Death Toll From Pakistan Floods Today at 104

PAKISTAN – The death toll from Pakistan floods today (Saturday) is now at least 104, after 6 more people died in the last 24 hours. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), two people died in northeastern Punjab, one in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and three in southwestern Balochistan in rain and flood-related incidents. Since […]

Stop Threatening North Korea and Russia; Moscow to US and Allies

NORTH KOREA – Moscow have warned the US, South Korea and Japan against using their relations to threaten the security of North Korea and Russia. This was said by the Russian Foreign Minister while in North Korea. “We warn against exploiting these ties to build alliances directed against anyone, including North Korea and of course, […]

China and North Korea to Resume Passenger Train Services

CHINA – After suspension of operations in 2020 due to COVID-19, China and North Korea will resume passenger train services according to local reports. Both governments are finalizing the necessary arrangements, and operations could resume as early as August. China resumed freight train services with North Korea in September 2022, following a five-month suspension due […]

Israeli Strikes Across the Gaza Strip Kills Over 76

PALESTINE – New Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip today (Saturday) have left at least 76 Palestinians dead and dozens injured as Israeli forces continue their onslaught targeting civilians. An airstrike on Jamal Abdel Nasser Street, opposite the Islamic University in western Gaza City, killed a mother and her three children. In the city’s eastern […]

Finland to Withdraw from the Ottawa Mine Ban Convention in January

FINLAND – Finnish foreign ministry announced on Friday that Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa mine ban convention (Ottawa Treaty), will take effect in January next year, citing security concerns in the region. Originally signed by Finland in 2012, the Ottawa Treaty prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines. However, Helsinki began preparations […]

Pentagon to Accelerate Modernization of US Drone Program

USA – The pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth on Thursday signed a memo to accelerate modernization of US drone program, boost production locally and remove regulatory hurdles hindering innovation. “While global military drone production skyrocketed over the last three years, the previous administration deployed red tape,” Hegseth wrote in the memo, dubbed “Unleashing US Military Drone […]

9 Bus Passengers Abducted and Killed in Balochistan, Pakistan

PAKISTAN – 9 bus passengers were on Thursday night abducted from 2 Punjab-bound coaches by unknown, armed men in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and later killed according to local reports on Friday. The incident occurred Thursday night in the Sur-Dakai area on the border between Balochistan’s Zhob and Loralai districts, Zhob Assistant Commissioner Naveed Alam told […]

Former Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina Charged for Crimes Against Humanity

BANGLADESH – A Bangladesh court on Thursday charged the ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in absentia for crimes against humanity, together with 2 others. A three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal, headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Mazumder, ordered charges to be framed against the exiled leader Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former […]

Ukraine’s Colonel of the SBU Shot Dead

UKRAINE – A Ukrainian colonel of the SBU (Ukraine’s Security Service) was shot and killed in Kyiv on Thursday according to the SBU statement. The Kyiv police initially wrote on Telegram that law enforcement officers dispatched to the capital’s Holosiivskyi district discovered the body of a man with a gunshot wound. Ukrainian media outlets, including […]