Parents across Riyadh received messages from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week, according to messages seen by AFP.

Two giant pandas sent by China arrived in the United States on Sunday, Beijing and the Atlanta zoo said, after a leaders' summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major breakthroughs.

Taylor Swift is having another good year -- just months after her lavish wedding to Travis Kelce, the pop superstar on Sunday made history by becoming the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards.

US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in response to concern over weapons sales to Taiwan, the US ambassador to China said in a Fox News interview that aired Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday and met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a senior Israeli official told Reuters

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Tehran had offered Washington a plan that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened to maritime navigation within seven days once agreed.

CNN reporters have been barred from traveling with US President Donald Trump as planned on Saturday, in a new move by the White House to limit the news network's access.

A demonstration in support of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in Pakistan has been delayed by a week, organisers said, citing an effort to wear down the government.

How a state that brands its enemies 'Khawarij' adopted the Khawarij's own tactic: reaching, again and again, for sacred vocabulary to justify what the law wouldn't allow.

Different voices do not have to become one voice. From an APPNA gathering in St. Louis to stories of music, journalism and resistance, this op-ed reflects on why disagreement can be part of a stronger Pakistani community.

The article argues that recent AI safety incidents largely stemmed from flawed sandboxes, weak safeguards and operational failures rather than autonomous “AI escapes.”

Pakistan’s judiciary has evolved from legitimizing military coups after the fact to being structurally reshaped to prevent meaningful resistance to military power.

The real cost of corruption in Pakistan is not simply the money stolen from the state, but the human potential, institutional capacity and economic opportunities lost along the way.

The Islamabad hospital fire that killed newborns is more than a story of individual grief. It raises deeper questions about collective trauma, institutional betrayal, public trust and the unequal risks borne by ordinary citizens.

The Mecca Joint Defence Pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye marks a major shift in the region’s security architecture. Drawing parallels with the 1955 Baghdad Pact and CENTO, this analysis examines how the new alliance could reshape regional deterrence and Gulf security.

The real Western concern is not quality, subsidies or privacy, but the loss of industrial sovereignty—and the willingness to protect domestic industries at the expense of consumers.