The global fraternity on Sunday voiced grave concerns over an unpredicted missile and drone strike on Israel, underlining the need for restraint on both sides. Late on Saturday, Iran launched scores of drones from its territory towards Israel, whose military remained vigilant and tracked all targets approaching the country. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the More
Iran has fired hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles in a retaliatory attack on Israel, media reports said on Sunday. Earlier in the month, at least seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members had been killed in an Israel airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. The Israeli military’s spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said More
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead nine individuals after abducting them from a bus in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, a media report said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday night in Noshki district of the province, according to Reuters. Several gunmen intercepted the Iran-bound bus in Noshki district, taking the nine men with More
A man was killed and five others including two children were injured in a barrage of gunfire in Washington’s neighborhood on Wednesday, police said. The shooting happened in the Carver Langston neighbourhood of Washington, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said. Investigators believe the suspects exited a vehicle and then began shooting into a crowd More
Former premier Yousaf Raza Gillani, a senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader, was elected unopposed as the Senate chairman on Tuesday. Syedal Khan Nasir of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N was also elected unopposed as deputy chairman of the upper house. In today’s session, disrupted and boycotted by supporters of ex-PM Imran Khan, protests from More
Two individuals have been killed and five others wounded in a bomb attack in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. The overnight explosion occurred in a crowded shopping area of Khuzdar town late on Sunday evening, police said. Many people, including women and children, were busy with Eid shopping when the blast happened, Dawn reported. At least More
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived on a two-day visit in Beijing on Monday for talks on ‘burning issues’ of common interest. The top Russian diplomat is due to meet China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, TASS news agency reported. They will focus on the situation in Ukraine and the Asia-Pacific region, bilateral cooperation More
Turkey has canceled the visa-free travel regime for Tajik citizens in compliance with a presidential decree, media reports said on Sunday. “A decision was made to cancel the visa-free regime for citizens of Tajikistan holding ordinary foreign passports when traveling to Turkey,” Anatolia news agency reported. The measure is based on the Law on Foreigners More
Two people were killed and seven others injured after police and a gunman exchanged fire in Florida State of the United States, reports said on Sunday. CBS News reported the clash occurred in in a bar at CityPlace Doral, a leisure destination in Miami, in the early morning and gunshots were then fired among a security guard, More
At least five Iranian security forces have been killed in two separate attacks in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, media reports said on Thursday. At least 15 militants were also killed in the overnight clashes in the Iranian towns of Chabahar and Rask in the impoverished province, Iranian state media reported. It said ten more More
