Pakistan

In 2023, the nine nuclear powers spent a total of $91 billion on their nuclear arsenals, with the United States accounting for more than half of this amount - $51. 5 billion.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Denmark, Greece, Panama, Pakistan and Somalia on their election as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2025-2026.

The Odessa regional state administration has received significant assistance from international partners, including the EU, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Germany, France, the United States and Norway. Partners transfer medical equipment, ambulances, electric generators and other support for the restoration and development of the region.

Russia claims that the Wilayat Khorasan group of the so-called Islamic State coordinated the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall near Moscow via the Internet from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

India has signed a 10-year agreement with Iran to develop the strategically important Chabahar port, investing $370 million, despite US warnings about the risks of doing business with Iran, as India believes the port will benefit the entire region by providing a transit route to Afghanistan and Central Asia.

India and Iran have signed a 10-year agreement under which India will invest USD 120 million to equip and develop the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran.

China has launched the Chang'e-6 probe to return rock and soil samples from the ancient South Pole-Aitken basin on the far side of the Moon, the first such mission in the world.

The United States imposed sanctions on the Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant from Belarus and three Chinese companies for allegedly providing missile equipment to Pakistan's ballistic missile program.

Drones attacked the territory of an enterprise located in the city of Elabuga in Tatarstan. The attacked enterprise was engaged in the production of drones.

Eight people, according to a representative of the Afghan Taliban, were killed in Pakistani air strikes on border areas in the eastern provinces of Khost and Paktika in eastern Afghanistan.

According to the Federation of American Scientists, Russia has the world's largest stockpile of nuclear warheads - about 5,580, including 1,710 strategically deployed.

The joint naval exercises involving Iran, China, and Russia that will begin on March 12 are aimed at "strengthening regional security" and promoting multilateral cooperation.

A 22-year-old Pakistani student was sentenced to death for sharing "blasphemous" photos and videos on WhatsApp that allegedly insulted the Prophet Muhammad and his wives.

President Zelenskiy announced that since the start of the Ukrainian corridor, more than 23 million tons of cargo have been transported through the Black Sea without Russian assistance.

Residents of Bessarabia have changed their traditional pro-Russian vector to pro-Ukrainian - The Economist explains the reasons.

Clashes between supporters of rival political parties in Pakistan's Sindh province left 3 people dead and 7 injured.

Independent candidates supporting former Prime Minister Imran Khan won the majority of seats in the Pakistani elections.

Today, February 9, is the International Day of the Dentist. The creator of modern dentistry in the eighteenth century was the French physician Pierre Fauchard, who distinguished it as a separate medical specialty.

Two explosions have killed at least 24 people in Pakistan's Balochistan province on the eve of general elections.

Militants attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 10 police officers and wounding six others ahead of this week's elections.

Last year, the cargo turnover of Odesa Region's ports more than tripled to over 32 million tons compared to pre-war levels, and the port of Izmail more than doubled to 20. 2 million tons.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was sentenced to 10 years in prison for disclosing state secrets. This happened a few days before the election.

The US said Iranian-backed militants attacked troops stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, killing three and wounding 25 others.