Recently Pakistan finally crossed a long-awaited milestone: the launch of 5G services in select parts of the country. The announcement followed the government’s spectrum auction held on March 9–10 in Islamabad, where 480 megahertz (MHz) of spectr

President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and ​Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict to wind down.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country had the ’’necessary will’’ to end the ongoing war with Israel and the United States, but was seeking guarantees that the conflict would not be repeated.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged countries that did not help in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on ​Iran to buy American oil and go to ‌the Strait of Hormuz and ’’just TAKE it.’’

Chinese authorities have banned entombing cremated remains in cheap apartments, a practice that had gained popularity as mourners took advantage of the subdued housing market to dodge rising funeral costs.

Spain has barred US military aircraft involved in strikes on Iran from using its airspace, expanding earlier restrictions on access to jointly operated bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles says.

In a press briefing, the spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry denied claims of negotiations with the US and stated that Iran was not involved in a Pakistan-led diplomatic effort to end the war.

A fire broke out at the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa on Monday after a missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon hit northern Israel, local media reported.

A newly identified Covid-19 variant, informally dubbed Cicada, has been detected in limited clusters across multiple regions, prompting scientists to closely monitor its characteristics, transmissibility, and potential impact.

The dollar was near a 10‑month high on Monday and heading for its biggest monthly gain since last July ​as mixed signals from Iran and the United States dimmed hopes of a possible quick end to the ‌Middle East conflict.

US President Donald Trump has indicated that America could ’’take the oil in Iran’’ and seize the Kharg Island-- Tehran’s main oil export hub-- as war in the Middle East continued into its fifth week.

A huge shipment of Nestle’s crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand says, warning that the heist risked causing shortages in stores right before Easter.

Shops, restaurants and cafes in Egypt have been told to close early as part of a raft of temporary measures to combat soaring energy prices caused by the Iran war.

A U.S. Navy ship carrying some 2,500 marines has now arrived in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command announced Saturday, while Houthi rebels in Yemen launched strikes on Israel.

After US-Israeli strikes destroyed two Iranian universities, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued a statement warning employees, professors, and students of US universities in the region to stay away from campuses.

The Philippines and France have signed a visiting forces agreement that would allow them to conduct joint ​military training in each other’s territory, as Manila expands ‌defence ties amid rising tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.

The United States expects its military operations against Iran to conclude within “weeks, not months,” and can achieve its objectives without deploying ground troops, secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Friday.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles – their first such strikes since the US-Israel war on Iran began.

Emerging markets equities and bonds have delivered the strongest start of a year in over two decades.

China’s foreign trade has begun the year with unusual vigour. In the first two months alone, the country’s trade in goods returns to the “double digit era”, recording a 18.3% surge year-on-year. Imports reached 3.11 trillion yuan, up 17.1%.

Kuwait’s main commercial port was damaged in a drone attack on Friday, authorities said, as Iran pressed its campaign in the Gulf in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards urged civilians across the region on Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, nearly a month into the war with the United States and Israel.

Two U.S. ⁠senators ⁠on Thursday planned to introduce ⁠a bill that would ban the government from buying or operating ​humanoid robots made by Chinese firms.

India slashed its special excise duties on petrol and diesel, as fuel ​prices stay volatile with supplies choked by the Iran ‌war.

Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting US president to have his signature on US banknotes, the Treasury Department has announced.

Oil prices retreated on Thursday following remarks by former US President Donald Trump indicating a delay in potential military action against Iran’s energy infrastructure.

United States President Donald Trump has pushed back a self-imposed deadline for attacks on Iran’s power grid to April 6, citing progress in negotiations to end the ongoing war in the country.

Pakistan has gone into panic mode, thanks to the imminent power crisis the country faces after Qatar halted LNG production amid the escalating conflict in the Gulf.

Oil prices have climbed higher amid fading hopes of deescalation in the Iran war following Tehran’s denial that talks with the United States are under way.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said that they have permitted the passage of vessels for friendly countries, including India, through the Strait of Hormuz.