Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign mutual defence pact
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a new strategic defence pact on Wednesday, with the two sides saying an attack on one country would be considered 鈥榓n aggression against both鈥�.
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Nepal mourns its dead after anti-corruption protests
Nepal flew flags at half-mast during a national day of mourning Wednesday for the 73 people killed during youth-led anti-corruption protests that toppled the government...
Maldives MPs back media regulation bill despite protests
The Maldivian parliament has passed legislation to regulate journalists and media institutions despite widespread concerns that it would curb press freedom in the atoll nation...
Israel to open new route for fleeing Gazans
The Israeli military said it was opening a temporary new route Wednesday to allow people to flee Gaza City, as it pressed a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas...
Iran dismisses US criticism of missile programme as 鈥榥onsense鈥�
Iran on Wednesday dismissed as 鈥榥onsense鈥� US secretary of state Marco Rubio鈥檚 criticism this week of the Islamic republic鈥檚 missile programme as an 鈥榰nacceptable risk鈥�...
King gives Trump royal welcome on UK state visit
Donald Trump was welcomed by King Charles III to Windsor Castle Wednesday with a royal spectacle featuring gun salutes, mounted horses and bagpipes as the US president鈥檚 historic second state visit got into full swing...
Thousands of Syrian Kurds rally for decentralisation
Thousands of people in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria rallied Wednesday in support of their autonomous administration and called for decentralisation as negotiations with Damascus over the region鈥檚 future stall...
16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: study
Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released...
EU proposes curbing Israel trade ties, sanctioning ministers over Gaza
The European Union on Wednesday proposed curbing trade ties with Israel and sanctioning ministers in its strongest action over the war in Gaza, though reluctance from key member states risks blocking the measures鈥� adoption...
Poison killed Putin critic Navalny, wife says
The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024...
E Timor axes plan to buy SUVs for MPs
East Timor鈥檚 parliament has bowed to public pressure and dropped a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia鈥檚 poorest nations, but sceptical protesters returned to the streets on Wednesday...