New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has included a number of American-Pakistanis in his transition team. However, Transition co-chair Lina Khan has so far refused to join Mamdani’s upcoming administration.

Lionel Messi will unveil a 21-metre (70-foot) statue of himself in India on Saturday as he embarks on a three-day tour of the country that has sparked a fan frenzy.

The UK is facing an "unprecedented wave of super flu", a health chief warned Friday as the health minister urged doctors to call off a threatened five-day strike ahead of Christmas.

US President Donald Trump should focus on delivering on his promises to the American people rather than “busying” himself with insults directed at Somalia, the East African country’s defense minister has said, according to Reuters.

Dubai is set to host the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games from December 10–13, bringing together 1,500 young para-athletes from 35 nations in a powerful celebration of resilience and inclusion

Despite strong box office performance, the anti-Pakistan themed film fails to secure release in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.

The U.S. approves a $686 million package to upgrade Pakistan’s F-16 jets with Link-16 systems, cryptographic tools, avionics upgrades, and training as regional tensions with India rise.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office summoned the Norwegian Ambassador after he attended a Supreme Court hearing in the case against human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband. The government alleged a breach of diplomatic protocol.

A Field General Court Martial has sentenced former ISI Director General Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison on charges ranging from political interference to violating the Official Secrets Act

The Trump administration has proposed requiring visa-waiver travelers to submit five years of social media history and other personal data through an overhauled ESTA system

A viral photo sparked fresh rumours about tension between US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, prompting a sarcastic response from Vance

The best way for people with depression to stop taking antidepressants once their condition improves is to slowly taper off the medication while also receiving psychological support, new research suggested Thursday.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wants to ensure CNN gets new ownership as part of the Warner Bros Discovery sale, targeting the news outlet he has long feuded with.

The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, which Caracas deemed a 'blatant theft' amid escalating tensions between the countries.

Iceland has become the fifth country to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after Israel was cleared to take part, joining Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands.

U.S. EXIM Bank funding aims to support Reko Diq Project mining project in Balochistan, expected to create thousands of jobs in Pakistan and the United States.

Thousands stranded across India as IndiGo faces pilot shortages, mass cancellations, lost baggage, and government scrutiny

A glittering exhibition of royal jewels is opening Wednesday in Paris even as the city still reels from the brazen crown-jewel heist at the nearby Louvre Museum.

Aleema Khan urges supporters not to fear water cannons

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island of Honshu

When Bahara was four months pregnant, she went to a Kabul hospital to beg for an abortion. "We're not allowed," a doctor told her. "If someone finds out, we will all end up in prison."

E-commerce giant Amazon said Wednesday it would nearly double its investment in India, seeking to expand exports, create jobs and invest in artificial intelligence in the world's most populous nation.

Deep in the Abu Dhabi desert, a vast AI campus a quarter the size of Paris is starting to emerge, the oil-rich UAE's boldest bet yet on technology it hopes will help transform its economy.

Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from “hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries.” He added for emphasis that those places “are a disaster, right? Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime.”

 Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers, who had both arrived in Britain alone in the last year, were given long detention sentences on Monday for raping a 15-year-old girl in central England.

On a recent afternoon, Giselle Garcia, a volunteer who has been helping an Afghan family resettle, drove the father to a check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She warned him and his family to prepare for the worst.

BMW said Tuesday its head of production Milan Nedeljkovic will take over as chief executive as the German auto giant contends with challenges ranging from the electric shift to Chinese competition.

Australia banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok on Wednesday, a world-first move of huge interest to all those worried about the harms of social media.

US President Donald Trump has signaled more punitive tariffs on India after accusing it of “dumping” rice into the American market. The threat comes amid talks for a trade deal with New Delhi.

At least 114 people including 63 children have been killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan state following a series of drone strikes allegedly launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), SUNA news agency reported on Sunday, citing regional authorities.