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A woman walks past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 19, 2026
Trump says he paused attack on Iran as negotiations continue
An Iranian source said the U.S. may agree to release some of Tehran’s frozen funds and show more flexibility toward peaceful nuclear activity under supervision of the IAEA.
People chant during a rally in Tehran on May 6.
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2026
U.S. and Iran inch towards short-term deal to end fighting
The emerging plan centers on a short-term memorandum rather than a comprehensive peace deal.
U.S. Navy warships sail in an undisclosed location on April 27. A one-page memorandum of understanding reportedly under discussion between the U.S. and Iran has been described by sources as requiring both sides to lift restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
WORLD
May 6, 2026
U.S. and Iran closing in on memorandum to end war, sources say
The memorandum was disclosed hours after U.S. President Donald Trump paused a three-day-old naval mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress in peace talks.
A ship is seen in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Sharjah, UAE, the day after the failure of U.S.-Iran peace talks on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2026
U.S. and Iran may resume talks this week despite port blockade
While the U.S. blockade drew angry rhetoric from Tehran, signs that diplomatic engagement might continue helped calm oil markets.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) speaks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of their meeting on Iran amid the U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2026
U.S.-Iran talks pause for now as disagreements remain
The talks in Islamabad were the first direct U.S.-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Drivers wait in a line to refuel their auto rickshaws in Biyagama on the outskirts of Colombo on March 15.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2026
Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost
Sri Lanka, Egypt and Pakistan ‌belong to ‌a group of crisis-scarred countries that analysts fear have been thrust back toward trouble amid rising energy costs.
The President house in Islamabad on Thursday as Pakistan gears up to host the U.S. and Iran peace talks
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 10, 2026
Pakistan’s high-stakes Iran peace bid is fraught with risk
Pakistan’s role as a peace broker marks a stunning reversal in fortunes, and success in Saturday’s dialogue would go a long way toward maintaining its newfound prominence.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Diplomatic efforts to halt the war in Iran were on the verge of collapse when Pakistan mounted an overnight push to secure a temporary ceasefire.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2026
‘Talks were almost dead’: Pakistan’s last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce
The effort nearly unraveled after Iran struck a Saudi petrochemical facility that threatened to derail weeks of back-channel diplomacy.
Police officers inspect a site after militant attacks in Quetta, Pakistan, on Feb. 1.
WORLD
Feb 12, 2026
Female suicide bombers and new weapons give boost to insurgents in Pakistan
The ⁠participation of women amplifies a movement ​that Pakistan’s military says has access to a massive cache of U.S. weapons left behind ​in Afghanistan.
Pakistan's Babar Azam watches the ball after playing a shot during the third Twenty20 international cricket match against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Feb 3, 2026
Pakistan’s India boycott splits fans as politics overshadows cricket
The government on Sunday cleared Pakistan to take part in the Twenty20 World Cup beginning Saturday but barred the ​team from playing India in a Feb. 15 group match in Colombo.
Residents cross a flooded road leading to their houses on the outskirts of Dadu, Sindh province, Pakistan, on Sept. 15.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 23, 2025
Record floods threaten Pakistan’s food security, factories and fiscal plans
Monsoon rains, amplified by dam releases from India, have submerged large swathes of Punjab and Sindh — the country’s two most populous and economically vital provinces.
Residents stand on an embankment as they wait to be rescued from a flooded area, following monsoon rains and rising water levels of the Chenab River, in Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab province, Pakistan, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2025
Flood-hit India and Pakistan face rising prices for rice amid crop losses
India and Pakistan exclusively grow aromatic basmati rice, which sells for nearly twice the price of regular varieties and is imported by Britain, the Middle East, and the U.S.
A member of Pakistan armed forces takes a selfie at the International Defense Exhibition and Seminar in Karachi in November.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 27, 2025
India and Pakistan’s drone battles mark new arms race in Asia
The South Asian powers are now locked in a drones arms race, according to security officials, industry executives and analysts in both countries.
Men load solar panels on a rickshaw at a market in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 26.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2025
Pakistan’s solar revolution leaves its middle class behind
Solar made up over 14% of Pakistan’s power supply last year, up from 4% in 2021.
Supporters of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Karachi hold his poster as they celebrate his acquittal of leaking state secrets following a court verdict on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2024
Pakistan’s Imran Khan acquitted of leaking state secrets charges
But the former prime minister will remain in jail for now due to a conviction in another case.
Officials count ballots at a polling station in Lahore, Pakistan, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2024
Pakistan vote counts drags on after election marred by attacks and outages
No results for its national parliament seats have been announced even 12 hours after polls closed.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan during an interview at his residence in Lahore on May 18, 2023. His name may not be on the ballot, but Khan will be on the country's mind as Pakistan votes in an election on Feb. 8 that observers say is deeply flawed without his participation. The former international cricket star has been given three lengthy prison sentences in under a week and banned from politics for 10 years — officially excluding him from an election it never looked like he would allowed to contest.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2024
Days before Pakistan vote, former leader Imran Khan campaigns from jail
Khan’s campaign involves use of generative AI technology to create audio footage of him reading speeches conveyed to lawyers from his prison cell.
Police officers escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan (center) upon his arrival at the high court in Islamabad on May 12, 2023. Khan and his wife have been sentenced to 14 years' jail after being convicted of illegally selling gifts he received while he was premier.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2024
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan gets another 14-year jail sentence
His conviction for illegally selling state gifts follows a separate charge of leaking state secrets, for which he was jailed 10 years a day earlier.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 30, 2024
Pakistan court jails Imran Khan for 10 years, days ahead of polls
Khan has been fighting dozens of cases since he was ousted from power in a parliamentary vote of no confidence in 2022.
Afghan refugees arrive in a truck at a holding center as they prepare to depart for Afghanistan, in the town of Landi Kotal, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan faced the threat of detention and deportation on the day, as a government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus.
WORLD / Society
Nov 2, 2023
Pakistan rounds up undocumented foreigners, mostly Afghans, early
The interior ministry said 140,322 people had already voluntarily left after days in which trucks full of people have jammed roads out of the country.
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
A graphic illustration of the Hayabusa2 probe flying past the asteroid Torifune
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  

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