Afghanistan’s upstream control of critical river systems gives the Taliban rare geopolitical leverage over Pakistan and Iran, despite lacking international recognition or economic strength.

Spain has ruled that the US social media giant Meta Platforms pay a hefty sum after finding that the company had gained an unlawful advantage through its data practices.

People will treat jobs as a hobby in 10-20 years, the billionaire has claimed

Iran’s foreign ministry called a resolution by the U.N. atomic watchdog’s board of governors “anti-Iranian” and threatened unspecified retaliatory actions, state media reported on Friday.

The internet erupted after seeing President Donald Trump and incoming New York mayor Zohran Mamdani together for the first time, with users sharply divided

Mamdani, 34, stood by Trump’s desk as the 79-year-old president smiled up at him and patted him warmly on the arm, having only recently caricatured Mamdani as a “communist,” among other jibes.

An Indian-made Tejas fighter aircraft crashed during a demonstration flight at the Dubai Air Show on Friday at around 2:10pm local time, according to officials and eyewitnesses.

Roma Riaz, Pakistan’s representative for Miss Universe 2025, is using her platform to challenge long-standing South Asian beauty standards after facing trolling over her skin tone and body type.

Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, strutting to victory after the beauty pageant’s host had publicly chastised her

Afghanistan is scrambling to diversify its trade partners after a deadly border clash with Pakistan last month brought ties to their lowest point in years, affecting people on both sides of the frontier.

In a small town in northern Italy, there’s a barista who has been brewing espressos and serving coffees for more than 80 years. She’s still going strong as she turns 101 this weekend, with no intention of retiring. John Yang reports.

Swiss food giant Nestle is violating global nutrition guidelines by selling baby cereals with added sugar in African markets, health advocates have claimed. An NGO leveled the accusations after reviewing product formulations across multiple countries.

Critics and social media users accuse the film of distorting reality and turning domestic conflicts into a cross-border spy drama.

US President Donald Trump said he will host New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a meeting Friday, after fiercely attacking the 34-year-old self-described Democratic Socialist during his recent campaign.

Pakistan security forces killed 23 militants in two targeted operations near the Afghan frontier, the army said Thursday, a week after a suicide bombing killed 12 people in Islamabad.

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has inaugurated new Indian consulates in Kazan and Ekaterinburg on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill requiring the Justice Department to release investigative files relating to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein

Marking its tenth anniversary, the C5+1 summit underscores Central Asia’s growing role as a strategic hub in global trade, infrastructure, and critical minerals amid rising U.S., China, and Russia competition.

The article states that Iran, founded on a revolution against monarchy in 1979, has evolved into a system dominated by interlinked elite families, a reality underscored by the leaked wedding video of Ali Shamkhani’s daughter—seen as a display of privilege amid growing public hardship.

Shilpa Gajarawala struggled with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems and brain fog. But given her history of breast cancer, treating these menopausal symptoms with hormone therapy wasn’t an option.

President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation’s most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane’s vaunted American technology.

“Quiet, piggy." Trump lashes out at female reporters

US President Donald Trump fiercely defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Tuesday over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, insisting the kingdom's de facto ruler "knew nothing" about the murder as he wooed him at the White House.

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to oblige the Department of Justice to release all unclassified documents related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Artificial intelligence engines remain vulnerable in terms of factual accuracy and should not be blindly trusted, the CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, has warned.

Police allegedly manhandled and briefly detained Imran Khan’s sisters and PTI workers outside Adiala jail after they were denied a court-mandated family meeting with the former prime minister.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a fine on Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam for violating the ICC Code of Conduct during a recent match.

Tom Cruise, at 63 still the biggest movie star in a room full of them, finally got to hold his own Oscar on a Hollywood stage on Sunday night.

A video circulating on social media shows senior journalist Shahzeb Khanzada being harassed in a public place while shopping abroad with his family. The incident has drawn strong condemnation from journalists, political leaders — including PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan

The BBC is “determined to fight” any defamation suit brought by US President Donald Trump, chairman Samir Shah said on Monday, as cited by British media outlets. Trump earlier accused the broadcaster of deceptively editing parts of his speech delivered before the 2021 Capitol Hill riot.