BERLIN (AA) — Germany has recalled its ambassador to Tehran and summoned the Iranian chargé d’affaires in Berlin following the execution of German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd. “We have expressed our strong protest against the actions of the Iranian regime and reserve the right to take further action,” the German Foreign Ministry s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Nearly half of Muslims living in Europe face discrimination in their daily lives, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has said in a scathing report. The report ‘Being Muslim in the EU’, based on 2022 data, highlighted a sharp increase in anti-Muslim sentiment, with 47% of Muslim respondents reporting racial d...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) — At least 20 miners have been killed and six others injured in a suspected militant attack in southwestern Pakistan, an official confirmed. Attackers targeted miners in the Duki area of Balochistan, Kaleemullah Kakar, deputy commissioner of Duki, told reporters. According to local police, the militants also fired rock...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The Pakistani and Afghan border forces exchanged a fresh round of firing at the southwestern border on Wednesday, state-run Pakistan Television reported. Citing unnamed security sources, the broadcaster reported that the clash began at the Nushki border, which connects Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province with ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The FBI has arrested an Afghan man living in Oklahoma City who was allegedly planning a “terrorist attack” in the US on Election Day, the Justice Department said. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, allegedly plotted to target large crowds during the presidential election on November 5 with firearms and ammunition, according...
ANKARA (AA) – France has banned the son of late Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from returning to the country. Omar Bin Laden, who has been living in the northwestern department of Orne as the spouse of a British citizen for several years, made statements on social media in 2023 that were termed by […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Several people are feared dead or injured after a powerful explosion shook Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, according to local reports. A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the media that the blast is believed to be a suicide bombing targeting a busy restaurant near the National Theat...
BAMAKO, Mali (AA) – The military administration in Mali announced that it foiled a “terror” attack on a training school for security personnel in the capital Bamako. Gunshots were heard near Faladie Gendarmerie School, which continued for at least three hours. A statement by the General Staff of Mali Armed Forces said “a group of [&helli...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The Iraqi military, with the support of US-led coalition forces, has killed 16 ISIS fighters, including high-ranking figures, during the military operation that began last week in the western Anbar desert, officials say. According to a statement issued by the Joint Operations Command on X, Iraqi National Intelligence Organizatio...
FBI Director Christopher Wray has highlighted the unprecedented array of threats facing the US, including cybercrime, terrorism, and foreign interference. Speaking from Minneapolis, Wray expressed concern over the simultaneous rise in domestic and international terrorism, espionage, and election meddling. He stressed the importance of inter-ag...
