New Delhi, July 31: Ismail Haniyeh, the political chief of Hamas, has been assassinated in Tehran, according to a statement from the group that governs Gaza, which blamed Israel for his death. Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed when their residence in the Iranian capital was struck. Hamas stated that Haniyeh was in […]
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The Israeli army says it carried out a “precision strike” on Beirut, targeting a Hezbollah commander, Mushin Shukr. His fate is so-far unconfirmed, but Hezbollah sources say that he survived the attack. The army said that this was retaliation for an attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday that killed 12 children and teenagers. […]
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KABUL: The Taliban government has severed consular ties with swathes of Afghan embassies in Western countries, Kabul said on Tuesday, cutting off diplomats loyal to the former foreign-backed administration. The 2021 Taliban takeover left diplomats staffing Afghanistan’s foreign missions in limbo, having pledged to serve a government which collapsed in chaos after the withdrawal of […]
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The Turkish Coast Guard said Monday that it rescued 25 irregular migrants in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Marmaris district in Türkiye’s southwestern Muğla province. The irregular migrants were pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek coastal authorities, said the Coast Guard Command. The migrants were handed over to the Provincial Directorate […]
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Thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in Khan Younis, after the Israeli military said it had completed a week-long operation in the southern Gaza city. Israeli troops re-entered the city last week after officials said that Hamas was attempting “to reassemble its forces there”. Some 150,000 Palestinians were forced to flee their homes […]
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MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to testify on Tuesday in a preliminary graft probe into his wife’s business dealings, a case that has piled pressure on his fragile minority government. He has denied any wrongdoing by his wife, Begona Gomez, and dismissed the allegations as part of a right-wing smear campaign against […]
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PARACHINAR: The police have claimed that a ceasefire has been brokered by jirga leaders in several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district where the death toll has reached 49 along with 184 injured due to days-long armed conflict between two tribal groups which has entered its 7th day. The two groups have been fighting since […]
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Two children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England, and a 17-year-old male suspect was arrested, police said on Monday. He was held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. Nine other children were wounded, six of them critically, and two adults were in critical condition. “We believe that the […]
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman, Imran Khan, has confirmed and clarified his call for a protest outside the General Headquarters (GHQ) during an informal conversation with journalists at Adiala Jail on Monday. Khan stood by his statement about calling for a peaceful protest outside GHQ prior to the events of May 9. He stated, “My […]
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DHAKA: Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest. Student rallies against civil service job quotas this month sparked days of violence that killed at least 205 people including several police officers, according to […]
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