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Warming El Nino set to return in mid-2026, says UNPublished on: April 25, 2026 9:23 AM

Pakistan, April 25 -- The warming El Nino weather phenomenon, which pushed global temperatures to record highs the last time around, is expected back in the middle of this year, the UN said Friday. T... Read More


Pakistan among 10 countries home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: reportPublished on: April 25, 2026 9:22 AM

Pakistan, April 25 -- Two-thirds of people facing food crises globally last year lived in just 10 countries, with a third of them in Sudan, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN-backed ye... Read More


Iran FM departs Islamabad as Trump cancels US envoys Pakistan trip

Hyderabad, April 25 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad on Saturday after high-level meetings with Pakistani leaders, as US President Donald Trump cancelled a planned visit by Am... Read More


Energy Shock, 30 Million in Poverty, Medicine Crisis

New Delhi, April 25 -- As Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure intensify, the global economy is absorbing the shockwaves of a conflict that is no longer confined to the Middle East. What b... Read More


Disease Outbreaks, Ceasefire Deaths, and UK-Funded Expulsions

New Delhi, April 25 -- The British government has agreed to finance a new phase of migrant deportation operations led by French authorities, marking one of the most aggressive cross-border enforcement... Read More


Fuel crunch lifts factory costs by nearly 20%, BKMEA warns

Dhaka, April 25 -- Production costs in Bangladesh's ready-made garment export sector have risen by nearly 20 percent amid a fuel crisis triggered by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, according to t... Read More


Donald Trump cancels American delegation's trip to Pakistan

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- US President Donald Trump has called off planned meetings between his envoys and Iranian counterparts in Islamabad, Pakistan, where the parties were supposed to work toward a ce... Read More


Pakistan Juggles Diplomacy as US and Iran Eye New TalksPublished on: April 25, 2026 9:14 AM

Pakistan, April 25 -- The possibility of renewed talks comes against the backdrop of a war that has upended the global economy. The ensuing US-Iran ceasefire, brokered by Pakistan and announced on Ap... Read More


Israel's Netanyahu confirms prostate cancer diagnosis

Afghanistan, April 25 -- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, saying the condition was treated successfully and he has fully recovered. Channel 1... Read More


No Sanctuary: How terrorists exploited Nigeria's religious gatherings

Nigeria, April 25 -- A series of attacks across northern Nigeria during Ramadan and Easter has raised concerns about a pattern of violence timed to coincide with major religious gatherings. On Palm S... Read More