News in brief
Mexico announced on Tuesday that it has extradited 26 individuals to the United States accused of drug trafficking, human smuggling, and murder. This marks the second large-scale transfer of its kind since Donald Trump returned to the White House. According to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, among those......
Islamabad, August 10, 2025 — The Pakistani military has announced the killing of 14 suspected militants during a security operation in the southwestern province of Balochistan, near the Afghan border. The operation was conducted in the Sambaza area, according to a statement released by Inter-Services......
Russia has officially recognized the Islamic Emirate established by the Taliban in Afghanistan, marking a significant step in its diplomatic rapprochement with Kabul, according to Russian news agencies on Thursday. Zamir Kabulov, the Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan, confirmed......
The United Nations issued a strong warning on Thursday about “serious human rights violations” committed by Taliban authorities against Afghan citizens returning to their homeland. The alert comes amid mass deportations from neighboring countries, particularly Iran and Pakistan. According......
Nearly 350 hostages were freed after a harrowing confrontation between the Pakistani military and militants who seized a train in Balochistan, according to security sources. The attack, which began on Tuesday, ended in bloodshed, leaving dozens dead. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group......
An Afghan asylum seeker was arrested on Thursday in Munich after a car rammed into a trade union demonstration, injuring 30 people, some critically. The attack took place on the eve of an international security conference in the Bavarian city and sparked renewed debates on immigration ahead of Germany’s......
The Afghan Taliban government announced a prisoner swap with the United States, facilitated by Qatar. According to the Afghan foreign ministry, an Afghan national named Khan Mohammad, who had been serving a life sentence in California after being detained nearly two decades ago in Nangarhar Province,......
Recent data from Frontex reveals a significant transformation in European Union migration patterns, with irregular border crossings dropping 38% in 2024 to approximately 239,000 detections – the lowest figure since 2021. The Central Mediterranean corridor witnessed the most dramatic change, with......
A deadly bomb explosion at a railway station in Pakistan's Balochistan province has resulted in the deaths of at least 25 people. The attack, which occurred as a popular morning train was preparing to depart Quetta station for Peshawar, left dozens more injured. The militant group Balochistan Liberation......
The global media landscape, with its relentless 24-hour news cycle, has transformed unimaginable atrocities into desensitized daily occurrences. As wars, massacres, and disasters are squeezed into routine news, human suffering is increasingly reduced to fleeting headlines. Sipping my morning coffee,......
In a tragic incident that underscores the ongoing violence in Afghanistan, gunmen killed 14 individuals in a predominantly Shiite area of central Afghanistan, marking one of the most lethal attacks in the country this year. The Taliban confirmed the attack, which also left six others injured, occurred......
