31-01-2026 WASHINGTON: ICE officers in Minnesota were directed on Wednesday to avoid engaging with “agitators” as they carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, according to internal guidance reviewed by media. The new guidance, offering the most detailed look so far at how operations would change after two fatal shootings …

31-01-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s chief economic adviser proposed age-based limits on access to social media platforms he said were “predatory” in their approach to keeping users online, signaling a potential blow to Meta and YouTube in their largest user market. Such a shift would pull India in line …

31-01-2026 TEHRAN: The chief of the Iranian army has vowed a “crushing response” to any attack after the United States moved a strike force into regional waters as tensions continue to escalate. A batch of 1000 drones have been added to Iran’s combat regiments, according to state television, with the …

31-01-2026 WEST BANK/ GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces have detained dozens of people after storming several areas across the occupied West Bank, including the home of a Palestinian man who was shot and killed by Israeli forces in Bethlehem. The latest raids early on Thursday come as Israeli settlers stormed Joseph’s …

31-01-2026 ROME: Italy has detailed a sweeping security plan for the Winter Olympics, stressing it will keep command of all operations after news emerged that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) staff would be assisting the US delegation. The Games will be one of the most complex security operations …

31-01-2026 ISTANBUL/ TEHRAN: Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has warned that a United States attack on Iran would be “wrong”, calling on Washington and Tehran to resolve their issues diplomatically and gradually. In an interview, Resul Serdar Atas, segments of which aired on Wednesday, Fidan called for regional cooperation as …

Hyderabad, Jan.30 (PMI): Governor  Jishnu Dev Varma offered floral tributes at the Bapu Ghat, Hyderabad, on Friday, on the occasion of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary.   Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, TPCC President Mahesh Kumar Goud, MLAs,  MLCs, other elected representatives  and …

Hyderabad, Jan.30 (PMI): In a landmark initiative, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is opening the doors of one of India’s premier institutions  IIT Hyderabad to the children of the city’s sanitation workers. For the first time, these young students will embark on a specially curated exposure visit to the …

30-01-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ TIRAH: More than 70,000 people, mostly women and children, have fled from Tirah, a remote region in northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, as fears grow of an imminent military offensive against the Pakistan Taliban, according to local residents and officials. Pakistan’s Defence Minister …

30-01-2026 QUITO: The government of Ecuador has condemned what it described as an attempt by a US federal immigration agent to enter the Ecuadorean consulate in Minneapolis. The agent was prevented from gaining access by consular officials, who acted “to guarantee the protection of the Ecuadoreans who were inside the …