Dakar: Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization attacked a military base near Bamako, the capital of Mali, killing two soldiers. There were reports of the Mali government seeking cooperation from Russian mercenaries for counter-terrorism. Terrorists have claimed that the attack on the military base is a retaliation for the counter-terrorism plan. Mali, in West Africa, has consistently been […]
Baghdad/Ankara: Nine people were killed and 28 injured in a rocket attack on a park in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Iraq has summoned the Turkish ambassador, blaming Turkey for the attack, which killed locals. Turkey has denied the allegations against it, saying it was not involved in the attack in Iraq. But Turkey’s attack, […]
Kabul/Tehran: Clashes between the Iranian soldiers and Taliban along the border in the Nimruz province of Afghanistan have been reported. Previously, about one and half months back, similar clashes occurred on the Afghan border. Iran’s foreign ministry has appealed to the Taliban to get serious regarding the escalating tensions on the border. The situation remains […]
Islamabad: Tipu Gul Marwat, Commander from the Haqqani Network, the most influential Taliban group, has joined Tehreek-e-Taliban. Haqqani Network is considered to be the group in the Taliban under Pakistani influence. Recently Tehreek had warned of massive bloodshed in Pakistan. At the same time, reports have surfaced that relations between Pakistan and the Taliban in […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi left on Saturday for the G7 meeting to be held in Germany. The Prime Minister informed that he would be discussing the issues of energy, food security, counter-terrorism actions, democracy and climate with the G7 countries. The Prime Minister said that detailed discussions would be held with the leaders of […]
Berlin: Last week, Russia reduced the fuel supply to some leading European countries. Taking the Russian aggression into account, Germany declared an Alarm Stage in the fuel sector. German Commerce Minister Robert Habeck warned that if the situation does not improve soon or if Russia stops fuel supplies, the resulting fuel crisis will be like […]
Islamabad: A few weeks back, a bomb blast in Karachi has further deteriorated relations between Pakistan and Iran. Pakistan has accused Iran of providing refuge and training to terrorists responsible for the Karachi bomb blast. Pakistan’s security agencies are openly accusing Iran. Previously Iran has warned of a surgical strike in Pakistan for backing terrorist […]
New Delhi: ‘In order to join the military service, the attitude of surrendering to the country and physical and mental toughness is paramount. Those who do not have this attitude cannot serve in the army,’ said National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the objections raised on the Agnipath scheme. Doval has given this advice to […]
Washington: The United States has imposed new harsh sanctions against companies linked to the Iranian petrochemical sector. The US Treasury Department took this action against companies in China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the third instance in the last ten days of the United States imposing sanctions against individuals and companies linked […]
United Nations: China has obstructed the action of the United Nations against Abdul Rehman Makki. He is facing serious charges of raising funds for terrorist activities, turning youth into extremists and using them for terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. India and the United States had jointly proposed action on Makki at the Security Council. […]