'There is no place in Iran or the Middle East that the long arm of Israel will not reach', says Netanyahu

Tel Aviv (IANS) Following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a precision strike by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Iran's Ayatollah regime and asserted that those who target Israel…

Russia downs 125 Ukrainian drones

Moscow (IANS) Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian drones overnight in seven regions and over the Sea of Azov, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. 

According to the ministry, 67 drones were shot down…

Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on 3 US warships in Red Sea

Sanaa (IANS) Yemen's Houthi group claimed that it had fired "23 ballistic and winged missiles and a drone" at "three US warships" in the Red Sea. "We carried out a qualitative military operation targeting three hostile American warships in the…

Hezbollah chief Nasrallah eliminated, confirms Israel

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday announced that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been eliminated following a deadly strike on the headquarters of the Lebanese militant group in the southern suburbs of Beirut late Friday.

Hezbollah confirms death of Nasrallah in Beirut strike

Tehran (IANS) The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah on Saturday announced that its chief, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah was "martyred in a criminal attack" on the southern suburbs of Beirut, late Friday evening. 

"Our leadership is committed to…

59 killed, 36 injured in floods, landslides in Nepal

Kathmandu (IANS) Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, local police said. 

A total of 44 others had gone missing in the disasters sparked by…

17 people killed in mass shooting in South Africa

Cape Town (IANS) South African police have launched a manhunt after 17 people were shot and killed in the Eastern Cape Province, authorities on Saturday. 

The Eastern Cape provincial government confirmed in a statement that the "catastrophic…

Israeli army says 220 Hezbollah targets attacked to dismantle terrorist capabilities

Jerusalem (IANS) Israel's military said its air force carried out 220 airstrikes in Lebanon, claiming that all targets were linked to Hezbollah. 

According to a statement released by the military, among the targets that were struck were…

Sectarian violence in northwestern Pakistan leaves 46 dead in eight days

Islamabad (IANS) A minor dispute between two families over sowing of crops has turned into massive sectarian tribal clashes, leaving at least 46 dead and more than 80 injured within a span of eight days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province's Kurram…

Japan patrols Taiwan Strait for first time amid rising tensions with China

Tokyo (IANS) Japan has for the first time ever sent a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel through the Taiwan Strait, local media reported on Thursday, in an apparent challenge to China's growing military assertiveness in the region. 

The…