Israel’s attacks on Iran hint at a bigger goal: regime change
- 14-Jun-2025
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: Israel’s surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran’s nuclear programme and lengthening the time it would need to develop an atomic weapon. But the scale of the attacks, Israel’s choice of targets, and its politicians’ own words suggest another, longer-term objective: toppling the regime itself. The strikes early on […]
Pakistan vows strict action against attacks on US fast food chains
- 19-Apr-2025
FAISALABAD: The Federal government has strongly condemned the recent attacks and vandalism targeting US fast food chain outlets, pledging strict action against those involved, ARY News reported on Saturday. The government’s response comes after a series of attacks on US fast food chains, sparking concerns about the safety of foreign businesses and investors in Pakistan. […]
Russia, Ukraine continue air attacks with ceasefire prospects uncertain
- 16-Mar-2025
Russia and Ukraine continued aerial attacks on each other, inflicting injuries and damages, officials said early on Sunday, as the fate of a proposed ceasefire to the three-year-old war remained uncertain. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supported in principle Washington’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine but that his forces would […]
Israel attacks Iran with missiles: US media reports
- 19-Apr-2024
Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a US official, while Iranian state media reported an explosion in the center of the country, days after Iran launched a retaliatory drone strike on Israel. Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports. Iran’s Fars news agency said an explosion […]
White House says Iran ‘facilitating’ some attacks on US military bases
- 24-Oct-2023
The White House on Monday said Iran was in some cases “actively facilitating” rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed proxy groups on US military bases in Iraq and Syria, and President Biden has directed the Department of Defense to brace for more and respond appropriately. White House spokesman John Kirby said there had been an […]
PM Shehbaz reiterates pledge to bring May 9 rioters to justice
- 26-May-2023
KARACHI: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Friday asserted that the ‘disrespect of martyrs and ghazis’ and attack on military installations on May 9 was intolerable, reiterating his firm resolve to bring all the perpetrators to face the law, ARY News reported. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of K-IV water supply project in Karachi, the prime […]
Turkiye alerts citizens to risk of attack in US, Europe on heels of Western warnings
- 29-Jan-2023
ANKARA: Turkiye warned its citizens on Saturday against “possible Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist attacks” in the United States and Europe after its Western allies cautioned their citizens in Turkiye about possible terror attacks. In two separate travel advisories, the Turkish foreign ministry recommended its citizens in the United States and European countries “act calmly in […]
Europe investigates ‘attacks’ on Russian gas pipelines to Europe
- 28-Sep-2022
Europe was investigating on Tuesday what Germany and Denmark said were attacks which had caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea from two Russian pipelines at the centre of an energy standoff. But it remained far from clear who might be behind the leaks that were first reported on Monday or any foul play, if proven, on […]
VIDEO: Angry elephant attacks safari truck, tourists run for their lives
- 03-Dec-2021
A group of safari tourists had to run for their lives after an angry elephant attacked their truck, the video has gone viral on social media. The video is reportedly from the Selati Game Reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. The safari was going as per plan when the truck with a group of EcoTraining instructors […]
US exit will stop IS attacks in Afghanistan: Taliban
- 30-Aug-2021
KABUL: The Taliban’s spokesman says the group will crack down on Islamic State attacks and expects them to end once foreign forces leave the country. “We hope that those Afghans who are influenced by IS… will give up their operations on seeing the formation of an Islamic government in the absence of foreigners,” Taliban spokesman […]