New Delhi, July 27 — Two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting Sunday evening at Seattle Center, where the Bite of Seattle food festival was underway, authorities said. The Seattle Fire Department said two victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Four others -- a two-year-old…
Jaipur, July 27 — In one of its biggest enforcement drives against illegal foreign residents, the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and the Foreigners Registration Office (FRO) have deported nine foreign women found living in Jaipur after their visas had expired.Most of these women…
Canberra, July 27 — Authorities in South Australia (SA) on Monday reported seven new suspected cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain.Clare Scriven, SA's minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, told reporters that all seven new suspected cases were found in greater crested terns…
Islamabad, July 27 — The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) on Monday called on the Pakistani authorities to exercise restraint and refrain from using force against peaceful protesters participating in the Long March organised by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) from Rawalakot to…
Seattle, July 27 — Several people were injured in a shooting near Seattle Center in the US during the annual Bite of Seattle food festival, police have said in a statement. "Police are investigating a shooting. Multiple shooting victims. Shots fired at the Seattle Center. More information to come.…
Seoul, July 27 — The foreign ministry said Monday it is closely monitoring military cooperation between North Korea and Russia following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's claim that Moscow is preparing to receive another 30,000 North Korean troops for its war against Ukraine.In a recent post…
Tehran, July 27 — Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on said Ukraine's attack on an Iranian commercial ship in the Caspian Sea "cannot go unanswered."In a post on the social media platform X, Araghchi accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of ordering "a blatant UN Charter…
Tehran, July 27 — Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov condemned Ukraine's "illegal" attack on an Iranian commercial ship in the Caspian Sea during a phone call on Sunday, according to Iran's foreign ministry.Araghchi condemned Ukraine's move as a…
Tehran, July 27 — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States is exchanging messages with Iran through mediators, including Pakistan and Qatar, according to Iranian media reports, citing his remarks in an interview with Austrian broadcaster ORF.Baghaei stressed in the…
Tehran, July 26 — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei on Sunday described Iran's support for Hezbollah as a 'strategic mandate' in a letter to Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, local media reported.In his response to a letter from the Hezbollah leader…
Mogadishu, July 26 — Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), supported by international partners, has killed 16 al-Shabaab militants, including two key operatives, in Somalia.According to NISA, Saturday evening's joint operations targeted the Miirtaqwo and Tardo areas in the…
Kathmandu, July 26 — A new college building was inaugurated, and the foundation stone for a school building was laid in two districts of Nepal's western Sudurpaschim Province on Saturday under a scheme funded by the Indian government, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said on Sunday.The building of…
Islamabad, July 26 — The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan on Sunday reported that the death toll from the monsoon rain, flooding and landslides has risen to 107 since June 26, local media reported.According to NDMA, 344 people have been injured due to monsoon-related…
Tehran, July 26 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the attack on an Iranian commercial vessel by Ukraine, which killed a sailor, was done at the 'behest' of Israel to drag Europe into its war."(Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky has attacked an Iranian…
Islamabad, July 26 — A leading human rights body on Sunday condemned the enforced disappearances of four Baloch individuals, carried out by Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies.Citing documented cases, Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, highlighted the…
Kabul, July 26 — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that a funding shortfall in 2026 is threatening nutrition programmes that support 5.7 million children and mothers in Afghanistan, local media reported on Sunday. In a statement, the OCHA said…
Johannesburg, July 26 — A total of 68,138 foreign nationals have been processed in South Africa between June 14 and July 24, with the majority repatriated to their native countries, a government official said on Sunday.Mmamoloko Kubayi, Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration,…
Jerusalem, July 26 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Washington on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump and discuss the situation in Iran.Speaking at a government meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said that, "Tomorrow I will fly to Washington to meet, at his…
Tehran, July 26 — An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine, local media reported on Sunday. The vessel struck the mine after allegedly deviating from the route designated by Iran.According to preliminary reports, the tanker deviated from the route designated by…
Washington, July 26 — Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini has departed from the US' Boston, as part of ongoing Lokayan 26, and has now set course for Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal). During her stay in the US, INS Sudarshini represented India at the SAIL 250 celebrations and the…
Dhaka, July 26 — As many as four children died with symptoms consistent measles in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, increasing the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 820, local media reported. The latest fatalities have been classified…