After weeks of rising concern about hunger in Gaza, a United Nations-backed panel has declared that famine is underway in northern Gaza, warning that more than half a million people are on the brink of starvation as hunger spreads deeper into the densely populated Palestinian enclave.

An anti-terrorism court in Lahore granted an eight-day physical remand of Imran Khan’s nephew, Shahrez Khan, in the May 9 Jinnah House attack case, a day after his arrest.

Britain and France were among 21 countries to sign a joint statement Thursday calling Israel's approval of a major settlement project in the West Bank "unacceptable and a violation of international law".

Police confirmed the arrest of Shahrez Khan, nephew of PTI founder Imran Khan, in connection with the May 9 cases, after reports he was taken from his Lahore home.

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former prime minister Imran Khan in eight cases linked to the May 9, 2023 riots. The ruling overturns earlier decisions by the Lahore ATC and LHC, which had rejected his bail pleas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of stoking anti-Semitism by moving to recognize the state of Palestine. The Elysee Palace has said that the allegations “will not go unanswered.”

More than 20 people were killed on Wednesday in a torrential spell of monsoon rain in Pakistan, where downpours have swept away entire villages over the last week, leaving more than 400 dead.

Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state.

A 39-year-old man from Delhi’s Hauz Qazi area has been arrested for allegedly raping his 65-year-old mother twice, claiming it was “punishment” for her past.

Heavy monsoon rains lashed Karachi on Tuesday, flooding major roads, disrupting traffic, and causing widespread power outages.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday that Pakistan has video evidence of six Indian aircraft that had been downed and revealed that the country had advanced knowledge of Indian decisions and strategies during the conflict.

Residents of a northwestern Pakistani district where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people said on Monday they were too scared to go back to their deluged homes as authorities warned of more rains to come.