Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all

Agreement commits three countries to collective deterrence against armed aggression
7 August 2026

Spain hopes to transfer migrant minors to mainland within weeks

Government prioritises younger children as reception centres remain overcrowded
7 August 2026

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact amid regional war

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Jeddah
7 August 2026

Meta ordered to pay US state $567 mn to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm

Meta was previously ordered to pay $375mn in damages to New Mexico in March when a jury found the company liable for making children vulnerable to predators on its platforms
7 August 2026

Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources

Attacks mark one of the deadliest clashes since 2022, officials say
7 August 2026

Hackers targeted US private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows

Campaign used fake help desk calls and phishing sites to steal employee credentials
7 August 2026

38 Yemeni troops killed in Houthi attacks: sources

Houthi missile and drone attacks in Yemen yesterday killed at least 38 government troops and injured 29, two medical sources told AFP, in one of the deadliest days between the two sides in years.
7 August 2026

Tell Trump to desist or we hit you hard

Iran has launched a diplomatic offensive across the Gulf, warning regional governments that Tehran will strike their oil, power and water facilities unless they persuade Donald Trump to halt US attacks and seek a negotiated end to the war.
7 August 2026

India court jails ex-top editor for 10 years

An Indian court yesterday sentenced former news magazine editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison after convicting him of raping a junior colleague, in a case that drew nationwide attention.
7 August 2026

UK sees record radicalisation referrals

A record number of people were reported last year to the UK’s anti-radicalisation Prevent programme, the interior ministry said yesterday, with “extreme right-wing” concerns accounting for the most referrals related to an ideology.
7 August 2026

Italy on red alert, Hungary turns off lights to save energy

Italy took the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due to high temperatures yesterday while Hungary turned off the lights at some of its best-known buildings to save energy as a heatwave maintained its grip on large parts of Europe.
7 August 2026

AIPAC looks to back Republican against El-Sayed

After spending more than $30m on a candidate who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary on Wednesday, the leading pro-Israel lobbying group in the US has now indicated it will pivot to the Republican in that race come November.
7 August 2026

Ukraine hits Russian refineries

Ukraine struck two Russian oil refineries hundreds of kilometres from the border in an overnight attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday, as Russia hit a train station and commercial ship in Ukraine.
7 August 2026

US has ‘massive amounts’ of arms

President Donald Trump said yesterday the United States has a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who suggested otherwise with jail terms as his frustration with the Iran war boiled over.
7 August 2026

Israel charges settler in killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank

It was the first such indictment since the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023
6 August 2026

Pakistan hopes Hormuz agreement will lead to resumption of Iran-US talks

Pakistan hopes an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz will lead to the United States and Iran resuming talks
6 August 2026

Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes

Iran warns Gulf states US strikes will trigger attacks on them
6 August 2026

India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media

The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets that many young Indians increasingly turn to for news
6 August 2026

Rukhsar Ahmed, rape accused in UK, wins Pakistan-occupied Kashmir election on bail

Rukhsar Ahmed is reportedly affiliated to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the party of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He served as minister in various governments from 2006 until he lost his seat in 2021
6 August 2026

Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say

Any control over strait would be major concession to Iran
6 August 2026