ISLAMABAD (AA) – Some 150 students were arrested on Thursday during clashes with police in several cities across northeastern Punjab province over an alleged rape of a girl student at a private college in Lahore. Over 150 students were arrested during clashes with police on Thursday, and several others were injured in heavy tear gas [&he...
A local court in Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina fled to India on August 5 on charges of crimes against humanity. The crimes were allegedly committed during mass student protests in July and August this year. The warrant was issued on Thursday by the International Crimes Tribunal [&helli...
BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah has said that its fighters destroyed two Israeli tanks in southern Lebanon’s Labbouneh Heights, killing the attacking soldiers. According to separate statements, the Hezbollah fighters used two guided missiles to target two Merkava tanks in the Labbouneh Heights, causing them to burn and ki...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army on Thursday claimed that it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a military operation in the Gaza Strip. In an official statement on X, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced “the elimination” of Sinwar in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz also...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for regional de-escalation during a meeting in Cairo with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. A statement by the Egyptian Presidency said that the meeting dwelt on current developments in the Middle East region. Sisi reiterated Egypt’s position to avoid expanding the confl...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The US and UK air forces carried out 15 airstrikes, targeting the capital Sanaa, and Saada province in northern Yemen, Al-Masirah TV reported on Thursday. The Houthi group-run media outlet reported that “US-UK aggressors conducted six raids” across northern and southern Sanaa. The broadcaster added that th...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday demanded that President Joe Biden produce “evidence” that Israel is impeding the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Cotton’s demand comes a day after the Biden administration confirmed that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become one of the most prominent Republican mega-donors in the 2024 US presidential election, spending nearly $75 million to help reelect Donald Trump to the White House, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Musk was the sole donor t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a new $425 million tranche of military assistance for Ukraine during a telephone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During the call, Biden discussed US “support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression. President Biden updated President Zelenskyy on ...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria police force confirmed Wednesday that the death toll from a tanker explosion in Jigawa state had risen to 153. Police spokesman in Jigawa State, Lawal Adam, told Anadolu that 100 people were hospitalized at various facilities. He said the explosion occurred on an expressway in Jigawa state in northwestern Nig...
