Six cities in South Africa have been listed among the 20 most crime-affected cities worldwide in Numbeo’s Crime Index 2026, according to local media reports published on Saturday. The ranking, compiled by Numbeo — a well-known participatory online database — places Pietermaritzburg,......
The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan is cooperating with Tajik authorities to investigate a recent deadly incident along their shared border, which resulted in five fatalities, including two Tajik border guards, according to Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. The clash occurred after three......
The announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he would “permanently suspend immigration from third-world countries” has sparked intense debate both inside and outside the United States. The statement, delivered after the November 26 armed attack near the White House that left a National......
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were fatally shot near the White House on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, in what President Donald Trump has condemned as an "act of terror." The guardsmen were conducting a patrol near Farragut Square in downtown Washington, D.C., when the attack......
Three Pakistani border security personnel were killed Monday in a suicide attack targeting their headquarters in Peshawar, located in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, local authorities reported. At approximately 8:10 a.m. local time, assailants carried out a suicide bombing at......
Afghan authorities expressed regret on Sunday over not being invited to the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, emphasizing that the country is among the most vulnerable to climate change despite its minimal contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference......
Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan have collapsed after a week of tense negotiations in Turkey, with both sides blaming each other for the breakdown. The failure of the discussions raises fears of a renewed conflict after a fragile, month-long ceasefire between the two countries. According......
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight from Sunday, November 2, to Monday, November 3, with its epicenter located in Balkh province, near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. According to the Afghan Ministry of Health and the United......
At least three people were killed and five others injured, including children, after a truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities confirmed on Sunday. The tragic incident occurred in Laghman Province, when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle on a sharp bend due to mechanical......
A 20-year-old Afghan man has been formally charged and placed in pre-trial detention in Paris for participation in a terrorist criminal association and financing a terrorist enterprise, according to France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT). The suspect was arrested on......
Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan aimed at reaching a ceasefire are expected to “probably resume” in Istanbul after collapsing on Wednesday, a Pakistani security source told AFP. The negotiations, mediated by Turkey and Qatar, began last Saturday in Istanbul and were......
ISLAMABAD — Peace talks aimed at securing a long-term truce between Afghanistan and Pakistan concluded in Istanbul without a “workable solution,” Pakistan’s information minister said on Wednesday, marking a setback for regional stability after deadly border......
After days of escalating clashes that left dozens dead, Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” and the creation of mechanisms aimed at ensuring lasting peace and stability, according to a statement released by the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. The......
