Israel began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process and after: Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai prisoners in Gaza on Thursday. From the Israeli side, buses arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah carrying some of the 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed as part of the phased agreement. Women in More
Four Pakistani security forces have been killed in two separate clashes with armed militants in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Dawn newspaper reported that two Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack on a military convoy in North Waziristan The report said that two more Pakistani soldiers were also killed in a clash More
An Iraqi man Salwan Momika, who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden, has been shot dead and five people have been arrested in connected with his murder. The Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden hours before he was due to receive a court verdict following a trial over burning the More
Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed and a third injured during a clash with militants in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to reports, the Pakistani forces were conducting a clearance operation in ‘Khadi Eidak Madzani’ area last night when the clash took place. Two soldiers, including a major, More
Ahmed Hussein al- Sharaa, known as Abu Muhammad al-Julani, has been declared Syria’s president for a transitional phase, says a media report. Addressing a conference, Sharaa said the first priority in Syria was to fill a vacuum in government “in a legitimate and legal way”. Reuters reported Sharaa was empowered to form a temporary legislative More
US President Donald Trump has ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activists, including student protesters, says a media report. The order instructs federal agencies to identify available civil and criminal authorities in order to combat anti-Semitism, specifically by deporting resident aliens – such as students with visas – who were found to have broken the law More
A passenger plane carrying 64 people has collided midair with a US army Black Hawk helicopter outside Washington DC, killing at least 18 people. Fox News reported 18 people lost their lives in the collision over Ronald Reagan National Airport, with the passenger jet crashing into Washington’s Potomac River. US media outlets reported several bodies More
At least 15 people have been and many more injured in a crush at a religious festival in India, a media report said on Wednesday. “At least 15 people have died for now. Others are being treated,” a doctor in the Prayagraj city of Uttar Pradesh told AFP on condition of anonymity. Rescuers and worshippers More
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the US halting foreign aid and has urged on the country to continue its humanitarian aid to the world’s most vulnerable communities that depend on this assistance. The US State Department issued a “stop action” order for existing and new foreign aid at the beginning of Donald More
Following his abortive attempt to impose martial law, South Korea’s impeached president has been charged with insurrection. Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean president to be charged with a crime after he tried in December last year to impose military rule, throwing he country into political tumult. A court in Seoul rejected a More
