Pakistan

At least six members of the same family were killed in the village of Kfar Hatta

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Kharazi previously said Iran had not rejected negotiations and was open to indirect talks with US to end war

Beijing’s restraint in current conflict reflects its economic links with Gulf states and its strategic partnership with Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guards pledge to target US companies in region; Israel to demolish homes in Lebanon

Neither Iranian nor US diplomats present – an indication of divide remaining between opposing sides

Despite Donald Trump's claims he has ‘won’ the war, Iran still controls the crucial Strait of Hormuz

Tehran determined to continue defending itself and will deliver ‘severe blows’ until demands are met, official says

Opposition says Government’s €250m package aimed at reducing conflict’s effect on fuel prices and cost of living is one of ‘half measures’

Iran’s parliamentary speaker has dismissed reports of talks between the two sides as ‘fake news’

Army chief Asim Munir uses Tehran ties and warm relationship with US president to boost mediation effort

Attack may be the deadliest yet in a conflict that began last year after relations between Islamabad and the Taliban deteriorated

For now, the most likely outcome is a shift to even greater levels of authoritarian control. Beyond that, the future is less certain

Following allies came into conflict following recent Pakistani air strikes on major cities Afghanistan cities

Taliban is eager to assert its sovereignty while Pakistan is worried about India’s influence in Afghanistan

As violence spreads from border regions to cities, Islamabad is running out of patience

Heavy fighting raises fear of protracted conflict that will add to instability in region

Both sides launch strikes following what Islamabad describes as an Afghan cross-border attack

Both Islamabad and Taliban administrations claim they destroyed or seized opposing posts along frontier

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Pakistan has experienced a sharp increase in militant violence in recent months

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Pakistan’s citizen-led solar revolution was largely unplanned

New Delhi says it is adding a new naval warship or submarine every 40 days as a counter to Beijing’s Indian Ocean assertiveness

Deportation operation to Pakistan cost €474,000 and involved 24 failed asylum seekers

Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fierce dispute with former patron Pakistan

Bombings in New Delhi and Islamabad this week follow recent clashes between the two countries in disputed Kashmir region

Islamabad attack comes a day after a car explosion in New Delhi that PM Narendra Modi blamed on unnamed ‘conspirators’

Dr Asif Ali among 11 practitioners who faced serious sanctions in UK but remained registererd in Ireland

The Taliban’s attempt to kill Malala Yousafzai as a schoolgirl came to define the Nobel laureate; now she is reintroducing herself as an adult

Dáil group to also hear 60,000 people from states such as Brazil and India arrived in Republic in year to April and between 2022 and last year, 159,000 came seeking protection

Attack comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul following intense fighting

In all, 130 people have been deported on five chartered flights since the beginning of this year

For New Delhi, long-standing fears of being 'encircled' by China have never seemed more real,

Rosita Boland travelled in Afghanistan under the Taliban with Unicef, visiting schools and reception centres

Leaders of world’s most populous countries bid to reassure one another of relationship as ‘partners not rivals’

There are stereotypes but the author also offers moments of stunning incisiveness

Letterkenny doctor says man followed and threatened her after she left workplace

Medic got job in Donegal despite being barred over concerns of possible misuse of controlled drugs

Cloud bursts, floods, lightning strikes and landslides cause most deadly monsoon spell this year