20-01-2024 TEHRAN: Iran said on Friday that it successfully carried out an air defence drill using drones designed to intercept hostile targets in an area stretching from its southwestern to southeastern coasts, amid heightened tensions in the region. On Thursday, Pakistan launched strikes on terrorists’ hideouts inside Iran in a …
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20-01-2024 LONDON/ WASHINGTON/ DAVOS: Houthis have once again targeted a US ship, intensifying the ongoing maritime conflict in a worrisome escalation of tensions in the Red Sea. The attack, claimed by the Yemeni group on Friday, follows recent retaliatory strikes by the United States against Houthi positions in response to …
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20-01-2024 ROME: A leading pro-Khalistan activist in Italy has claimed that he has received a direct threat to kill from the Indian state agents asking him to stop his political activities for Khalistan or face consequences. Gurpal Singh, who is Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) coordinator in Italy and a close …
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20-01-2024 BRUSSELS: NATO will launch its largest exercise since the Cold War next week with about 90,000 personnel set to take part in the months-long wargames, the alliance’s top commander General Chris Cavoli has said. Cavoli said on Thursday that the drills would rehearse NATO’s execution of its regional plans, …
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20-01-2024 AMMAN/ DAMASCUS: Dozens of civilians have been killed in air strikes targeting the neighboring towns of Arman and Malh in the southeast Syrian province of Sweida, according to local media. Jordanian forces are believed to be behind Thursday’s attacks, though its government has yet to confirm any involvement. Sweida …
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20-01-2024 DUBAI/ MEDITERRANEAN SEA: In the pitch-black hours of early Thursday morning, the Humanity 1 rescue ship approached a sky-blue wooden boat in distress in the central Mediterranean Sea. On board were at least 126 people who were suffering from hypothermia, dehydration and exhaustion from clinging to the boat for …
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20-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: US State Department says “support for Israel remains ironclad” despite Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting US’s stance on establishment of Palestinian state. Netanyahu is “saying the quiet part out loud”, says US Senator Elizabeth Warren, after Netanyahu once again rejects a two-state solution. Conditions in …
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20-01-2024 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Bruneian royal’s wedding to his bride Anisha Rosnah came to a close on 16 January after a glittering ten-day event saw the couple tie the knot in front of thousands of esteemed guests from across the globe. A ten-day long royal wedding extravaganza undeniably calls …
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19-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ SANA’A/ DUBAI: The United States military says its forces launched strikes on 14 Houthi missiles “that were loaded to be fired” from Yemen in the fourth day of direct attacks on the Iran-aligned group in less than a week. The missiles posed a threat to commercial ships and …
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19-01-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA: Pakistan on Thursday morning struck terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, less than 48 hours after Iran violated its airspace. According to a statement issued by the military’s media affairs wing, “hideouts used by terrorist organizations namely Balochistan Liberation …
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