Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said its executive board granted USD one billion in assistance to Pakistan this month after finding out that the country met all conditions and targets for it.

Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have issued an evacuation order for residents in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, for the towns of Beit Lahia, Jabalia, the Jabalia refugee camp and northern neighbourhoods of Gaza City.

A private jet carrying a music talent agent and five others hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood, slamming into a home and killing multiple people on the flight.

 In a provocative statement echoing the rhetoric of banned terrorist Hafiz Saeed, Pakistan Army spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry warned India against suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. Speaking at a public gathering, reportedly at a university, Chaudhry said, “If you block our water, we will choke your breath,” mirroring Saeed’s own inflammatory language.

Bangladesh's interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus mulls resignation as he finds it difficult to work because political parties failed to reach a common ground, BBC Bangla service reported at midnight on Thursday quoting student-led National Citizen Party CP party chief Nhid Islam.

New York: In an unprecedented development, the Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s eligibility to enrol international students.

Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Two of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week, as Israel pursued its renewed offensive into the devastated Palestinian territory.

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum in the nation's capital, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.