VENEZUELA – Venezuela on Saturday launched Operation Independence 200 military exercise involving over 1,500 soldiers and civilians to defend national sovereignty amid tensions with United States. According to reports in the national press, Venezuela’s Interior, Justice…
AFGHANISTAN – Cross-border shelling and firing of heavy artillery was on Saturday witnessed as Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes escalated to direct armies engagement. On Sunday, Afghanistan claimed to have killed at least 58 Pakistani military personnel. Pakistan…
CHINA – On Sunday, China said it’s not afraid of trade war with US amid new tariffs and export curbs. A Commerce Ministry spokesperson said the “willful threats of high tariffs” are not the right way…
MEXICO – At least 42 people lost their lives and 27 others went missing after torrential rains triggered floods in Mexico, according to authorities on Saturday. In a statement, Mexico’s National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC) said…
EGYPT – A car crash in Egypt killed 3 Qatari diplomats and injured 2 others in the Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh. Qatar’s Embassy in Cairo said on the US social media company X that…
UKRAINE – Both Russia and Ukraine reported overnight drone attacks in various fronts on Saturday. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 78 Shahed, Gerbera, and other attack drones from Orel, Millerovo, Kursk, and Chauda in Crimea…
NORTH KOREA – In a meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Saturday, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow will fully honor the Russia-North Korea alliance…
ISRAEL – US troops begun arriving in Israel on Saturday as part of a joint task force to monitor the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire. Citing two US officials, ABC News reported that 200 troops will…
LEBANON – At least 1 person was killed and 7 others injured after Israeli airstrikes on Southern Lebanon’s Al-Msayleh town despite a ceasefire agreement. The state-run National News Agency said that 10 Israeli airstrikes targeted heavy machinery…
USA – On Friday, Donald Trump said that the mass federal layoffs are being calibrated to hit Democrats as he tries to pressure the party to agree to his demands on ending the shutdown. “It will…
USA – On Thursday, a US federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents to stop targeting journalists who’re reporting on protests and immigration enforcement activities in Chicago. In recent weeks, as federal agents…
UKRAINE – On Friday, Ukraine said that 1 person was killed and 20 others injured after overnight Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia. “As of now, more than 20 people across the country have been reported injured –…
PHILIPPINES – A magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Philippines on Friday killed 1 person and prompted a tsunami warning after the quake struck Mindanao region. The quake occurred at a depth of 58.1 kilometers (36 miles), the…
PAKISTAN – On Friday, the Pakistan army said that its forces had killed at least 30 militants in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during security operations. The military conducted a series of retribution operations in the Jamal…
PALESTINE – Israel and Hamas reached a Gaza ceasefire agreement, with Israeli government approving the deal later, but despite all this, Israeli attacks across Gaza Strip continued on Friday. Several artillery shells hit the Al-Katiba area…
FRANCE – The EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament despite of a unified front by far-right and far-left lawmakers. During the plenary sitting in Strasbourg,…
PAKISTAN – One person was on Thursday killed in Southwestern Pakistan after a railway track explosion. The blast, which took place in the remote Dera Murad Jamali district of the southwestern Balochistan province, killed a railway…
TAJIKISTAN – The Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Dushanbe on Wednesday on a 3-day visit to Tajikistan to participate in the Russia-Central Asia summit on Thursday, as well as in the Heads of State Council…
USA – On Wednesday, the US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) said that 500 National Guard troops had arrived in the Chicago area. “Approximately 200 soldiers from various units of the Texas National Guard and approximately 300 soldiers…
PALESTINE – On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced that Hamas and Israel had signed off on the first phase of Gaza peace plan, describing it as a “great day,” but what does it entail? “I am very…
RUSSIA – As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, at least 6 people were killed and others injured in overnight Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod and Kherson regions. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the attack was on the…
ISRAEL – A Palestinian prisoner under Israeli custody at the Ramon Prison in southern Israel died due to a deliberate medical neglect according to the prisoners affairs groups on Wednesday. Citing the Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority,…
PAKISTAN – At least 11 Pakistani military personnel were killed by militants during an intelligence-based operation in Orakzai district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday. During the conduct of the operation, 19 terrorists were killed due…
CANADA – According to a Canadian minister, the US-Canada trade talks were “successful” although no deal was reached on aluminum and steel tariffs. “We concluded what I think was a successful, positive, substantive conversation with President…
USA – The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed 107 Trump nominees under the new rules that were adopted last month, in a move aimed at speeding up delayed confirmations. Senators voted 51-47 along party lines to…
MOROCCO – Moroccan authorities have agreed to combat corruption after Gen-Z protests that demanded reforms. According to a government statement, the National Authority for Probity, Prevention and the Fight against Corruption (INPPLC) signed the agreement with…
EGYPT – Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Egypt early Wednesday for the Gaza ceasefire talks. “President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday…
NEPAL – The Nepal floods death toll on Tuesday rose to 60 after heavy rains triggered flash floods over the last few days according to local reports. The fatalities include 19 men, 26 women, and 15…
USA – Donald Trump approved the controversial Ambler Road Project according to the White House on Monday. According to a fact sheet, Trump approved the appeal of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, directing his…
USA – The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was on Tuesday awarded to Michel H. Devoret, John M. Martinis and John Clarke, for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric…