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Former US defense chiefs say no role for military in Trump's efforts to contest defeat
The groups says the time had come to accept that the Republican president had lost the Nov 3 election
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The year that was 2020
The year just ended saw Pakistan shaken by the struggle between political order and disorder
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'That's real': Fauci rejects Trump claim that US coronavirus deaths overcounted
Jam-packed hospitals and stressed-out healthcare workers are 'not fake', says top infectious disease expert
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Homes of top Republican and Democrat leaders vandalised
Vandals target Senator Mitch McConnell, Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi houses with graffiti, fake blood
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Israel dismisses 'nonsense' Iran charge it seeks to trick US into war
Washington blames Iran-backed militia for regular rocket attacks on US facilities in Iraq
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Iraqis chanting anti-US slogans mark year since Soleimani killing
Soleimani, leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed on January 3, 2020, in US drone strike at Baghdad airport
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Thousands march in Baghdad to mark anniversary of Iran general's assassination
Gen Qassem Soleimani and a senior Iraqi militia leader was killed in a US drone strike last year
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Israel may try to provoke war with attacks on US forces in Iraq - Iran's Zarif
'Be careful of a trap,' Zarif tweets at Trump, saying 'any fireworks will backfire badly'
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China says it will take action against US delisting of its telecom firms
Chinese diplomats have expressed hope that Biden’s election will help ease tensions between the two countries
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How to know you're a quintessential Pakistani via Twitter
Local users are comparing reactions of Pakistanis and Americans when met with various situations and we are in fits!
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US Covid-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount
The United States is averaging 186,000 cases a day
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Iran commander vows 'resistance' a year after Soleimani killing
Iran’s FM accuses Trump of attempting to fabricate pretext to attack Iran, says Tehran would defend itself forcefully
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In dueling New Year messages, Trump reflects while Biden looks ahead
Trump yet to formally concede his November election defeat to his Democratic rival
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US plotting to fabricate pretext for attacking Iran, says FM Zarif
The foreign minister says Iran will ‘openly and directly’ defend its people, security
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Vaccinated US nurse contracts Covid-19, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work - ABC
Matthew went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for Covid-19 the day after Christmas
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Iran allocates $150,000 for families of victims of Ukraine plane crash
Iran accidentally shot down the Ukrainian plane, mistaking it for a missile when tensions with the US were high
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US okays potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
However, President-elect Joe Biden pledges to halt arms sales to the kingdom
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Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law: UN
Four contractors worked for the private security firm Blackwater owned by the brother of Trump’s education secretary
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Historic oil price collapse, worries ahead
Global crude was slammed by Covid-19 pandemic and price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia
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First US troops vaccinated in South Korea as country reports record coronavirus deaths
The Covid-19 vaccine is another tool that will help USFK maintain a robust combined defensive posture
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Novavax starts late-stage trial of Covid-19 vaccine in United States
Experts say more than one vaccine would be needed to end the pandemic that has killed over 1.7 million people globally
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Iran warns Israel not to cross Gulf 'red lines'
The statement came a week after the US Navy announced a nuclear submarine was being deployed to the Gulf
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Pakistan officially takes credit for facilitating Afghan peace
Move comes against backdrop of some negative statements from Afghan circles questioning Islamabad’s role
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Trump refuses to budge over aid bill, imperiling jobless benefits for millions
Many economists agree the bill’s aid is too low but say the immediate support is still urgently needed
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US retail sales rise as online shopping booms
E-commerce sales jump 49% in holiday season, according to Mastercard report
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China to leapfrog US as world's biggest economy by 2028
Covid-19 pandemic and economic fallout have certainly tipped rivalry in China’s favour, says think tank report
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Millions of Americans lose jobless benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill
US president stuns Republicans and Democrats alike saying he was unhappy with the massive bill
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US will require negative Covid-19 tests for all UK passengers - CDC
Passengers departing from the UK for the US must provide written documentation of their laboratory test result
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Zarif dismisses Trump tweet that Iran was behind attack on US Embassy in Baghdad
'Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home'
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Iran foreign minister dismisses Trump's tweet that Tehran behind attack on US Embassy in Baghdad
Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home says Iranian FM
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Millions of US vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt
A week into the massive inoculation campaign
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Trump gives awards to top aides for Arab-Israeli deals
Senior US officials hope to seal one more agreement before Trump’s term expires on Jan 20
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Our response to US war machinery in Afghanistan
For Pakistan, the concluding assessment of Afghanistan has been: one, to leave Afghanistan to its own devices
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Biden’s globalism is a threat
The kind of democracy the US likes to install around the world is a code word for furthering US interests
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Trump threatens to not sign Covid-19 bill, wants bigger stimulus checks
Trump's veto of the legislation could result in a partial government shutdown
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‘Israel hopes for rapprochement with 5th Muslim country before Trump exit’
Israel is working towards formalising ties with a country possibly in Asia, says cabinet minister
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The long-drawn violence in Afghanistan
Taliban must agree to a political setup providing chance for all the political groups to participate in the elections
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US prestigious military school rocked by major cheating scandal
Over 70 students of West Point accused of cheating on their final calculus exam while learning remotely
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Memes that left us in fits this year despite a pandemic
Here's a lowdown of the best memes 2020 had to offer as we enter the new year with new things to laugh at
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US Covid-19 cases surpass 18 million, according to Johns Hopkins University
US has the world's highest absolute number of cases as well as the most deaths related to the virus
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US Congress reaches deal on Covid-19 aid package, plans votes for Monday
The package would be the second-largest economic stimulus in US history
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Biden’s internationalism
President Biden will follow in the tradition of president Obama
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Explainer: Russia's potent cyber, information warfare capabilities
Cyber researchers have suggested that Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service may have been behind the latest attack
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Biden to introduce team tasked with ambitious climate agenda on Saturday
US President-elect has promised to make tackling climate change one of the pillars of his Democratic administration
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US planning to close last consulates in Russia
Move comes in ‘response to ongoing staffing challenges for US Mission in Russia'
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US authorizes Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, elderly next in line for shots
Millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to be added to the US rollout
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UK government pushes for lifting of US travel restrictions - sources
Nearly all of Europe still bans most US travelers from visiting
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Turkey says will not reverse Russian S-400S purchase despite US sanctions
The foreign minister says it’s not important whether sanctions are soft or harsh, sanctions in themselves are wrong
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Kerry-Lugar Bill and the unravelling of Pak-US ties
The way KLB was received in Pakistan, it appeared that Obama’s attempt to improve US-Pakistan relations had backfired
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Daily US Covid-19 deaths again top 3,000 as officials scurry to distribute vaccine
US now reports 16.7 million coronavirus infections with 304,187 deaths