UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have urged both Israel and Iran to show maximum restraint and avoid at all costs a descent into deeper conflict. He condemned “any military escalation in the Middle East,” said Farhan Haq, his deputy spokesperson in a statement. The UN chief “is particularly concerned by Israeli attacks on nuclear installations in More
Iranian media said Iran’s airspace has been closed to all flights until further notice following Israeli attacks on targets in Iran, with carriers scrambling to divert and cancel flights to keep passengers and crew safe.. According to IRNA, Mehdi Ramezani, Director of Public Relations for the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, said that the country’s More
Three people have been killed after flash floods emerged in various districts of northeastern Badakhshan province, damaging dozens of homes and crops. Badakhshan Disaster Preparedness Directorate head Maulvi Mohammad Akram Akbari told Pajhwok Afghan News that floods emerged in Warduj, Raghistan, Arghanchkhwa, Khash, Jurm and Tashkan districts since last Wednesday. He said: “The most damage More
Israel on Friday targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders, with Tehran vowing revenge. Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country’s main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, while Israel declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes. The United States says it has no More
Iranian media reported on Friday that the commander of the country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and a number of other military officials and nuclear scientists lost their lives in Israeli attacks. IRNA news agency said: “The commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, was martyred in the attacks of the Zionist regime on Friday morning.” More
The World Health Organization’s representative office in Afghanistan says Congo fever cases are on the rise and advised people with symptoms such as fever, headache, and muscle pain to see a doctor. The WHO in Afghanistan on its Facebook page without providing specific statistics on the number of people infected with the disease: “CCHF is More
At least 30 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in India’s Ahmedabad city on Thursday, media reports said. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was en route to Gatwick Airport, south of London, with 242 people on board, Air India confirmed. The More
Amid rising tensions, US media reports that Israel is preparing for a possible strike on Iran and its nuclear sites. In response, Tehran has threatened to attack US bases in host countries, prompting Washington to evacuate some staff from its embassy in Baghdad. US officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an More
At least seven people have been killed in a wave of attacks across Colombia, media reports said on Wednesday. The Colombian Ministry of Defence confirmed that 19 attacks had taken place, the BBC reported. Local media have linked some of the violence to a dissident faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a More
Afghanistan star all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has climbed to the No.1 spot in the latest ICC Men’s One-Day International (ODI) all-rounder rankings. According to ICC’s latest update, Omarzai secured the No. 1 spot with 296 points, dethroning veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi who followed closely at No. 2 with 292 points. Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza ranks third, followed More
