Jerusalem: ‘Israel has intensified its moves to take action against Iran. A large portion of the recently announced defence spending has been set aside for this. This is a very complex action that can put the intelligence to test, and this could require more weapons,’ said Major General Aviv Kochavi, Israel’s Defence Chief. At the […]
Tokyo/London: Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi visited the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth on Monday. The British aircraft carrier is currently on a tour of Japan. On Monday, HMS Queen Elizabeth visited the Japanese port of Yokosuka for the first time. This time, the Japanese Defence Minister said it was important for European countries […]
Tehran: The Iranian foreign ministry issued a stern warning, ‘Other countries should not make the policy mistake of interfering in Afghanistan’s affairs. Afghanistan will not tolerate the footsteps of the enemy or the invaders on its soil’. The reaction came from Iran after reports of Pakistan’s involvement in the Panjshir conflict. On Monday morning, the […]
Washington – ‘The threat of terrorism has increased significantly since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Soon, Afghanistan could be a haven for extremist groups, as well as Al-Qaeda terrorists. Therefore, the United States will have to redeploy its troops in Afghanistan as it did in Iraq and Syria.’ Lindsey Graham, a senior Republican senator, […]
Brussels/Geneva – ‘European efforts are welcome defence front, but it cannot replace NATO. Any efforts to weaken the bond between Europe and the United States would not only undermine the NATO but can potentially divide Europe’, warned NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg The relations of the US and Europe appear to be strained due to the […]
Islamabad – No other country, including Pakistan, will be allowed to intervene in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said. Faiz Hameed, the head of Pakistan’s ISI, had visited Kabul to meet with Taliban leaders. It is alleged that the visit of the ISI chief is to establish the domination of the Haqqani group in the Taliban […]
New Delhi: Russian ambassador to India, Nikolai Kudashev, claimed that India and Russia share similar concerns about Afghanistan. Kudashev said ‘Both countries expect that Afghan land will not be used for terrorist activities against another country.’ The Russian ambassador also underlined the danger that Afghan land could be used against India and Russia. For the […]
Sanaa/Dubai: Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified. The Houthis fired 16 ballistic missiles and drones at four Saudi Arabian cities. Two children were injured, and 14 houses were damaged in the attack. Saudi Arabia said that most of the pro-Iranian Houthi attacks had been foiled. There have been reports of […]
Quetta: Four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. It is reported that the number of injured has gone up to 20. The Tehrik-i-Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed to have killed 30 Pakistani soldiers in the attack. The bomber struck shortly […]
Taipei/Beijing – China’s ‘grey zone warfare’ against Taiwan is intensifying. In the last two days, 23 Chinese airplanes tried to infiltrate the Taiwanese airspace. In response, Taiwan deployed their missile system and fighter jets. This is the fourth incident of Chinese planes intruding Taiwan’s air space in the last five days. Since the last four […]