Pakistan may want to shed its "Naach na Jaane, Aangan Tedha" mentality for its own good.

Elon Musk has likened his transgender daughter's transition to a "tragic mental illness," reflecting his strong dislike for gender reassignments in response to a Democrat's jibe at the world's richest man.

Troubles seem to be chasing the cash-strapped Pakistan, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slapping 11 new conditions on Islamabad under its $7 billion bailout programme to crack down on corruption.

Over the course of 245 days in space, the crew orbited Earth 3,920 times, traveling nearly 104 million miles.

Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang was recuperating from cancer on a Korean resort island when he learnt he is a fugitive. Terrified South Korea would send him back, Li fled, flew to the US on a tourist visa.

It is no secret that a tabby named Larry wields considerable power in Downing Street. Now in Belgium, a rescue cat named Maximus has shot to social media stardom as bewhiskered sidekick and PR weapon of Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

United States President Donald Trump has warned that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict could potentially snowball into a "third world war".

The findings push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly 350,000 years. Until now, the oldest confirmed evidence had come from Neanderthal sites (northern France) dating to about 50,000 years ago.

Erika Kirk, the widow of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, has found herself battling a barrage of conspiracy theories, including those concerning her husband's murder and speculation around her jewellery.

The immigration crackdown that has largely targeted Kenner, a Hispanic enclave just outside New Orleans, where some parents at risk of deportation had rushed to arrange emergency custody plans for their children in case they were arrested.

Goli Kouhkan, now 25, was on death row in Iran's Gorgan central prison for seven years. She was arrested at 18 for allegedly taking part in the killing of her abusive husband, Alireza Abil, in May 2018 and was sentenced to 'qisas'.

Zelensky faces what he has called "one of the most difficult moments of our history", with Russia advancing at its fastest pace in a year and a domestic corruption scandal that has forced him to sack his powerful top aide.

The anti-graft protests in September that forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign caused more than $586 million in losses to Nepal's $42 billion economy, a government statement said on Friday.

OpenAI launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing noncore projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3.

A sleep-deprived and off-duty pilot, who was reportedly "high on magic mushrooms", has been accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines plane packed with 83 other passengers and crew on board, flying from Seattle to San Francisco.

Jiang Hui remembers his mother waving him goodbye as she left for her Malaysia Airlines flight, a bag slung across her shoulder and promising to return with souvenirs from her trip.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the world is entering a new era where the "frontier of what is possible" is rapidly expanding, driven by advances in artificial intelligence. The CEO shared this during his address at the Microsoft AI Tour in Mumbai.

US President Donald Trump is reportedly exploring a new elite 'C5', or 'Core Five', forum of world powers that would bring together America, Russia, China, India and Japan, sidelining the existing Europe-dominated G7 and other traditional groupings.

A Pakistan minister has warned that the government may consider banning social media platforms if they do not cooperate with authorities.

Many artefacts from India dating back to the British Colonial era are among more than 600 "high value" items that were stolen during a burglary at a museum in Bristol.