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The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) claimed responsibility on Saturday for a series of deadly attacks that killed 23 people in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, near the Afghan border. According to security officials, the assaults were carried out on Friday, targeting law enforcement and paramilitary......
Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun a rare visit to the northwestern region of Xinjiang, an area home to diverse ethnic groups, including the Turkic-speaking Uyghurs, according to state media reports on Tuesday. The vast region shares borders with Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and has long......
At least twelve Pakistani soldiers were killed early Saturday in an ambush carried out by Pakistani Taliban fighters in the country’s northwestern region near the Afghan border, according to local officials and security sources. The attack occurred around 4 a.m., when assailants positioned on......
India is aiming to strengthen its position as an emerging arms exporter after showcasing its latest military equipment during the May clashes with Pakistan. The four-day confrontation, marked by missile launches and drone raids, was the most intense military exchange between the two neighbors in two......
Pakistan is once again facing the devastating impact of the monsoon season. In the last 24 hours alone, at least 21 people have lost their lives, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Eight deaths were reported in the eastern province of Punjab, largely due to flash floods......
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, marking the third major quake to strike the region this week. The disaster amplifies the ongoing humanitarian crisis in a country already grappling with inadequate relief operations in its remote mountainous areas. Death toll climbs......
Two paramilitary officers were killed and five others injured during a clash with local Taliban fighters in the Swat district of northwestern Pakistan, officials confirmed on Thursday. The incident highlights growing fears among residents of a resurgence of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), whose......
On the third day of rescue operations in Afghanistan, hopes of finding survivors from the deadly earthquake are fading, while thousands of displaced families live in precarious conditions. A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the country from Sunday night to Monday, followed by additional tremors near the......
A government helicopter crashed on Monday during a training exercise in northern Pakistan, killing five people, local police reported. The helicopter, operated by the local government, was attempting to land at a newly constructed heliport in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, an area known for its high mountains......
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin launched strong attacks against the United States and the West on Monday during a high-level summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held in Tianjin, China. The gathering brought together leaders from across Eurasia and......
Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous and wealthiest province, faces severe flooding as heavy monsoon rains continue to batter the region. Authorities have already evacuated nearly half a million residents living along swollen rivers, where 30 deaths have been reported so far. In total, over 1.5 million......
A group of foreign fighters who participated in Syria’s civil war has petitioned the new Islamist-led government in Damascus to grant them Syrian citizenship, arguing that their contributions during the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad last December justify the request. The petition, submitted to......
Rescue teams in northern Pakistan are racing against time after catastrophic monsoon rains killed at least 344 people in just two days. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, located in the mountainous north, has been the hardest hit, with more than 300 deaths recorded since Thursday, according to the provincial......
