At least 31 inmates have been killed and dozens of others wounded following a riot at Machala prison in the southern Ecuadorian province of El Oro, a media report said on Tuesday. According to Al Jazeera, 27 of the victims were found hanged, while four others died during armed clashes inside the facility. The incident More
The United States Senate has passed a compromise bill aimed at ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, a media report said on Tuesday. The Senate approved the measure on Monday evening with 60 votes in favour and 40 against, Reuters reported. The move ended weeks of political deadlock that had disrupted food More
As many as 12,666 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, an official said on Monday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, shared the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on his X handle, showing that 2,194 families, comprising 12,666 individuals, returned to the country on Sunday. He said the More
Two children have been killed in a cluster bomb explosion left over from past conflicts in western Badghis province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Sediqullah Sediqi said the incident occurred in the Panirk area of Bala Murghab district on Sunday. He added: “The children were grazing livestock when they found a cluster bomb More
At least two people have been killed and more than one million others displaced following a powerful storm in the Philippines, media reports said on Monday. The Guardian, quoting Philippine officials, said the storm caused flash floods, landslides and strong winds in several areas. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (NDRRMS) said assessments More
As many as 12,455 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Sunday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for Taliban, wrote on his X handle that 2,098 families, comprising 12,455 individuals, were repatriated to the country from Iran and Pakistan on Saturday. He said that More
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in Washington, the capital of the United States, for an official visit and is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump, reports Al Jazeera. The broadcaster said al-Sharaa arrived in the US capital late on Saturday and would meet Trump at the White House on Monday. It is the More
Afghan Muay Thai fighter Qahraman Shaheen has defeated his Iranian opponent Poria Wali in a recent bout held in Bangkok, Thailand. The match took place last night under one of Thailand’s Muay Thai organizations. Shaheen shared a video on his Facebook page showing the moment he triumphed over his Iranian rival. The contest between Shaheen More
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has emphasised the need for continued dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan in cooperation with influential regional countries. Following Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan and subsequent retaliatory strikes by Afghan forces, negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad were held— once in Doha and twice in Istanbul— under the mediation of Qatar and More
At least six people have been killed and 750 others injured after a powerful storm struck Brazil’s southern state of Paraná, a media report said on Sunday. According to Al Jazeera, the storm hit on Friday evening with wind speeds reaching 250 kilometers per hour, destroying nearly 90 percent of the city of Rio Bonito More
