Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir Assembly Seeks Statehood in Challenge to Centre
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the “immediate and urgent” restoration of the region’s full statehood, after opposition Bharatiya Janata Party members protested and walked out of the House. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the resolution last Friday, but the vote was delayed after several lawmakers sought to […]
Europe
Five Held Over Bomb Scare at UK Air Base Are British Nationals, Police Say
UK Bomb Scare Suspects Are Britons, Not Foreigners LONDON: In the quiet English countryside, a night of alarm has grown into a national security puzzle. British counter terror police said Monday that five men detained over a bomb scare at RAF Fairford, a base used by the United States, are all UK nationals in their […]
Serbia: After Two Years of Protest, Vucic Steps Down to Run Again
Serbia’s Vucic Steps Down to Seek a New Seat of Power BELGRADE: On a restless autumn evening, Serbia’s long serving leader stepped up to the Presidential Palace and closed one chapter of his political life to begin another. President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Sept. 27 that he was resigning to run for prime minister in […]
International News
Second US Underwater Drone Seized in Strait of Hormuz, Iran Says
TEHRAN: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said Sunday that it had seized a second US military underwater drone in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in one of the world’s most sensitive waterways. In a statement, the IRGC Navy said its forces carried out what it described as a “coordinated and […]
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