Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister and a governor were confirmed dead in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province on Monday. Reuters quoted a senior Iranian official as saying: “President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash.” Meanwhile, Mehr news agency also verified the More
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and some top government officials has crashed in the country’s northwestern mountainous region on Sunday, according to Iranian media reports. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Governor of East Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati and others were also onboard the convoy, which comprised of three helicopters, of which the other two More
Fourteen members of a family, including nine children, have lost their lives and 12 others were wounded as a result of a traffic accident in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said on Sunday. The accident occurred when a passenger van fell into a ditch on Panj Pir Manawan Road in Khushab district, the Express More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing, on a two-day state visit, media reports said on Thursday. Following his arrival in China’s capital in the morning, he went into talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on various topics, the Associated Press reported. China and Russia declared a “no limits” partnership in February 2022 More
Three people have been killed and six others wounded amid violent protests against increasing prices and taxes in the Pakistan-controlled zone of Kashmir. Demonstrations continue in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jamu and Kashmir despite Islamabad’s announcement of a Rs23 billion subsidy for the enraged people of the region. The casualties occurred in firing and More
At least 143 people have been killed and 125 others missing as flash floods triggered by heavy rains hit Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil, media reports said on Monday. The Brazil government had allocated around 12.1 billion reais ($2.34 billion) in emergency spending to deal with the crisis that has displaced more than More
US President Joe Biden is optimistic there will be a “ceasefire tomorrow” if Hamas sets free the hostages held in Gaza. “As I’ve said, it’s up to Hamas — if they wanted to do it, we could end it tomorrow. And the ceasefire would begin tomorrow,” he commented at a fundraising event. CNN quoted Biden More
Seven Pakistani security personnel have been killed in militant attacks in the North Waziristan tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attacks occurred in Datta Khel and Mir Ali sub-districts near the Durand Line on Saturday, a media report quoted unnamed sources as saying. In the Hassan Khel locality of Datta Khel, Dawn reported, an improvised More
Former lawmakers Afrasiab Khattak and Mohsin Dawar have the February 8 general election as the worst in Pakistan’s history. The National Democratic Movement (NDM) leaders alleged the people’s mandate was brazenly trampled on in the elections, which led to the formation of the current coalition government. At a meeting with ex-Balochistan chief minister Dr Abdul More
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, a media report said on Saturday. The text, put forward by the United Arab Emirates, calls for the UN Security Council, which must rule on Palestinian membership, to “reconsider the matter favourably, CNN reported. The resolution More
