Five militants killed in gunfight with police clash
At least five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, officials said. The gunfight took place when around 25 to 30 militants stormed a seminary in the Sheikh Landak and Takhti Khel areas of the Lakki Marwat district. ...
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Over 1,000 arrested in Sri Lanka’s anti-drug crackdown
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Pakistan interior minister visits Wana Cadet College
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Sri Lanka forms panel to review poll framework
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M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, sign Congo peace framework
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India urges UNSC to adopt greater transparency
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Nepal’s green election code of conduct for March 5 polls
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UN human rights body holds special session on Sudan
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Sri Lanka’s budget gets Parliament nod
Sri Lanka’s 2025-26 budget was adopted in parliament through a majority vote on Friday. A total of 160 parliamentarians of the 225-member House voted in favour, while 42 opposed it. Eight members abstained. A notable feature of the vote was the support extended by at least three opposition MPs representing...
Royal gun salutes for King Charles 77th birthday
King Charles III’s 77th birthday on Friday was marked with the traditional royal gun salutes alongside the announcement of 231 King’s Awards for Voluntary Service (KAVS), including several charities of Indian heritage working within communities across the UK. In honour of the royal birthday, Buckingham Palace released a new photograph...
Jordan, Indonesia strengthen ties
Jordan’s King and Indonesia’s leader on Friday held talks as the two longtime friends agreed to strengthen military cooperation and economic ties between the two Muslim-majority nations. King Abdullah II and President Prabowo Subianto share a long-standing personal relationship as alumni of the US Fort Benning military academy that dates...
Security forces kill 26 terrorists in Pakistan
Pakistani security forces killed 26 terrorists in multiple intelligence-based operations in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said on Friday. The three operations were conducted in the Bajaur, Kohat and Karak districts on Thursday. The operation in Bajaur was conducted after receiving credible information about the presence of a large...
Druze group, Syria force clash in Sweida
A new round of clashes between Druze armed groups and Government forces in the province of Sweida in southern Syrian had subsided Friday but left fears of another escalation. Clashes on Thursday led to both sides blaming each other for violating a ceasefire that ended several days of violent fighting...
Palestinians held for 12 hours on South Africa plane
South African authorities faced heavy criticism on Friday after they held more than 150 Palestinians, including a woman who is nine months pregnant, on a plane for around 12 hours due to complications with their travel documents. A pastor who was allowed to meet with the passengers while they were...
Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel, say Gaza health officials
Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step to fulfilling the terms of the fragile US-brokered ceasefire agreement. The bodies were returned after militants late Thursday handed over the body of one of the last...
