Will take full responsibility of Gaza: Mahmoud Abbas tells Blinken

Tel Aviv (IANS) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has assured U.S State Secretary Antony Blinken that Palestinian Authority will take full responsibility of Gaza if a political situation arises.

During their meeting in Ramallah…

Afghanistan's opium poppy cultivation down 95% following drug ban

Kabul (IANS) The opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has dropped by an estimated 95 per cent since the country's caretaker government imposed a drug ban in April 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said on Sunday.

According…

Israel's Defence Minister vows to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will reach Hamas terror leader Yahiya Sinwar and kill him, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed on Saturday.

Gallant, who is a retired General of the Israel army, announced this during a briefing…

BNP wreaking havoc in name of blockade: Bangladesh PM

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is wreaking havoc across the country in the name of blockade.

“BNP is wreaking havoc in the name of blockade. They…

IDF destroys several Hamas tunnels, neutralises terrorists

Tel Aviv ( IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Saturday said that it has destroyed several underground tunnels of the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip and neutralised many militants.

The military said that the IDF Division Command 460…

9 militants killed after terror attack on Pakistan Air Force base foiled

Islamabad (IANS) At least nine militants were killed on Saturday after a terror attack at a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) training base in Mianwali was foiled earlier in the day, the military’s media wing said.

In an update, the Inter-Services Public…

IDF claims of killing 10 Hamas commanders since Gaza ground offensive

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that since it lauched the ground offensive in Gaza on October 27, the military has so far killed 10 brigade and batallion commanders of the Hamas militant group.

This revelation was made…

Earthquake kills at least 69 in Nepal

Kathmandu (IANS) At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured on midnight Friday when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Nepal, officials said.

The earthquake jolted the western Jajarkot district at around 2:02 a.m. local time…

Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh relocated to Tehran: IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Friday that the Hamas terror group’s political leader, Ismael Haniyeh, has relocated to Tehran.

The IDF said Haniyeh reached Tehran in a private business jet.

The move came after…

IDF shoots down surface-to-surface missile fired from Lebanon

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it shot down a surface-to-surface missile fired from Lebanon by the Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah amid simmering cross-border tensions in the wake of the raging war in Gaza.

In a…