Pakistan

At least 15 dead in storm in Karachi, Pakistan

At least 15 people have died and several others have been injured in a storm that swept through Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, overnight local time.

Energy shortage in Asia - risk of disaster

Asia has been plunged into an energy crisis as much of the region's oil and gas pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Affected countries are urging officials to work from home to save fuel, and experts are warning of social disruptions that could be worse than during the coronavirus pandemic.

Taliban: 400 killed in attack on Kabul hospital

The death toll from a Pakistani attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul has risen to 400, according to Hamdullah Fitrat, a Taliban spokesman. Another 250 people are reported to have been injured.

Authorities: Over 200 dead in Pakistani attack on Kabul rehabilitation clinic

Afghanistan says more than 200 people have been killed in a Pakistani attack on the capital, Kabul. Pakistan has confirmed that airstrikes have been carried out on Kabul in the ongoing conflict between the two countries. Witnesses on the ground say they have seen numerous bodies at the scene of one of the attacks, the French news agency AFP reports.

Oil tanker bound for Pakistan passes through Strait of Hormuz

A tanker loaded with crude oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and is now en route to Pakistan, Bloomberg reports, citing ship traffic data.

Thousands of Afghans flee Iran: No protection

Afghans are being forced to leave war-torn Iran and return to their conflict-torn homeland. Thousands cross the border daily. There is no protection for Afghans. "Robbers came from all directions every day," says Mohammad Kabir Nazari, who recently returned home.

Several reported killed in Pakistani attack on Kabul

The countries the US has attacked - here's how it went

Donald Trump was elected on promises not to drag the United States into more wars. Just over a year later, American bombs have fallen on seven different countries - and the United States has started a war against Iran. Trump is continuing the path set out by his predecessors in the 2000s. Here's what it has looked like.