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Pakistan: Explosion outside Islamabad courthouse leaves several victims

ISLAMABAD (AFP) — An explosion occurred on Tuesday morning outside a district courthouse in a residential area of Islamabad, leaving several victims, according to witnesses cited by AFP. Police and ambulances rushed to the scene, cordoning off the area around the judicial complex. Emergency services......

Russia says it foiled UK-Ukrainian plot to hijack jet armed with hypersonic missile

MOSCOW (AFP) — Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday it had foiled an operation allegedly organized by Ukraine’s Defence Ministry and “British supervisors” to hijack a Russian military jet carrying a Kinzhal hypersonic missile. According to the FSB, the......

Man charged with murder of his father in Northern France

LILLE (AFP) — A man has been charged with the murder of his father, whose charred body was discovered in the northern French town of Pecquencourt, the Douai prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday. Police were called to the scene on Saturday following reports of a family dispute. Upon arrival,......

Typhoon Fung-wong death toll in the Philippines rises to 18 as storm heads toward Taiwan

MANILA (AFP) — Philippine rescuers equipped with excavators and chainsaws began clearing debris on Tuesday after Typhoon Fung-wong devastated parts of the country, killing at least 18 people and forcing the evacuation of 1.4 million residents, as floodwaters slowly receded from submerged villages. The......

Romania: ‘Possible Drone Fragments’ found after Russian attack on Ukraine

Bucharest (AFP) — Romania’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that “possible fragments of a drone” were discovered on its territory following overnight Russian strikes targeting Ukraine’s Danube port of Izmail. Authorities reported that, during the night between Monday and......

Voting begins In Iraq’s parliamentary elections

Baghdad (AFP/Anadolu) — Iraqis headed to the polls on Tuesday to choose a new parliament, in elections that will determine the country’s political direction for the next four years. Around 21 million eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots to fill 329 parliamentary seats, whose......

Iran: Public execution of man convicted of killing a doctor

Tehran (AFP) — Iran’s judiciary announced on Tuesday that a man convicted of murdering a doctor in the country’s southwest has been executed in public. According to the judiciary’s official news outlet, Mizan Online, the sentence was carried out in the city of Yasuj, the capital......

India: Defense Minister vows justice after deadly car explosion in Delhi

New Delhi (AFP) — India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh pledged on Tuesday that those responsible for Monday’s car explosion in the heart of the capital will be “brought to justice.” The blast, which occurred near the historic Red Fort, left at least eight people dead and......

Sweden files complaint against Amazon over Child-Like sex dolls

A Swedish child protection organization, ChildX, has filed a formal complaint against the American e-commerce giant Amazon and two other online platforms for selling sex dolls resembling children. The NGO stated it has chosen not to disclose the names of the smaller sites to avoid increasing......

Multiple vehicles catch fire near red fort in Delhi, several injured

Emergency services in New Delhi responded on Monday to a fire that engulfed multiple vehicles near the historic Red Fort in the city’s old town. Firefighters reported that between eight and twenty vehicles caught fire before the blaze was brought under control. Local......

Bank of England proposes framework to strengthen trust in stablecoins

The Bank of England (BoE) unveiled on Monday new proposals aimed at boosting public confidence in stablecoins, cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value by being pegged to traditional currencies. These digital assets, seen as a potential revolution in payments by bypassing traditional......

Franco-British Deal: Second migrant returns to the UK after expulsion to France

A second migrant who had been expelled to France under the Franco-British migrant returns agreement has managed to re-enter the United Kingdom by crossing the English Channel in a small boat, British authorities said on Monday. The incident highlights the challenges and......

Erdoğan: Strengthening Türkiye means honoring Atatürk’s legacy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday attended a solemn ceremony in Ankara marking the 87th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye. In his address, Erdoğan paid tribute to Atatürk and expressed......