Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Media bodies have criticised Pakistan's newly implemented Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026, terming it a "direct assault on press freedom" and saying it amounts to "attacking the freedom of expression."
Geneva, Aug 9 (IANS) The United Nations in Geneva on Sunday shared pictures of the five peacocks gifted by India as they arrived at Ariana Park, calling it the"photo of the week".
Taipei, Aug 9 (IANS) Taiwan is building fleets of flying drones and unmanned attack boats to repel any future invasion from China, a media report said, noting accelerating efforts of Taipei to implement a strategy learned from Kyiv.
Dhaka, Aug 9 (IANS) As many as six children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities in 2026 to 873, local media reported.
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) China's grip over Tibet is not just about land but about control, legitimacy, and survival, and the province will continue to remain under its control until the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) equates sovereignty with absolute territorial integrity, according to a report.
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The first test of the Kusha long-range surface-to-air missile system is set to bring India closer to self-reliance and be a key part of Sudarshan Chakra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-phase Mission for a multilayered national defence umbrella, against ballistic missiles, fighter aircraft, drones and other threats by 2035, a media report said.
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) A police personnel was killed, and another injured after armed assailants attacked them in the Saeedkhel area of Lakki Marwat district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, local media reported, citing police.
London, Aug 9 (IANS) The Jammu & Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which has been leading the protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), has rejected claims of receiving support from India and urged Islamabad to show proof for such allegations, a report has said.
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) As violence against civilians continue in different regions of Pakistan, several people, including two 14-year-old students, were reported to have been forcibly disappeared in separate raids in Karachi and Balochistan, a media report said while quoting sources.
Tehran, Aug 9 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Aragchi on Sunday stated that there are currently no ongoing negotiations with the United States.
