Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip and blamed Hamas for what it called a significant Palestinian ambush of its troops, even as trouble-shooters assembled in an effort to keep President Donald Trump’s peace plan on track. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025.(Reuters) Signaling Washington’s focus…
Just as the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan seemed to ease up after a ceasefire announcement, the Taliban claimed late last night that Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes on its territory, killing at least 10 people. Three local Afghanistan cricketers were along among those killed, the country’s cricket board said, mourning the big loss. Afghan…
At least 15 civilians were killed and over 100 wounded in renewed cross-border clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces in Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak district, said foreign media reports. New Delhi: Fifteen civilians reportedly lost their lives and dozens more were injured during overnight clashes in the Spin Boldak district, near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. According…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that his forces will continue striking anyone planning to attack his country. Netanyahu’s statement came while speaking from the Israeli Air Force command centre in Tel Aviv after observing airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement came while speaking from the…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country’s northwest, local authorities said. The airstrikes were launched on targets around Pauwa Hill, located in the Kankara area of Katsina state, in the early hours of Saturday, Nasir Mu’azu, the state’s…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has publicly stated that recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes inflicted serious damage on Iran’s nuclear sites, a sharp contrast to the downplaying by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and one early U.S. intelligence assessment that was leaked to media. Araghchi said key nuclear facilities suffered significant harm and that Tehran is…
Hours after Indian forces launched airstrikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, national security advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday told his counterparts in several countries that New Delhi has no intent to escalate tensions but is prepared to “retaliate resolutely” if Islamabad does so, news agency PTI reported, citing officials. India’s NSA Ajit…