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Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers killed in Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan
Nirmal Purja and nine climbers died in a Broad Peak avalanche, exposing the extreme limits of rescue operations on Pakistan’s highest mountains.
Saudi Arabia unveils 14-country maritime coalition to protect Red Sea shipping
Saudi Arabia has 14-country backing for a Red Sea coalition, but its credibility depends on ships, command rules and coordination with existing missions.
Pakistan coal mine explosion kills at least 32 as rescuers search for 10 trapped workers
Pakistan’s Sorange mine blast killed at least 32 workers. The deeper failure is a safety system still unable to prevent deadly methane accumulation.
Trump pauses Iran strikes, but Hormuz standoff keeps Middle East ceasefire on edge
Trump paused Iran strikes, but the Hormuz dispute, drone attacks and munitions concerns leave the path to peace dangerously uncertain.
Traders warn oil stockpiles close to empty as Hormuz re-closes in July 2026
Iran's re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz on 12-13 July returns crude markets to the supply gap as IEA emergency stockpile buffers approach empty.
Why the renewed Iran blockade could push the Strait of Hormuz back towards full-scale war
Washington has revived its Iran port blockade as Tehran targets Gulf states. The June ceasefire is collapsing around the Strait of Hormuz.
Shehbaz Sharif vows Balochistan crackdown after 42 killed in insurgent attacks
Pakistan’s prime minister has promised a harder counterterrorism campaign after deadly attacks on police and soldiers in Balochistan, but accusations against India and Afghanistan risk widening the crisis beyond the province.
Pakistan expands search for missing K2 Airways Boeing 737 as monsoon seas hamper rescue
Pakistan has widened the Arabian Sea search for a missing K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered authorities to deploy full resources, but officials have not confirmed the fate of the five crew members.
Pakistan brokers Libya unity push as Dbeibah-Haftar power-sharing plan emerges
Pakistan’s proposed 36-month Libya reunification framework would retain Abdulhamid Dbeibah as prime minister while giving Saddam Haftar and the eastern camp major authority, but oil revenues, foreign patrons and election rules could still derail the initiative.
India charges Hafiz Saeed over Pahalgam attack as Pakistan accountability test deepens
India’s supplementary chargesheet places Hafiz Saeed personally within the alleged conspiracy behind the Pahalgam tourist attack, but securing enforceable accountability will depend on evidence, diplomacy and Pakistan’s cooperation.