Pakistan army says Islamist militant attack kills 23 soldiers

Pakistan army says Islamist militant attack kills 23 soldiers

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Islamist militants rammed an explosive-laden truck into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 23 soldiers, the army said, the latest attack in recent months claimed by a Pakistani Taliban group. The bomb and gun attack occurred in the district of Dera Ismail … Read more

Iraq’s Green Zone housing US embassy targeted with rockets – sources

Iraq’s Green Zone housing US embassy targeted with rockets – sources

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone housing the U.S. Embassy was targeted with several rockets around dawn on Friday, two security sources said, noting it was not clear where the rockets had hit and whether there was damage. Explosions were heard near the embassy, in Iraq’s capital about 4 a.m. on … Read more

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

A view of a relief camp where people who fled Myanmar stay, at the border village of Zokhawthar, Champhai district, in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram, India, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Chanchinmawia Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 16 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta has reported “heavy assaults” by insurgents and told government staff to get ready for emergencies, … Read more

Germany set to double Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan -source

Germany set to double Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan -source

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the day of the opening of an electrolysis gigafactory in Berlin, Germany November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights FRANKFURT, Nov 11 (Reuters) – German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition has agreed in principle to double the country’s military aid for Ukraine next year to … Read more

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Smoke is seen in the Rehovot area as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – International news organisation Reuters denied on Thursday any suggestion it had prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians and … Read more

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Germany will from Thursday ban the activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country, as well as pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, the interior minister … Read more

Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza through aid groups

Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza through aid groups

File photo: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 28 (Reuters) – Elon Musk said … Read more

Rockets, drones hit Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces -security sources

Rockets, drones hit Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces -security sources

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at the al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ANBAR, Iraq, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Drones and rockets targeted on Thursday evening the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, and multiple … Read more

Egyptian sources say ceasefire agreed to allow Rafah re-opening, Netanyahu denies

Egyptian sources say ceasefire agreed to allow Rafah re-opening, Netanyahu denies

CAIRO, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Egypt, Israel and the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza beginning at 0600 GMT coinciding with the re-opening of the Rafah border crossing, two Egyptian security sources said on Monday, to allow in aid and evacuations of foreigners. However, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to deny an … Read more

Niger junta expels French ambassador

Niger junta expels French ambassador

NIAMEY, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Niger’s junta, which seized power in a coup on July 26, said on Friday it had ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours, as relations between the West African country and its former colonial ruler deteriorated further. Like recent coups in neighbouring Burkina Faso and … Read more