PAKISTAN – Following improving ties between Pakistan and Iran, Islamabad activated a new trade route, Pak-Iran Transit Corridor through Iran on Friday, with inaugural shipment comprising frozen meat transported to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Under the arrangement, consignments…
GERMANY – Germany’s Lufthansa pilots begun a 48-hour strike on Monday, with many flights getting cancelled. The country’s pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called for work stoppages at Lufthansa and several of its subsidiaries through…
NIGERIA – Over 100 civilians were killed and 35 others severely injured when Nigerian military strikes targeted Jilli village in the country’s Yobe state over the weekend, according to Amnesty International on Monday. The army was…
AUSTRALIA – Australia‘s Chief of Joint Capabilities Lt. Gen. Susan Coyle was on Monday named as the next chief of army, becoming the first Australian female army chief in the country’s 125-year history. Lt. Gen. Susan…
SYRIA – The French cement giant Lafarge is on trial to determine whether it’ll be held accountable for financing terrorism in Syria during the civil war. The case dates back to 2008, when Lafarge invested €680…
HAITI – Haiti’s Citadelle Laferriere stampede over the weekend during annual festivities left at least 30 people dead in the popular tourist destination, and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Culture Minister Emmanuel Menard said that…
SUDAN – Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelling of Dilling city in Sudan’s South Kordofan state killed 4 people, including 2 children and a woman, and injured several others, according to medical reports on Sunday. The…
USA – A Sunday report by The New York Times said that the US was considering fresh military attacks on Iran, following the Islamabad talks failure. The report, which cited officials and people familiar with the…
RUSSIA – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that Ukraine had violated the Easter ceasefire 1,971 times since Saturday through Sunday morning. “In total, 1,971 ceasefire violations by Ukrainian Armed Forces units were recorded between…
HUNGARY – Hungary‘s parliamentary election begun on Sunday with polling stations opening at 6 am and expected to close at 7 pm, with preliminary results scheduled later in the evening. More than 8 million eligible voters…
INDIA – A road collision in India’s Bihar state on Saturday left 13 people dead and 27 others injured, according to local authorities. The accident took place when a passenger bus collided with a pickup truck…
IRAQ – Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi on Saturday won the parliament’s confidence vote to become Iraq’s new president, after almost 2 decades of working behind the scenes in the country’s presidential palace, and as a longtime…
IRAN – As Islamabad talks concluded without a deal, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei warned on Sunday that talks with United States can only succeed if Washington abandons its excessive and illegal demands, and…
CANADA – The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday pledged to reduce dependence on US in military procurement and spending, adding that he’ll strengthen local industry and expand global partnerships. Speaking at the Liberal Party’s…
PAKISTAN – Speaking from Islamabad on Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said that the US-Iran talks‘ outcome will be influenced by the stability in Lebanon and across Middle East. Baghaei said the Iranian…
RUSSIA – The latest Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap on Saturday April 11, set free 350 soldiers, 175 from each side, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. “On April 11, 175 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled…
DJIBOUTI – The Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a 6th term on Friday after acquiring 97.81% of votes in the presidential election. According to the Interior Ministry, Guelleh’s only rival, Mohamed Farah Samatar,…
LEBANON – At least 3 people were killed in overnight Israeli attacks on Lebanon, as Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes starting at dawn on Saturday. A residential building in the town of Mefdoun in…
USA – A CNN report on Saturday claimed that in the coming weeks, China may send new air defense systems to Iran, citing assessments from intelligence sources. The report claimed that Iran may be taking advantage…
IRAN – A Wall Street Journal report on Friday said that Iran still possesses thousands of ballistic missiles, according to sources quoted by the journal, despite claims by Trump and Hegseth that Iran’s military capability have…
SUDAN – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelling of Dilling in South Kordofan state killed 2 people, including a child, and injured 7 others, according to medics on Friday. The Sudan Doctors Network said in…
LEBANON – According to the World Food Program (WFP) on Friday, Lebanon is sliding into a food security crisis as conflict with Israel continues to worsen the already harsh conditions, with livelihood disruptions limiting access to…
BELGIUM – Online services at several Belgian hospitals, including Hospital Aan de Stroom in Antwerp, Hospital Oost-Limburg, and Delta Hospital in Roeselare were disrupted, with patient portals going offline following a cyberattack that targeted a Dutch…
RUSSIA – Russia have stressed that it won’t betray or abandon Cuba during contacts between the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and officials in Havana. At a news conference at the Russian Embassy in the…
UKRAINE – Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Kyiv was asked by its partners not to attack Russian oil terminals, over the strain caused by the Strait of Hormuz disruption. “I won’t say who asked us…
PALESTINE – Israeli army attacks across Gaza Strip targeting northern and southern parts of the strip since Thursday morning killed 5 people and injured several others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. A medical source at…
LEBANON – Israeli bombardments of Lebanon left at least 24 people dead in past 24 hours, with airstrikes targeting at least 52 towns and areas across the country’s south, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry on…
PALESTINE – Claims by the Board of Peace envoy Nicolay Mladenov that 602 aid trucks had entered Gaza a day earlier are false, according to the Gaza government on Friday, adding that only 207 trucks crossed…
PAKISTAN – The Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said late Thursday that Israel was evil and a curse to humanity over its continued acts of genocide in Middle East. “Israel is evil and a curse for…
ISRAEL – The Israeli Security Cabinet secretly approved the establishment of 34 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank as the world was focused on Iran war, according to local reports. While not specifying the…