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Iran says it has laid more naval mines near the Strait of Hormuz, deepening uncertainty over one of the world's most important shipping lanes.
Armed men have abducted seven workers from a private copper mining operation in Chagai, prompting concern over their safety and mine security.

Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines

Mining has spread across northeastern Badakhshan, bringing income for some residents while disrupting rivers, farmland and grazing land for others
Ukraine struck Russia?s Black Sea naval base at Novorossiysk, raising pressure on Moscow?s war logistics and Black Sea trade risk.

• Smaller mines and larger copper, antimony projects under consideration • US Embassy official says Reko Diq moving forward, but slower than expected • Encourages Pakistan to provide level playing field to American firms • Finance minister
Two uncrewed vessels named Defender 1 and Defender 2 now act as the Dutch navy's eyes and ears on the water, part of a broader push to keep sailors out of danger zones.

Military incidents involving Iran, the United States and Gulf states have renewed concern over regional security and the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan and Turkiye are moving beyond traditional friendship in 2026, with defence cooperation, trade goals and regional diplomacy giving the relationship a sharper strategic shape.

Iran says it targeted US-linked bases in Jordan and the UAE after American forces struck rocket launchers on Larak Island near Hormuz.

Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir discussed the enhancement of bilateral defence and security cooperation with Somalia in a meeting with the country’s defence minister, the military’s media w
Canada has announced more than $47 million in assistance for security and development projects in Pakistan, as foreign ministers from the two countries held talks in Islamabad on Monday focused on trade, investment and

Iran says diplomacy with Washington can return if pressure gives way to trust and respect, while Qatar continues mediation around regional security and Hormuz shipping.

The Makkah Defence Pact gives Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye a new collective-security framework, but its real test will be implementation.

South Korea says no final decision has been made on a possible military contribution near the Strait of Hormuz as US pressure grows.

A Russian drone strike on a warehouse in Myla triggered ammunition explosions that killed at least 37 people and forced hundreds to evacuate.
A US missile struck the Iranian island of Larak on Wednesday, the Tasnim news agency reported, in the latest attack to target the Islamic republic’s islands in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The islands have been hit
Kyiv battlefield gains have put Ukraine counteroffensive claims back in focus as officials seek to prove Russia can still be pushed back.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan’s progress in developing indigenous autonomous capabilities is an essential component of national defence, as he addressed the opening of the two-day Indus

A second US carrier is moving toward the Middle East as lawmakers demand answers about morale, supplies and an exceptionally long deployment aboard USS Abraham Lincoln.
Families of USS Abraham Lincoln sailors are raising concerns about fatigue, food, plumbing and mental health after nearly nine months at sea.

A Saudi business delegation has held talks with Pakistan's SIFC on investment opportunities spanning energy, transport, industry and communications.

Qatar's prime minister is heading to Tehran as Iran ties compensation, sanctions relief and maritime access to efforts to restart diplomacy with Washington.