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Can the Suez save Asian oil consumers after Houthis shut Bab al-Mandeb?
About 6 million barrels of crude per day that pass through the strait to Asia are now at risk, experts say.
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Record El Niño threatens to unleash floods across East Africa and Asia
Aid groups warn a record-strength El Niño could unleash flooding and hunger from Somalia to Pakistan.
From: Inside Story
What’s behind Pakistan’s mass deportation of Afghans?
Islamabad cites national security concerns, returns thousands of undocumented migrants.
Published On 11 Jul 2026
Mediator Pakistan says renewed US-Iran conflict is ‘in no one’s interest’
Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.
Search under way for crew of Pakistani cargo plane that crashed into sea
Rescuers have located submerged wreckage from the aircraft that disappeared as it approached Karachi.
Pakistan military says 42 killed in fighter attacks in Balochistan
Military spokesman warns fighters ‘we will chase you, we will hurt you’ amid the spate of deadly ambushes.
Pakistan searches for Boeing cargo plane missing over Arabian Sea
Karachi-bound aircraft lost contact with air traffic control after reporting navigation system fault.
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At least nine police officers killed in southwestern Pakistan attack
Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the Balochistan government, says 15 assailants killed in ‘clearance operations’.
Turkiye’s Erdogan says Israel must not be able to ‘dynamite’ US-Iran deal
The Turkiye leader has repeatedly accused Israel of trying to undermine the US-Iran memorandum of understanding.
From: NewsFeed
Pakistan bus crash kills 40
At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Pakistan.
Published On 3 Jul 2026
$500m for Trump, access for Pakistan: How a crypto-diplomatic bet paid off
The crypto firm that brought Trump a windfall has also allowed Pakistan to gain clout with US administration.
