Three US soldiers have been killed and over 30 others wounded in a drone strike in Jordan, CNN reported on Monday. Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Americans say, US troops have suffered fatalities in enemy fire in the Middle East for the first time. The attack on a small US military outpost More
Unidentified gunmen have killed nine and injured three other Pakistani citizens in Iran, say media reports. Iranian news outlets reported nine “foreigners” were killed in an armed attack in the country’s southeastern region near the border with Pakistan. The incident came a day after diplomatic ties between Tehran and Islamabad returned to normal following tensions More
The US and Iraq are likely to initiate talks on the future of American forces in the war-torn Gulf country, a media report said on Thursday. The two countries are close to negotiations on the issue as the Iraqi government continues to call for the US military exit. CNN quoted unnamed sources as saying the More
In a tit-for-tat response, Pakistani forces on Thursday struck militant hideouts in Iran’s Sistan Balochistan province. The attacks on rebel sanctuaries in the neighbouring country came a day after Iran violated Pakistan’s airspace and pounded ‘terrorist bases’ in Balochistan province. The Foreign Office confirmed Pakistan conducted a series of “highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision More
After attack by Iranian forces on Jaish Al Adl bases in Pakistan, relations between the two countries have become strained. On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced targeting Jaish Al Adal hideouts on Pakistan’s soil with drones and missiles. Iran’s state-run Tasnim and Seda Va Sima media outlets reported the attacks were carried More
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced targeting Jaish Al Adal bases on Pakistan’s soil with drones and missiles. Iran’s state-run Tasnim and Seda Va Sima media outlets reported on Wednesday the attacks were carried out on January 16. The strikes targeted the sanctuaries of the (Israel-supported) Jaish Al Adal group in the Panjgur More
Five Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a bomb explosion in Kech district of Balochistan province. A security forces’ vehicle was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Kech district on Saturday, the Pakistani army’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Five Pakistani soldiers were killed and two others wounded More
At least 34 people have been killed and dozens others wounded in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in northwest Colombia, media reports said on Sunday. The mudslide struck a busy municipal road on Friday in a mountainous area connecting the cities of Quibdo and Medellin, Reuters reported. Rescuers and canines from across Colombia were More
The World Health Organization (WHO) says about 10,000 people have died from COVID-19 in December 2023. VOA quoted Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of WHO, as saying: “Holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.” He said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while More
At least five Turkish soldiers have been killed and eight others wounded in an attack by militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, media reports said on Saturday. VOA quoted the Turkish Defence Ministry as saying: “Clashes broke out after the terrorists attempted to infiltrate the Operation Claw-Lock region on Friday.” Three More
