Iran considers the US deployment of a THAAD missile defense battery in Israel as “psychological warfare,” Iran’s Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday, as the region remains tense awaiting an Israeli retaliation against Iran. The Pentagon said on Tuesday that US troops had arrived in Israel as part of the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude…
The war on Gaza must be stopped immediately and a ceasefire reached to assure the return of the Israeli hostages and prevent long-lasting impacts for both sides that are likely if the war continues, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Al Arabiya News on Tuesday. Olmert further said that Hamas’ capabilities in Gaza had…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a French newspaper that Israeli forces had found “state-of-the-art” Russian weapons in searches of Hezbollah bases in south Lebanon. Netanyahu highlighted to Le Figaro newspaper, in an interview released Wednesday, that under a 2006 UN Security Council resolution only the Lebanese army was allowed to have weapons south of…
The facilities contained various advanced conventional weapons used to target military and civilian vessels navigating international waters throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, official Said. The US military conducted multiple air strikes on several underground Houthi weapons storage facilities inside Yemen, a US defense official told late on Wednesday. The facilities contained various advanced conventional…
CAIRO – 16 October 2024: Egypt and Saudi Arabia have signed an accord to establish a supreme Egyptian-Saudi coordination council along with an agreement to encourage and protect mutual investments between the two countries, said the Egyptian Presidency in a statement. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown…
PM Shehbaz Sharif had a cordial and substantive meeting with the Prime Minister of Russian Federation, Mr. Mikhail Mishustin, at the Prime Minister’s House, at the margins of the 23rd SCO CHG meeting. The Prime Ministers discussed the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation and noted the positive momentum in Pakistan-Russia relations over the last two…
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin arrived here on Tuesday to attend the twenty-third meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) On arrival at the airport, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif welcomed the distinguished guest. Russian Ambassador in Pakistan, Albert P. Khorev, Additional Secretary Shafqat…
Elon Musk gave around $75 million to his pro-Donald Trump spending group in the span of three months, federal disclosures showed on Tuesday, underscoring how the billionaire has become crucial to the Republican candidate’s efforts to win the Nov. 5 presidential election. America PAC, which is focused on turning out voters in closely contested states that…
Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on a popular Sydney beach, prompting lifeguards to close the strand to swimmers. “Mysterious, black, ball-shaped debris” began appearing on Coogee Beach on Tuesday afternoon the local mayor said, leaving flummoxed authorities scrambling to find out what they might be, and where they may have come from. “Coogee…
The United States is “concerned” by reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week accused North Korea of transferring personnel to Russia’s armed forces, saying his intelligence agencies had briefed him on “the actual involvement of North Korea in the war” in…
North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or returned to the army this week. The young people are determined to fight in a “sacred war of destroying the enemy with the arms of the revolution,” the KCNA report said. North Korea’s claim of having…
Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of a key city and three other localities in northeastern Kharkiv region on Tuesday as Russian forces press closer and officials face difficulties in providing services through the winter. The order applied to Kupiansk, a rail hub lying astride the Oskil River, as well as the town of Borova, further…
China will not promise to renounce the use of force over Taiwan but this is aimed at external interference and a small minority of separatists, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday following the country’s latest war games around the island. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, staged a day of large-scale drills…
RAWALPINDI – Pakistan and Russia are holding joint seventh exercise counter terrorism domain, Druzhba-VII, in Pabbi. The two-week long drills between the armies of Pakistan and Russia commenced on 13 October 2024 at National Counter Terrorism Centre, Pabbi. Light Commando Troops of Pakistan Army and Russian Military contingent are participating in the joint exercise. Commandant…
The United Nations Security Council on Monday expressed strong concern after several UN peacekeeping positions in southern Lebanon came under fire amid clashes between the Israeli military and Iran-backed Hezbollah. In a statement adopted by consensus, the 15-member council also urged all parties – without naming them – to respect the safety and security of the personnel…
