Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that communication with the country's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was very "difficult at the moment".

The left-wing Democratic upstart set to contest a critical US Senate seat in November's mid-term elections is a charismatic 41-year-old who once said he would have been a cab driver in Egypt but for an "accident of history."

Hackers have targeted water and wastewater utilities in at least a dozen US states, ABC News has reported, citing multiple sources.

The Pentagon is developing a nuclear strategy that would give the US president a wider range of nuclear options in a potential conflict with Russia or China, NBC reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the plans.

Israeli forces on Wednesday raided a Palestinian refugee camp next to Jerusalem where tensions have been growing as residents fear eviction, the military and local leaders said.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday that they attacked a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu, in the Red Sea, as the rebels pressed on with their declared maritime blockade of the kingdom.

The US Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts.

Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a narrow lead over US Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic US Senate primary on Tuesday

Understanding the Limited International Focus on Pakistan’s Political Developments: Media Attention, Geopolitical Interests, Democratic Challenges, and Human Rights Issues

The opinion piece argues that silence and selective neutrality undermine medical ethics, urging doctors and medical institutions to uphold professional integrity by speaking out against attacks on healthcare and human suffering.

Donald Trump's decision to pursue a peace deal with Iran instead of further escalation has sparked global debate. Supporters argue the agreement prevented a wider Middle East conflict, while critics view it as a concession. The outcome could shape Trump's legacy and the future of regional stability.

British-Pakistani scholar Javed Hassan shares exclusive insights from China on Beijing's perception of Pakistan, India's rise, CPEC 2.0, US-China competition, innovation, social change, and regional geopolitics.

AJK depends on federal transfers to fund its government, but Pakistan also relies on the region’s water, hydropower and diaspora-linked remittances.

The region deserves sustained national attention, not episodic visibility, through policies that prioritize representation, resilience, and long-term prosperity for its people.

The recent US-Israel-Iran conflict has exposed the vulnerabilities of the Middle East’s security architecture and highlighted the need for the Gulf region to reduce dependence on external powers by pursuing deeper economic integration and regional cooperation.

The 2026 Iran war exposed the limits of India’s strategic autonomy, revealing that New Delhi could no longer balance competing relationships in the Middle East as effectively as it once did.