Pakistan: Murky Clashes in Muridke as State Forces Disperse TLP Protesters

MURIDKE, Pakistan — At least five people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday as police and Rangers launched a fierce crackdown on supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) marching toward Islamabad. Videos flooding social media showed scenes of burning vehicles, shattered glass, and bodies strewn across the Grand Trunk Road’s median. Authorities say the […]

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Afghanistan Denies Visas to Pakistani Officials Amid Escalating Airspace Row

KABUL — Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has refused entry visas to several senior Pakistani officials, including Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Intelligence Chief Asim Malik, amid a sharp escalation in tensions over alleged airspace violations, according to TOLOnews. According to sources within the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Islamabad had requested permission for a high-level delegation […]

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Araghchi: Iran Open to ‘Balanced’ Nuclear Talks, but Trust in West Eroded

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offered one of the most detailed explanations yet of Tehran’s current foreign policy posture, addressing nuclear talks, relations with the West, and the situation in Gaza during a televised interview Saturday night, according to Mehr News Agency. Araghchi reiterated Iran’s support for an immediate end to the Gaza […]

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58 Dead, Dozens of Posts Captured: Pakistan–Afghan Skirmish Deepens

Latest on Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Clashes: 25 Afghan Posts Seized, Crossings Closed in EscalationIn a dramatic escalation along the Afghanistan–Pakistan frontier, Kabul and Islamabad have traded sharply diverging versions of last night’s ferocious clashes, each accusing the other of provocative aggression, according to Al Jazeera News. According to officials from the Taliban government in Kabul, Afghan […]

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White House Begins Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers Amid Ongoing Shutdown

WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday began laying off thousands of federal employees, citing the ongoing government shutdown as the reason, while President Donald Trump placed the blame squarely on Democrats. The move escalates the standoff in a shutdown that entered its tenth day, affecting millions of Americans and rattling federal agencies nationwide, according […]

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Tennessee Factory Blast Leaves 18 Missing, Authorities Shift to Recovery

No Survivors Expected After Tennessee Munitions Plant Explosion BUCKSNORT, Tennessee — Authorities say no survivors are expected to be found after a massive explosion ripped through a munitions plant in rural Tennessee on Friday, leaving 18 people unaccounted for and an entire community in mourning, according to BBC News. The blast occurred at the Accurate […]

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