The Petersburg Post

Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 - Resource-rich Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province, but also its poorest, and is facing a major security flare-up. Nearly 150 militants have been killed in a 40-hour battle after separatist fighters launched a series of deadly attacks, the Pakistani government said. Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province was rocked by a series of coordinated gun and bomb assaults on Saturday that left almost 50 people ...

Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 - Around 50 people a day will initially be allowed to cross in each direction, officials say. But movements will be subject to strict rules. The Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt is to reopen after nearly two years of near-total closure. The resumption of travel through the crucial border crossing - which sits between Gaza and Egypt - is one of the key steps of the US brokered ceasefire. On Sunday Israel announced ...

Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 - The next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday. Envoys from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. had been expected to meet that day in Abu Dhabi to continue negotiations aimed at ending Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbor. "We have just had a report from our negotiating team. The dates for ...

Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 - At least 30 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza , hospital officials said, marking one of the highest death tolls since a ceasefire began in October. The strikes, which came a day after Israel accused Hamas of new ceasefire violations, hit multiple locations throughout Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, officials at ...