangering civilian…

By: Alisher Sabirov Historically, Central and South Asia constituted a macro-region of intensive cross-cultural and civilisational exchange. The peoples of the two regions were repeatedly incorporated into common state formations and shared political, economic, cultural and humanitarian spaces. It was through these territories that major routes passed, connecting the Middle East, Europe, India and China. Close contacts facilitated the dissemination of scientific knowledge and philosophical ideas, as well as achievements in medicine, astronomy, mathematics, architecture, diplomacy and systems of public administration. In contemporary conditions of global turbulence and a deficit of mutual trust, understanding the deep historical and civilisational commonality…

KYIV: Russian drones and missiles pounded Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv and Dnipro early on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding about 100, authorities said, following days of warnings about Moscow’s plans for a major assault. Russia has targeted Ukraine’s power supply and infrastructure in a war now more than four years old, while Ukraine has stepped up attacks this year on Russian oil facilities. Both deny targeting civilians. Last week, the Kremlin warned that it intended “systematic strikes” on targets in Kyiv in response to a drone attack on a dormitory in Ukraine’s Russian-held region of Luhansk, which killed…

A day after massive selling, buying returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining nearly 900 points during trading on Tuesday. At 10:50am, the benchmark index was hovering at 171,466.45, up by 866.25 points or 0.51%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs, power generation and refinery. Index-heavy stocks, including ARL, HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, PPL, POL, HBL and MEBL, traded in the green. On Monday, PSX started June on a bearish note as investor sentiment remained fragile amid the absence of a conclusive United…

A gunman killed six ​people and ‌himself during a series of ​shootings ​in several locations of ⁠Muscatine, Iowa, ​a waterfront ​city across the Mississippi River from ​Illinois, police ​said. A preliminary investigation into ‌the ⁠gun violence indicated the shootings “stemmed from ​a ​domestic-related ⁠dispute,” the Muscatine ​Police Department ​said ⁠in a statement.

China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong on Monday urged all parties involved in the recent drone incident in Romania to remain calm and exercise restraint. Speaking at an emergency open meeting of the UN Security Council, Fu emphasized the need for dialogue and communication to clarify facts, resolve disputes and prevent further escalation. According to Romania’s Defense Ministry, a Russian drone on Friday crashed onto the roof of a block of flats in the southeastern Romanian city of Galati, injuring two people. Fu said the incident is an external spillover of the ongoing Ukraine crisis. He warned…

Representatives from the Chinese and US militaries held a working group meeting of the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) in Hawaii from May 28 to 29, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said in a statement on Monday. Guided by the important consensus on building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability and on the basis of equality and respect, the two sides had candid and constructive exchanges on the current China-US air and maritime safety and security situation, evaluated the execution of the Rules of Behavior for Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters since the MMCA in 2025, and discussed…

A team of Chinese medical experts will depart from Beijing in the early hours of Tuesday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support local Ebola control efforts, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday. The Chinese government decided to send the high-level medical expert team after the World Health Organization determined on May 17 that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC constituted a “public health emergency of international concern.” With extensive experience in epidemic control, the experts will work with the Chinese medical team currently in the DRC and strengthen cooperation with local medical and public…

China has always been a reliable friend to Latin American and Caribbean countries and stands ready to work with regional countries, including Brazil, to further deepen and expand overall China-Latin America cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during the fifth China-Brazil Foreign Ministerial-Level Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Beijing. Wang said China and Brazil have maintained close coordination on the international stage, demonstrating a sense of responsibility and emerging as a vital force…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday met with the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas in Islamabad During the meeting, both sides acknowledged the positive trajectory of Pakistan-EU ties and agreed to further strengthen the mutually beneficial partnership. The two leaders also exchanged views on regional and global developments, ahead of the 8th Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue which is being held subsequently. Earlier in the day, Kaja Kallas arrived in Pakistan on Monday on an official visit at the invitation of Ishaq Dar. During the visit, the DPM Dar…