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Night view of the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, with lit office windows across several towers, the KAFD sign on a lower building at the left and a full moon behind the tallest tower.

Archival photograph · 2 May 2026 · Riyadh

International — Region / International — Region

Houthi missiles damage Aramco tower in Riyadh; Saudi strike on Sana'a reportedly kills 33

Houthi missiles reached Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District on 8 November, damaging an Aramco tower, as a Saudi strike on Bani Hushaysh reportedly killed 33 near Sana'a.

8 November 2026News analysis

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The interior of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly chamber in Peshawar, with members seated in curved rows of dark chairs, a raised dais and visitors in the galleries.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

KP plans faceless anti-terrorism courts in Rs70bn security overhaul

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plans faceless anti-terrorism courts and a Rs70bn police and CTD package, with 17,000 posts to fill and new anti-drone systems.

People queue on a dirt road beside a long row of red domestic gas cylinders outside a distribution office.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan caps LPG auction purchases at 20 tonnes a day

The committee running Pakistan's new LPG auctions has reserved 10 per cent of local output for state suppliers and limited each company to 20 tonnes a day.

People walk across the paved Main Market Square in Kraków, with pastel-coloured townhouses and rows of closed café umbrellas along the right side under a cloudy sky.

International — World / International — World

Six killed in Kraków market square attack as Poland probes far-right motive

A 25-year-old Polish man opened fire in Kraków's Main Market Square on Saturday, killing six people and wounding 16 before police arrested him.

The white marble Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, with a Pakistani flag on the roof and a road in the foreground.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan's Supreme Court acquits two brothers after 20 years in custody

The Supreme Court has acquitted two brothers sentenced to death for blasphemy, accepting psychiatric evidence that bipolar disorder left them unable to understand their actions.

Portrait of Gadi Eisenkot in a dark suit and light blue shirt against a plain grey background.

International — World / International — World

Israel's Herzog taps Eisenkot to form government as Netanyahu fights to stay

President Isaac Herzog has tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming Israel's next government after 67 lawmakers recommended him, leaving Benjamin Netanyahu to fight to stay in office.

Parliament House in Islamabad at dusk, its colonnaded facade and dome lit against a darkening sky

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Audit finds Rs25.7bn in BISP payments tied to flawed spouse records

A federal audit found Rs25.7bn in BISP payments in cases with missing or duplicated spouse CNIC records, alongside payments to government employees and vehicle owners.

Eroded mud-brick walls and excavated hollows at the Mehrgarh archaeological site under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Mehrgarh Museum reopens after US-funded upgrade, but its site stays exposed

A $320,470 US-funded project has upgraded the Mehrgarh Museum in Quetta ahead of its reopening this month, even as concerns persist about the unprotected archaeological site.

A white and red passenger bus loaded with luggage at Taftan, with men standing around it and a fuel tanker parked behind.

International — Region / International — Region

US forms Task Force Iron Gate to cut Iran's land supply routes

The US military has created Task Force Iron Gate to disrupt weapons and sanctioned goods reaching Iran by land and across the Caspian Sea, expanding its naval blockade.

A white Toyota Corolla sedan with a Pakistani licence plate parked on a residential street.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan's new auto policy cuts EV taxes and sets a $6bn export target

Pakistan's new Auto Policy 2026–31 proposes EV sales tax of 1–9%, five-year tariff cuts and a $6bn export target, with the tax changes still subject to IMF approval.

A floodlit cricket stadium under a cloudy evening sky, with empty stands and advertising boards around the boundary.

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Pakistan add three uncapped players to Test squad for Sri Lanka

Pakistan added Aamir Jamal and three uncapped players to its 16-man Test squad for the two-match Sri Lanka series, releasing Ali Usman and Abdullah Fazal.

A herd of long-horned Thari cattle stands on bare sandy ground among scattered trees, with a shallow pool of water in the foreground.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Sindh declares Tharparkar calamity-hit district after drought destroys most crops

Sindh's government declared Tharparkar a calamity-hit district on 7 November, with crops in all seven talukas 85 to 90 per cent destroyed and water and livestock measures ordered.