International

An Arab national was injured and minor property damage was reported in Riyadh after Saudi air defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Houthi rebels over the capital. The debris from the intercepted missile fell into a residential area, resulting in minor damage to a residential building and a private vehicle. A spokesperson for the Saudi Civil Defense stated ...

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging irregularities in the voter-list revision process. The petition was filed on Monday (October 12), following a march towards the Supreme Court by Gandhi and leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc, who are ...

Authorities in India’s capital Delhi are deploying thousands of police and paramilitary personnel ahead of a protest called for Saturday by the “Cockroach” youth movement to demand the elections chief quit over a revision of voter lists. Several long-distance trains coming into Delhi were also cancelled on Friday, and 57 metro stations were closed from Friday night, authorities said after ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has introduced a special fuel relief scheme to help vulnerable citizens cope with rising fuel prices amid instability in the Middle East. Under the scheme, motorcycle, rickshaw and Qingqi users will receive Rs 500 in weekly relief, while owners of cars up to 800cc will receive Rs 100 per litre relief on up to 10 ...

Indian police detained dozens of youth protestors in New Delhi on Saturday during the second consecutive day of demonstrations demanding the chief election commissioner’s resignation over alleged voter-roll irregularities. The demonstrations have been backed by key opposition parties, including the popular Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) online movement, who say voter-roll changes give an advantage to Prime Minister Narendra ...

India’s youth-led Cockroach movement kicked off more nationwide protests on Friday as thousands of people gathered in Mumbai, amid mounting concerns that millions of citizens are being unfairly stripped of their vote. The movement, which calls itself the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) and has massive support among the country’s gen Zs, returned to the streets to demand the resignation of ...

A senior Hamas commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza on Tuesday, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Hamas confirmed the death of Izz al-Din al-Beik, head of its armed wing in northern Gaza. Israeli officials said al-Beik was involved in planning attacks and recruiting fighters. Hamas said he was among the commanders involved in the October ...

At least 33 people were killed and 36 injured in a Myanmar military airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, a town in the conflict-hit Rakhine State bordering Bangladesh, according to the Arakan Army and a local aid worker. The Arakan Army, an armed group fighting Myanmar’s military and controlling the area, said the airstrike hit Kyauktaw on Monday. Wai Hun ...

By Matiar Chowdhury:   25 th September 2026: Chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), Dr Naseem Baloch, has said that the sacrifices of Baloch political activists must not be reduced to memories of loss, but should remain part of the continuing political struggle for the Baloch national cause. Addressing the 12th Balochistan International Conference in Geneva, Dr Naseem Baloch said ...

India wants to build a “positive, constructive and forward-looking” relationship with Bangladesh and is ready to discuss all bilateral issues through existing mechanisms, its foreign ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remarks during a regular media briefing in New Delhi. “India desires a positive, constructive and forward-looking relationship with Bangladesh,” Jaiswal said, ...