Jerusalem: Israel’s army said Wednesday it made preparations for the demolition of the family homes of two Palestinian perpetrators of a 2016 shooting after their homes had been demolished and rebuilt. The troops surveyed overnight the family homes of the assailants, who carried out a deadly shooting attack in Sarona Market, a recreation compound in […]
Canberra: The Australian government will formally recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital after a cabinet meeting but it won’t be announced until the COAG meeting on Wednesday. The Australian reports that the decision will be ratified by the cabinet after the national security committee approved it on Monday night. However, the embassy won’t be moved from […]
Kabul: On the outskirts of the Afghan capital, at least four people were killed in a bomb blast on Tuesday. According to a report of the 1TV, the incident took place in the Paghman district, located in the western part of Kabul. Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the attack targeted a car carrying […]
Washington: Jamal Khashoggi’s final words were “I can’t breathe”, CNN has said, citing a source who has read the transcript of an audio tape of the final moments before the journalist’s murder. The source told the US network the transcript made clear the killing was premeditated, and suggests several phone calls were made to give briefings […]
Moscow:At least eight soldiers have been killed and ten others captured by the Taliban, after an attack on a military base in the Bala Baluk district of Afghanistan’s province of Farah on Sunday. According to the Pajhwok news agency, the Taliban militants also seized all weapons and ammunition upon leaving the base. Russian news agency […]
Srinagar: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were “economic terrorism”, as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials on Saturday. “America’s unjust and illegal sanctions against the honourable nation of Iran have targeted our nation as a clear instance of terrorism,” Rouhani told a conference in Tehran attended by officials from […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the United States of “pushing Pakistan away” and said he would never want to have a relation with Washington where his country is treated like a “hired gun”. “I would never want to have a relationship where Pakistan is treated like a hired gun — given money […]
Taliban have killed 14 Afghan soldiers and taken another 21 captive in an overnight attack in the country’s western Herat province, an Afghan official said, reported the AP. Herat provincial council member Najibullah Mohebi said attackers besieged two army outposts late on Thursday in Herat’s Shindand district. He said the fighting lasted for six hours […]
Srinagar: More countries are experiencing violent conflict now than at any time over the past 30 years, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, underscoring that the world has a responsibility to act “collectively”. “Low intensity conflicts have increased by 60 per cent in the last ten years,” Guterres told the Council, which […]
MOSCOW, Dec 6 (Sputnik) Three people were killed and several others injured in a terror attack in the south-eastern Iranian port city of Chabahar, local media reported on Thursday. The Press TV broadcaster reported earlier in the day that an explosion and a shooting were registered in Chabahar. The Press-TV specified, citing a source in […]
