‘We aspire for it to grow’: Turkiye’s Erdogan eyes expansion of Makkah Joint Defence Agreement
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, aimed at stabilising…
Traditional Shoton Festival celebrated in Lhasa, China’s Xizang
Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026. Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began…
Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms
Thousands of US military members who have lived aboard an aircraft carrier for more than 250 days are reportedly contending with food shortages, broken plumbing, and exhaustion, leading lawmakers to…
7 missing after coal mine gas outburst in central China’s Hunan
A gas outburst occurred at a coal mine in the city of Lianyuan in central China’s Hunan Province on Friday, leaving seven people missing and one receiving emergency medical treatment,…
Pakistan: Food, fruits: Belarus agrees to promote online B2B trade
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus on Wednesday agreed to facilitate organisations in promoting online… Pakistan and Belarus on Wednesday agreed to facilitate organisations in promoting online business-to-business (B2B) trade in seafood,…
China’s central bank to conduct 1-trln-yuan outright reverse repo operation
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, said Thursday that it will conduct a 1-trillion-yuan (about 147.3 billion U.S. dollars) outright reverse repo operation on Friday to…