Kabul, March 18 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Tuesday accused Pakistan’s military of carrying out airstrikes in Kabul that he said resembled “atrocities perpetrated by the Israeli regime against Gaza”, claiming the attack killed more than 408 people undergoing drug‑rehabilitation treatment and injured over 265. Addressing ambassadors, heads of missions, and representatives of international organisations in Kabul, Muttaqi said the strikes…
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Jerusalem, March 8 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a live broadcast statement that Israel’s attack on Iran will continue with “full force and uncompromising momentum.”Israel has a well-prepared plan with many surprises to undermine “Iranian regime” and “enable change,” Netanyahu said on Saturday.Addressing the Iranian people, he said, “The moment of truth is approaching. We do not seek to divide Iran, but to liberate it and live with it in peace.”He condemned the United …
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s role in the escalating conflict in the Middle East is concerning, with reports indicating that the country provided bases to the United States for recent drone strikes in Iran. This is not an isolated episode, as Islamabad in the past has “hobnobbed” with Washington, allegedly assisting with intelligence support for US strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, a report has highlighted. According to a report in International Business Times (IBT), such acti…
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Amidst escalating tension in the Middle East, the U.S. State Department on Friday authorised the departure of non-emergency government personnel and their families from Israel, even as it retained its Level 3 advisory urging Americans to “Reconsider Travel” to Israel and the West Bank. In an updated Travel Advisory, the Department said it had “authorised the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members of U.S. government personnel from M…
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel from March 2-3, the State Department said on Friday shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his historic visit to the country.”Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel from March 2-3, 2026,” Tommy Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the State Department, said, outlining the purpose of the trip.He added: “The US Secretary of State will discuss a range of regional priorities, including I…
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘love’ for Israel is based on ideology.The Hyderabad MP claimed that the ideology of both Zionists and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is based on hatred.Owaisi slammed the Prime Minister for his statement that India stands firmly with Israel and said his open support for the ‘genocidal regime’ of Israel is not in the national interest.The AIMIM chief was speaking at the Ja…
Bareilly, Feb 25 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi has backed Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for raising the Gaza-Palestine issue, while cautioning that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have avoided meeting his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu amid allegations of corruption and ongoing international court proceedings.Talking to IANS, Maulana Razvi said: “The way Priyanka Gandhi raised the Gaza-Palestine issue is absolutely corre…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday called out Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for what the party described as “selective outrage” over the Israel-Gaza conflict, claiming that one might carry a “fake Gandhi surname” but that would not ensure “conviction and the courage”.BJP National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia came down heavily on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, calling her “female Ghajini of Indian politics” while recalling the Congress MP’s Palestine bag to Parliament moment and bashing her …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would raise the issue of the “genocide of thousands of innocent men, women, and children” in Gaza during his upcoming visit to Israel and demand justice for them. Taking to social media platform X, Priyanka Gandhi wrote, “I hope that the Hon Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji mentions the genocide of thousands of innocent men, women and children in Gaza while addressing the Kne…
Tel Aviv, Feb 23 (IANS) While Turkey has emerged as one of the most vocal international advocates on Gaza in recent years, its silence on the abuses of Uyghurs by Chinese authorities is deafening – a striking irony that cannot be ignored, a report highlighted on Monday. It added that in China’s Xinjiang region, Uyghurs – the Turkic-Muslim people whom Turkish President Erdogan once called victims of “genocide” – endure mass detention, forced labour, pervasive surveillance, restrictions on…