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Pakistan: Balochistan Constabulary officer dies after unidentified people open fire on vehicle

Jul 18, 2025, at 05:44 pm

One Balochistan Constabulary officer and three others were injured when unidentified people opened fire on their vehicle in Mastung district of Pakistan, media reports said.

Thailand: Woman extorted Buddhist monks of USD11.9 million after sex, arrested

Jul 18, 2025, at 05:06 pm

The Thai woman, who was arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with monks and then using photos and videos to extort them, received around 385 million baht ($11.9m; £8.8m) over the past three years from the victims, media reports said.

US: Indian-origin man charged with fraud

Jul 18, 2025, at 03:24 pm

Five Louisiana men, including four active and former law enforcement officers and an Indian national, were indicted Wednesday on charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit visa fraud, and mail fraud, following a federal investigation initiated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Israel PM's office 'regrets' attack on Gaza church which left 3 people dead

Jul 18, 2025, at 01:36 pm

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said it 'deeply regrets' the IDF strikes conducted on the only church in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following leg swelling: White House

Jul 18, 2025, at 10:10 am

The White House on Thursday said President Donald Trump is suffering from a chronic vein condition amid speculation over his health after photographs emerged showing bruising in his hand.

'Committing theft could get your visa revoked': US warns after Indian woman caught shoplifting in Illinois

Jul 17, 2025, at 09:52 pm

The US Embassy in New Delhi has warned Indian nationals that they could face revocation of their American visas if they commit serious crimes in the country.

Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies at 54 while touring across US with 'haunted' Annabelle doll

Jul 16, 2025, at 11:08 pm

A 54-year-old paranormal investigator died all of a sudden while touring with the supposedly haunted Annabelle doll, his tour organisers told the media.

Anchor runs mid-telecast as Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's state TV building

Jul 16, 2025, at 08:54 pm

A Syrian TV anchor ran off camera during a live broadcast as Israeli airstrikes hit a state television building in central Damascus.

Pakistan: Suspected abductor of Balochistan student killed in clash with police

Jul 16, 2025, at 06:23 pm

A Quetta police official on Wednesday said the key suspect allegedly involved in the kidnapping and killing of 14-year-old Musawir Kakar was killed in a clash with the police in the Pakistani city.

Ukraine crisis: 139 civilians have been killed due to Russian attacks in July so far, says OHCHR

Jul 16, 2025, at 02:19 pm

Relentless missile and drone strikes by Russian forces have killed and injured hundreds of civilians in Ukraine this month, continuing a devastating pattern of attacks far from the frontlines.

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan launches her own political party

Jul 16, 2025, at 09:46 am

Jailed ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan's wife Reham Khan has joined the political race in the South Asian country by launching her own party.

Over 800 died in Gaza trying to source food in recent weeks, confirms UN

Jul 16, 2025, at 09:02 am

Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Balochistan witnessed 45 pc rise in terror, 100 pc spike in targeted killing in first half of 2025

Jul 15, 2025, at 09:58 am

A report published by the Balochistan Home Department has shown that the volatile Pakistani region is witnessing a 45 percent increase in terrorist incidents and a 100 percent increase in targeted killings of local residents in the first six months of the year.

Hamas terrorist, who invaded Israel on October 7, eliminated

Jul 15, 2025, at 09:51 am

A Hamas member, who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 onslaught and held British-Israeli Emily Damari hostage, has been eliminated in an Israeli airstrike, confirmed IDF on Monday.

Donald Trump threatens Russia with 'very severe tariffs' if no Ukraine negotiations within 50 days

Jul 14, 2025, at 11:13 pm

US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Russia that he will impose "very severe" tariffs against Moscow's remaining trade partners if it doesn't end its war in Ukraine within 50 days.

Terrorists target Pakistani police station in Miryan with quadcopter, cops remain safe

Jul 14, 2025, at 06:53 pm

Terrorists used a quadcopter to target a police station in Pakistan's Miryan area on Saturday.

Act of inhumanity: BYC says Balochistan's Azmat Rind tortured to death in custody, secretly buried without family consent

Jul 14, 2025, at 06:03 pm

Human rights group Baloch Yakjehti Committee has said a man from Naseerabad district in Pakistan was allegedly tortured to death in the custody of the forces and secretly buried without family consent.

Chinese coast guard incursions reported close to Taiwan's Dongsha Island

Jul 14, 2025, at 05:59 pm

Taiwan's Coast Guard has said two Chinese missile vessels have made incursions near Dongsha Island in the South China Sea, media reports said on Monday.

Sectarian clashes break out in Syria's Suwayda, 30 die

Jul 14, 2025, at 05:38 pm

At least 30 people died and 100 others were injured after armed clashes broke out between  Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militias in southern Syria, media reports said.

Pakistan: Baloch group holds candlelight vigil in memory of Zeeshan Zaheer who was 'extrajudicially killed'

Jul 14, 2025, at 04:02 pm

Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a prominent Baloch-based human rights group, held a candlelight vigil recently in memory of Zeeshan Zaheer, who was 'extrajudicially killed'.

UK: Small plane crashes in London Southend Airport after takeoff, witness describes seeing a 'fireball'

Jul 14, 2025, at 10:38 am

A small plane crashed on takeoff at Southend Airport in London, with witnesses saying they saw a 'large fireball' following the mishap.

US: Kentucky church shooting leaves two dead

Jul 14, 2025, at 09:24 am

At least two women died after a gunman gunned them down at a church in the US state of Kentucky on Sunday.

Hindu trader beaten to death in Bangladesh, attackers jump on his body

Jul 13, 2025, at 08:48 pm

At least seven people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Hindu scrap trader in Bangladesh last week, an incident that triggered widespread protests in the South Asian country that has witnessed a rise in atrocities against minorities in recent months.

Gaza: Children fetching water among ten people killed in Israeli strike

Jul 13, 2025, at 08:13 pm

At least ten people, including six children, died in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, media reports said.

Australia: Two French women charged with plot to import 32kg of methamphetamine

Jul 13, 2025, at 04:16 pm

Two French women have appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with their alleged roles in a failed plot to import 32kg of methamphetamine into Australia.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured in Israeli airstrike during 12-day clash: Reports

Jul 13, 2025, at 02:06 pm

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suffered a light injury during an Israeli airstrike on a meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, media reports said.

Ukraine arrests Chinese father, son over suspected spying

Jul 13, 2025, at 11:29 am

Ukrainian officials have arrested a Chinese father and his son over a suspected attempt to illegally transfer classified documents on a key Ukrainian missile system to Beijing.

Pakistan police claim averting mob attack on Ahmadi religious place in Karachi

Jul 12, 2025, at 07:08 pm

Pakistani police have claimed they thwarted a mob attack on the worship place of the Ahmadi community in Lahore city.

British MP Bob Blackman voices concern over rising threats to Hindus, other minorities in Bangladesh

Jul 12, 2025, at 05:17 pm

British MP Bob Blackman has voiced his concern over the rising threats to Hindu, Christian, Buddhist and Ahmadiyya minorities in Bangladesh.

Economist Abul Barkat, who once said there would be no Hindus left in Bangladesh if exodus continued, sent to jail in graft case

Jul 12, 2025, at 10:39 am

Prominent Bangladeshi economist Abul Barkat, who has been a critic of radical Islam, was sent to jail on Friday over a graft case.