Pakistan conducted airstrikes along the Afghanistan border early Sunday, targeting hideouts of Pakistani militants allegedly responsible for recent attacks within Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society reported more than a dozen casualties. Although Pakistan did not specify the exact locations targeted, the Afghan Defence Ministry stated that the strikes hit "various civilian areas" in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, including a religious madrassa and multiple homes. Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid expressed on social media that the attacks resulted in casualties, including women and children. The Afghan Red Crescent Society confirmed 18 fatalities and several injuries. Pakistan's information minister, Attaullah Tarar, stated that the military carried out "intelligence-based, selective operations"...

Budapest has issued a threat to impede the approval of new European Union sanctions against Russia and delay assistance to Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries to Hungary resume. The EU's foreign ministers are scheduled to convene in Brussels on Monday to deliberate on the bloc's 20th round of sanctions against Moscow, aimed at coinciding with the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday. Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Péter Szijjártó, in a video shared on social media, declared his intent to block the sanctions package, alleging that Ukraine deliberately obstructed Russian oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline. Szijjártó emphasized that Hungary would withhold consent for the...

The Conservative Party of Canada has officially announced that Pierre Poilievre will not be contesting the Battle River-Crowfoot riding in the upcoming federal election....

An exotic tree that has become more common in Toronto could be causing issues for residents in the area. After residing in their Leslieville residence...