The US has called on North Korea to refrain from further provocations and instead return to dialogue. ....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday hailed the visit of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the European Union's (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to Kiev as a signal of support for Ukraine, the state-run Ukrinform news agency reported. ....

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who will face a no-confidence vote in the resurrected National Assembly on Saturday as per the Supreme Court verdict, said on Friday that he was "saddened" by the ruling but would respect it. ....

Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that the incumbent government has decided to form a commission to probe the alleged 'foreign conspiracy' behind the no-confidence resolution filed against Prime Minister Imran Khan by the Opposition, Express Tribune reported. ....

Ukraine has recorded more than 100 attacks on healthcare, since the start of the war on February 24, the World Health Organisation has said. ....

Russian forces on Friday attacked a railway station in Ukraine's Kramatorsk with Iskander ballistic missiles, killing dozens of people, with more than hundred others injured. ....

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday gave a huge blow to Imran Khan's plans of fresh elections - in what is being viewed as an attempt to save face - as it restored the National Assembly days after its dissolution was ordered by president Arif Alvi. ....

The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Moscow would retaliate against Washington's latest package of sanctions, adding that the response would not necessarily be symmetrical. ....

India abstained on a General Assembly resolution that was passed on Thursday suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. ....

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has said that restoring the dignity of the Parliament and holding transparent elections are important for the country, Dunya News reported. ....