A massive blast at a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan killed 10 people and wounded dozens more yesterday, the emergency services agency said, as the latest attack in the region threatens to reignite fighting with neighbouring Afghanistan.

Days after conceding a major defeat in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has launched a sharp attack on the newly formed BJP government in the state over the appointment of former chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal as chief secretary.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.

President Donald Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) yesterday termed a report by an American media outlet claiming that Islamabad “quietly allowed” Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields while playing the role of a mediator in the Middle East conflict as “misleading and sensationalised”.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer battled to remain in his job yesterday, as four junior ministers resigned their posts and dozens of lawmakers called for him to step down in the wake of heavy defeats in local and regional elections.

Tehran yesterday threatened to enrich uranium to 90 percent purity, a level considered weapons-grade, if attacked again, after US President Donald Trump warned that the Middle East truce was on the brink of collapse.

Family members say Abdur Rahim had gone to Russia as a migrant worker and are now seeking government help to bring his body home

TikTok has previously sought to allay EU concerns by storing European users' information in Europe, with limitations on who can access the data

Trump made bringing inflation down a key promise since taking office, but has made little progress in doing so

The war has intensified concerns over rapidly depleting US weapons stockpiles after months of heavy missile and air-defense operations in the Middle East

Passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship are returning to their home countries, some with symptoms, many without. What happens to these people and what is being done to contain the spread?

Israel has been holding an estimated 200-300 fighters - the precise number is classified - captured in Israel during the attack, who have not yet been charged.

A woman who served as mayor of a California city has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice said Monday

Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data

Kyiv's regional military administration told residents to remain in shelters and said its air defences could be operating in the area

He has not yet spurred economic growth to help British citizens suffering with the cost of living, but has been praised for resisting US President Donald Trump over Iran

Gas prices surge on Iran war, creating political risk for Trump and Republicans before midterms

Three people died after the rare virus that usually spreads among rodents was detected on board the MV Hondius, sparking a global health scare

Trump calls Iranian counterproposal 'garbage'