The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked one of Iran's main ports rose Monday to 46 people killed, authorities said.

China has called for a "swift and fair investigation" into the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed support for its all-weather ally Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests amid Islamabad's rising tensions with India.

Vancouver: A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 20 others, authorities said Sunday.

Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians over the past 24 hours who were killed in Israeli strikes, the local Health Ministry said Sunday, bringing the Palestinian death toll from the 18-month-old Israel-Hamas war to 52,243.

Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan’s Minister Hanif Abbasi issued a provocative threat of nuclear retaliation, warning that the country’s nuclear arsenal is aimed directly at India. Abbasi’s remarks came after India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old water-sharing agreement, in response to the terror attack that claimed 26 lives.

In a major development, Russia has officially acknowledged the deployment of North Korean troops fighting alongside its forces in the ongoing Ukraine war.

Islamabad: Pakistani health authorities have initiated "emergency preparedness" measures to secure pharmaceutical supplies in response to the suspension of trade ties with India, according to a media report on Saturday.

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): At least 49 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours, according to health officials, as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire.