FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Sunday announced the launch of a new regional football competition, the FIFA ASEAN Cup, which will include all 11 Southeast Asian countries.

 A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile ceasefire under U.S. President Donald Trump's plan.

French detectives investigating the robbery of the Louvre Museum have uncovered evidence pointing to an inside job, The Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing sources close to the investigation.

In southern India’s Gummatapura village, the Gorehabba festival sees devotees throwing cow dung in a sacred ritual marking the end of Diwali.

American media personality Kim Kardashian said she had been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, U.S. media outlets reported on Thursday.

Trial of journalist Matiullah Jan begins amid criticism from rights groups alleging political targeting and custodial abuse claims.

The author believes Maryam Nawaz’s latest “Imperial College” fiasco reflects a political culture where deception thrives, accountability is selective, and truth is expendable.

Has Pakistan’s military recalibrated its foreign strategy for political survival? The author examines how recent lobbying efforts in Washington may have shaped Rawalpindi’s evolving ties with Donald Trump.

The author argues that Sohail Afridi’s rise from the tribal belt to the chief minister’s office marks a defining shift in Pakistan’s political and generational story.

Amid growing unrest in the Middle East, Trump’s proposed Gaza peace deal is stirring intense debate. Presented as a breakthrough, critics argue it hides deeper risks—raising questions about strategy, intent, and the price of rejection.

Contrary to colonial stereotypes and false narratives that deny Pakistanis’ universal yearning for freedom, the reality reveals an irrepressible struggle for democracy amid brutal repression.

The September 2025 protests in Nepal toppled a government and restored freedoms, but without real reforms they risk driving a generation into migration, leaving the nation with remittances yet without its youth.

UNAMA struggles to balance aid, human rights, and diplomacy in Afghanistan’s worsening crises.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has drawn sharp criticism for dismissing civilian protection as a federal concern. Legal experts argue that provinces hold both the constitutional authority and moral obligation to act.