October 5, 2026

From the activation of collective defence commitments by the Makkah Defence Alliance to fresh security developments around the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz here are the major international developments making headlines. US Finds No…

The Makkah Alliance for Defense has decided to immediately move towards the practical implementation of its collective defence commitments, including providing agreed military forces and capabilities for rapid deployment in Saudi Arabia,…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed arrest warrants for four senior Taliban leaders over the persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan, finding reasonable grounds to believe they bear criminal responsibility for crimes…

More than 4,700 innocent Pakistanis have lost their lives over the past three years as a result of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq Khan told the eighth meeting of the…

The Saudi-led coalition deployed 100 fighter jets at dawn on Monday in support of Yemeni government forces under “Operation Dawn of Yemen,” as the campaign to regain and secure the strategically vital Bab al-Mandeb Strait gathered momentum…

The United Arab Emirates has decided to seek the death penalty for a flydubai co-pilot over an alleged attempt to crash an Israel-bound passenger aircraft, Israeli media reported. According to Israeli media, the co-pilot, identified as…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Pakistan on October 6 for a three-day official visit, during which he will meet the country’s top political and military leadership and visit the headquarters of the United…