Pakistan fumes over India-Afghanistan talks: Rattled over joint statement, lodges protest to Kabul; objects to terror remarks

shehbaz sharif (left), Amir Muttaqi and S Jaishankar (File – agencies) Pakistan has lodged formal objections with Afghanistan’s Ambassador in Islamabad over several ‘elements of the India‑Afghanistan joint statement’, particularly the reference to Jammu and Kashmir as ‘part of India’. It also rejected remarks by Afghan foreign minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi that “terrorism is […]

‘Act of terror’: Man rams car into FBI Pittsburgh office gate; suspect flees scene on foot

A man rammed a white Toyota sedan into a metal gate at the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office early Wednesday, in what authorities are calling an “act of terror.”The suspect, identified as Donald Henson of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, struck the entrance around 2.40 am before exiting the car, retrieving an American flag from inside, and tossing […]

Toddler terror in skies: Chaos erupts mid-flight after nonstop seat-kicking spree — passenger slams mom as ‘unprepared’

This flight had no turbulence, but plenty of chaos, courtesy of one tiny passenger. A TikTok user going by “Pale and Interesting” has gone viral after sharing her nightmare in-flight experience with an unruly toddler she dubbed Spencer. According to her, the child managed to turn an ordinary trip into what felt like an endurance […]

‘Living in terror’: Trump’s law enforcement surge sparks anxiety in DC – mayor Bowser raises concerns

Muriel Bowser (left), Donald Trump (AP) As US President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement surge nears the end of its third week in Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser has publicly voiced concern over the growing anxiety among residents – especially in immigrant communities. While Bowser acknowledged that the increased federal presence has helped push crime […]

Minneapolis church mass shooting: Trump orders flag at half mast; FBI begins terror, hate crime probe

Grieving victims (left), US flag at half-mast (AP) Following a mass shooting at a church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 27 that left two students dead and 17 others injured, US President Donald Trump has ordered that the American flag be flown at half-staff across all federal buildings and installations until sunset on August 31.The […]

‘Freeze their assets’: Canada’s opposition seeks terror tag for Bishnoi gang; cites Kapil cafe attacks

Canada’s Conservative Party has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to add the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to the country’s list of terrorist organisations, Global News reported.The call comes amid a spate of violent incidents and extortion threats in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, which have alarmed the Asian community.Also read: After Kapil Sharma’s café shooting, […]

London stabbing near Tower Bridge: Two dead, two injured including suspect in knife attack; no terror link suspected, say police

Two people died and two others, including the suspect, were injured in a stabbing incident at a business in central London’s Southwark area near Tower Bridge on Monday, according to police.A 58-year-old man died at the scene, while a 27-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after being taken to hospital, Metropolitan police added.Police arrested a […]

‘Part of terror network’: Iran hangs 2 men of exiled opposition group; convicts them of targeting civilian infrastructure

Iran on Sunday executed two members of the exiled opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) after convicting them of targeting civilian and government infrastructure. The two men—Behrouz Ehsani Eslamlou and Mehdi Hasani—were hanged after being found guilty of launching attacks using improvised mortar launchers, according to the judiciary’s official news outlet, Mizan Online.Iranian courts charged the men […]

Years of inaction, minutes of terror: Over 100 dead in Texas flood. Was this preventable?

Crews work to clear debris from the Cade Loop bridge along the Guadalupe River on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. (Pic credit: AP) As central Texas mourns the deaths of more than 100 people killed in devastating flash floods over the fourth of July weekend, Kerr County is under a harsh spotlight for […]

Malaysia arrests 36 Bangladeshis for trying to import IS terror

The Malaysian Royal Police arrested 36 Bangladesh nationals this week on charges of being involved in a “radical militant movement” founded on extremist beliefs and terror ideology. “The Special Branch team’s intelligence and coordinated action revealed that this group brought in extremist beliefs based on the Islamic State (IS) ideology into the country,” said Malaysian […]