Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes northern Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake on Aug. 31, 2025 in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border killed more than 2,200 people. On Oct. 7, 2023, a magnitude 6.3 followed by strong aftershocks left at least ...

Trump orders Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons 'on an equal basis' with other countries

The U.S. voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing in 1992, though it has the ability to restart tests at a site in Nevada ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain ceasefire after peace talks in Istanbul

The sides plan to meet again at a higher-level gathering in Istanbul on Nov. 6 to finalize how the ceasefire will be ...

FBI slams House proposal to grant Tulsi Gabbard leading role on counterintelligence

The CIA and other intelligence officials share many of the FBI’s misgivings about the House proposal, according to two people ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan to resume talks in Istanbul after dialogue deadlock, officials say

Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to resume peace talks in Istanbul to revive a dialogue that collapsed earlier this week ...

Israel says ceasefire back on after strikes kill more than 100 in Gaza

President Donald Trump voiced support for Israel's actions after the U.S. ally carried out strikes across the enclave and ...

Pakistan warns Afghanistan of a stern response to any new militant attacks

Pakistan’s defense minister has warned Afghanistan that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil ...

Pakistan's Defense Minister warns Afghanistan of stern response to any new militant attacks

Pakistan’s defense minister has warned Afghanistan that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response ...