Three people were killed when a light aircraft crashed south of Adelaide on Friday afternoon, South Australia Police said on Saturday. Police said they received reports of a light plane crashing into the ocean at about 4:20 p.m. local time and responded immediately, according to a statement. All
Senior Saudi and US officials co-chaired a meeting in Riyadh on Monday aimed at "consolidating gains against the (ISIS/Daesh) terrorist organization and addressing urgent security challenges in Syria and Iraq." Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji opened the meeting, which was co-chaire
A proposed multinational peacekeeping force for Gaza could total about 20,000 troops, with Indonesia estimating it could contribute up to 8,000, President Prabowo Subianto’s spokesman said on Tuesday. The spokesman said, however, that no deployment terms or areas of operation had been agreed
Thailand's next government will likely take office by the end of April following the Bhumjaithai Party's election victory, a government official said on Monday. "There won't be a honeymoon period," said government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat, a Bhumjaithai member who won a house seat in S
Amid South Asia’s complex realities—political instability, border tensions, economic disparities, and development challenges—an international dialogue was held in Delhi yesterday to explore how the media can act as a force for peace and stability in the region.Organised by the Int
China condemned an attack on a Shi'ite mosque in Islamabad, pledging support on Sunday for the Pakistan government's efforts to "maintain national security and stability". China is "deeply shocked" by Friday's attack, the foreign ministry said in a statement. According to Pakistani authorities, a
The Donald Trump administration has released a map showing the entire region of Kashmir as part of India, marking a major shift from previous US maps that excluded Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The graphic, shared by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on X, while announci
An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader has been shot dead in broad daylight in Punjab’s Jalandhar on Friday when unidentified assailants opened fire on him outside a gurdwara. The victim, Lucky Oberoi, was attacked in the Model Town area while he was inside his car, NDTV reports. According to polic
The most prominent son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been killed, sources close to the family, his lawyer Khaled el-Zaydi and Libyan media said on Tuesday. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death were not immediately clear. While Saif al-Islam is wel
The naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guards have no plan to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as reported by some media outlets earlier this week, an Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday. Iran's state-run Press TV reported on Thursday that the force would carry out the e
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has suspended contracts with about 1,800 foreign Umrah travel agencies, giving them 10 days to resolve compliance issues identified during a routine performance review. The action affects agencies operating in the Umrah sector out of an estimated tot
The Indian government has rejected claims made in newly released emails from the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling them baseless assertions that deserve no credibility. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs said the references in the e
A wave of coordinated suicide bombings and gun attacks across Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province killed at least 33 people on Saturday, while security forces killed 92 militants in retaliatory operations, the military said. Among the dead were 18 civilians and 15 members of the security
