Republican Party Senator Pete Ricketts of the US told Taiwanese President William Lai that the US would continue to assist Taiwan with its self-defence and also wants to see peace across the Taiwan Strait without coercion or the threat of force, as reported by the Taipei Times.
Tensions flared on Mall Road as police used water cannons to disperse protesting young doctors against outsourcing of hospitals, leaving two demonstrators--including Dr Shoaib Niazi, President of the Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab--unconscious during the chaos, as reported by the Daw
A tempo traveller collided with a parked IndiGo aircraft, which was undergoing repair work, at Kempegowda International Airport on Saturday around 12:15 PM, according to officials.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has identified China as the country's foremost national security threat, citing foreign interference, cyber activity, and strategic ambitions in the Arctic, as reported by Express Tribune.
Five individuals were killed in an alleged intelligence-based operation by Pakistan's CTD in Balochistan's Duki district. Two of the deceased were previously reported as missing persons, raising concerns over potential extrajudicial killings.
Reportedly, women are forced to find water for themselves and their families for multiple kilometres. One woman said that she is forced to walk for 7-8 kilometres in the scorching heat, without any paved roads or access to a vehicle.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials of concerned districts to carry out relief work with full promptness in response to the storm, rain, hailstorm, and lightning incidents reported in various parts of the state.
Renowned journalist Niaz Baloch has come forward with alarming claims that he has recently received serious threats from individuals linked to Pakistani intelligence agencies, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
In a significant legal development, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Saturday dismissed the bail applications of 16 leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in connection with protest-related cases registered in 2023, Dawn reported.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) revealed in a report that China is using local criminal organisations, illegal lenders, religious institutions, and civil groups to penetrate the Taiwanese military, Taipei Times reported.
The Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah landed in the national capital in the early hours on Sunday after it was reportedly diverted to Jaipur on Saturday night.