International

AFP/APP Bogot: Colombia's leftist guerrillas are increasingly relying on drones to drop explosives on rivals, sowing terror in rural areas and leaving the military scrambling. As dissident groups of the now-disbanded FARC guerrilla…

AFP/APP London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday he was "incredibly angry" after more Conservative Party figures were put under investigation over alleged bets placed on the UK general election date.               Facing…

AFP/APP Beirut: Hezbollah on Wednesday said none of Israel would be spared in a war, after Israel said it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive, stoking fears of the Gaza conflict spreading. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said…

AFP/APP Ottawa: Ottawa on Wednesday listed Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity while calling on Canadians in the Islamic country to leave. "Our government has made the decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guards…

AFP/APP Paris: President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday faced accusations of transphobia after lashing out at the snap election manifesto of a new left-wing coalition, while the far-right party leader insisted he would not question…

News Desk Islamabad: At least 577 pilgrims died in Makkah due to heat during Hajj 2024.  According to a foreign news agency, 323 of the pilgrims who died due to heat are from Egypt. Additionally, 60 pilgrims from Jordan and 35 from…

AFP/APP Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a major ceremony in Pyongyang's main square Wednesday, Russian agencies reported, kicking off a summit. "The motorcade of the Russian…

AFP/APP Tehran: The six candidates vying to succeed President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, focused on revitalizing Iran's sanctions-hit economy in their first debate ahead of next week's election. The six contenders…

AFP/APP San Salvador: Thirteen people have died in flooding and landslides in El Salvador and Guatemala as heavy rains pound Central America, authorities from the two countries said. In El Salvador, the hardest hit country so far,…

AFP/APP Gaza: Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory's south, but fighting has largely subsided after a day of relative calm and as Muslims marked Eid al-Azha.  In a holiday message late…