Pakistan Army ‘responds fiercely’ to unprovoked Afghan aggression in Kurram
Pakistan Army soldiers hoist national flag at a captured Afghan checkpost at the Pak-Afghan border on October 12, 2025. — Screengrab via Geo News/File KURRAM: Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij…
Pakistan elected to UN Human Rights Council with ‘overwhelming majority’
An overview of the special session on the situation in Ukraine of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Reuters/FileDar reiterates commitment to work with international…
Madagascar’s military takes power, fleeing president impeached
Colonel Michael Randrianirina speaks on stage after joining protesters gathered outside the town hall on Independence Avenue during a nationwide youth-led demonstration against frequent power outages and water shortages, in…
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 16, toll may rise, says official
A firefighter sprays water from a multi-storey building to douse the fire that broke out at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 14, 2025. —…
World Bank and Other MDBs Need to Tackle Rich Country GHG Emissions to Support Development
WASHINGTON DC, October 14 (IPS) – The World Bank and other multilateral development banks recently have begun reconsidering their self-imposed restrictions on financing fossil fuel projects. This change is being…
Cameroon opposition leader declares victory in presidential election
Issa Tchiroma Bakary: ‘Our victory is clear, it must be respected.’ Photograph: Desire Danga Essigue/Reuters View image in fullscreen The Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the…
Robbers on motorcycle loot women in Karachi’s Orangi
The photograph shows two men robbing women in Karachi’s Orangi area.— Screengrab/GeoNews KARACHI: Motorcycle-borne robbers looting women in Karachi’s Iqbal Market and Pakistan Bazar areas remain at large despite clear…
Water supply to several Karachi areas to remain affected during line repairs
A representational image showing residents filling their cans with drinking water from a filtration plant. — AFP/File The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation has begun repair work on a 48-inch…
Heavy rains flood Mexico towns, leave nearly 130 dead or missing
A man uses a wheelbarrow to remove mud and debris from a home as torrential rains from tropical storm Raymond triggered landslides and flooding in Jalcocotan, Nayarit state, Mexico October…
Iran says Trump’s call for peace ‘at odds’ with US actions
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri , in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. — ReutersIran says US has “hostile” behaviour towards Iranians.Tehran dismisses Trump’s…