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A Taliban soldier keeps vigil from inside his post near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Khost province, Afghanistan, February 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan's Afghan salvo risks turning 'open war' into a lasting crisis

Five years on, Islamabad - long seen as a patron of the Taliban - is locked in its heaviest fighting with the Islamist group, which Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif described...

Taliban soldiers carry a box containing weapons, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, near Torkham border in Afghanistan, February 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan claims it killed 274 Taliban fighters; Afghanistan says 55 Pakistani soldiers dead

A Palestinian child walks through the cemetery with graves of some of those killed during the war, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Gaza deaths exceed 75,000 in first 15 months, far above 49,000 reported; 56% women, children and elderly, Lancet study says

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement on the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, removing the legal basis for federal climate regulations, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump warns Iran of 'bad things' if no deal made, sets deadline of 10-15 days

Maksudur Rahman, 31, who escaped after fighting for the Russian army, shows a Russian military dog tag during an interview with The Associated Press in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Bangladeshi workers tricked into Russian jobs forced onto Ukraine battlefield

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Photo : Collected

Trump sends message to Putin 'war has to end' after good meeting with Zelenskiy

Polina Azarnykh frequently posts images of herself with new recruits, including the Syrian group Omar travelled with. Photo: Collected

BBC investigation reveals how one woman lured foreign men to fight on Russia's front line

US President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US, April 14, 2020/Reuters

Trump does not rule out war with Venezuela

A serviceman of the 59th Separate Assault Brigade of Unmanned Systems named after Yakov Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, launches a reconnaissance drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

War in the tech age combines physical and digital threats: Experts

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Territory 'most problematic issue' in Ukraine talks: official to AFP

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, 20 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Pakistan defence minister warns of 'open war' with Afghanistan if peace talks fail

People walk past parked vehicles with belongings of Afghan citizens, as they head back to their country, after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries in Chaman, the Border Crossing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in Balochistan Province, in Chaman, Pakistan October 12, 2025. REUTERS/Saeed Ali Achakzai

Afghanistan claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in clashes; border closed

The silhouettes of a military vehicle and a soldier are seen near the Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Israel, 16 December 2024. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh welcomes Hamas-Israel dialogue, reiterates support for two-state solution