Sri Lanka Raises Electricity Tariffs Amid Deepening Energy Crisis
Colombo, May 11, 2026 (Agencies) – Sri Lanka will raise electricity tariffs by up to 18 percent starting Monday as the country battles worsening energy costs linked to Middle East…
British Army Parachutes Medics to Remote Tristan da Cunha Amid Hantavirus Emergency
London, May 11, 2026 (Agencies) – British Army medics have parachuted onto the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to assist a British national suspected of contracting hantavirus,…
Sudanese Drone Downs UAE-Owned Akinci in Historic Air-to-Air Engagement
KHARTOUM/ANKARA, May 7 2026 (Agencies) — In a landmark moment for modern warfare, a Sudanese-operated Baykar Akinc drone has shot down a UAE-owned Akinc drone using a Turkish-made Roketsan Eren…
US and Iran Edge Toward Short-Term Deal to End Fighting
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 7, 2026 (Agencies) — The United States and Iran are moving closer to a limited, temporary agreement to halt their war, officials and sources said Thursday, with a…
Pakistani Cadet Wins Top Honor at Australia’s RMC Duntroon
Islamabad, May 7, 2026 (Agencies) — Australia’s Royal Military College (RMC) has declared Pakistan Army Cadet Sardar Arsam Abbas the “Overall Best Foreign Military Cadet”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)…
IBM Unveils Major Enterprise AI Strategy, Targets Quantum Breakthrough by 2029
London, May 5 (Agencies): IBM on Tuesday introduced what it described as its most comprehensive enterprise artificial intelligence strategy to date during its annual Think conference in Boston, outlining a…
Gulf Crisis Leaves 22,500 Mariners Stranded on 1,550 Commercial Ships
Washington, May 5 (Agencies): The Pentagon said on Tuesday that more than 22,500 mariners aboard over 1,550 commercial vessels remain trapped in the Arabian Gulf, unable to safely transit through…
Russia Reports Downing of Nearly 300 Ukrainian Drones in Overnight Strikes
MOSCOW. May 5, 2026 (Agencies) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its air defenses shot down 289 Ukrainian drones overnight, describing the wave of attacks across 19 regions as…
Rabat steps into the global spotlight with grand opening of Royal Theater, attended by Princesses Lalla Khadija, Lalla Meryem, and Lalla Hasnaa, alongside Brigitte Macron
Rabat – 23 April 2026 (Khyber Mail) : Their Royal Highnesses Princesses Lalla Khadija, Lalla Meryem, and Lalla Hasnaa, joined by Brigitte Macron, attended on Wednesday evening the opening show…
Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz ‘Completely Open’ as US–Iran Ceasefire Holds Amid Fragile Talks
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, April 17, 2026 (Agencies): The ceasefire between the United States and Iran continues to hold, with negotiators racing to finalize a peace agreement aimed at ending the war. Iran’s…