Jennifer Lopez’s Jeddah Concert Near Makkah Draws Criticism
Jennifer Lopez’s concert in Jeddah, held during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend, drew widespread attention for its proximity to Makkah.
Modi and Vance talk trade deal as Trump’s tariffs loom
The US vice president has held talks with the Indian leader in New Delhi as part of his first official visit to the country
Trump wants direct talks with Xi – Politico
The US president is reportedly not interested in informal diplomatic contact with China on trade
Actress Angelina Jolie reiterates support for Gaza
Jolie, a former UN goodwill ambassador, shares Doctors Without Frontiers post in online support for Palestine
Kristen Stewart Marries Dylan Meyer
Pope Francis, the most politically outspoken and progressive pope in recent history, has died, leaving behind a deeply divided Catholic Church.
Israel says Gaza medics’ killing a ‘mistake’, to dismiss commander
An Israeli military report on the killing of 15 Palestinian emergency workers in Gaza admitted Sunday that mistakes led to their deaths and that a field commander would be dismissed.
Pope Francis has died: Vatican
Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement.
Karachi mob kills member of Ahmadi minority
One man was killed in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday after a mob of radical Islamists attacked the Ahmadiyya community, authorities have said.
Over 170 arrested for attacks on Pakistan KFC outlets in Gaza war protests
Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of U.S. fast-food chain KFC, sparked by anti-United States sentiment and opposition to its ally Israel’s war in Gaza, officials said.
Hezbollah ‘will not let anyone disarm’ it, says chief
Hezbollah "will not let anyone disarm" it, the Lebanese group's leader Naim Qassem said Friday, as Washington presses Beirut to compel the Iran-backed movement to hand over its weapons.
Pakistan foreign minister arrives in Kabul as Afghan deportations rise
Pakistan's foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks.
Iran, US hold second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome
The United States and Iran resumed on Saturday high-stakes talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, a week after an initial round of discussions that both sides described as "constructive".