SUICIDE BOMBING IN NW PAKISTAN LEAVES 8 SECURITY PERSONNEL DEAD, 35 INJURED

Fri 15 May 2026: A deadly assault on a security compound in northwest Pakistan has claimed the lives of several paramilitary officers, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claim the responsibility of deadly attack. Attackers drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the gate of a camp in Bajaur district on Thursday before opening fire in a […]

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SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST ROHINGYA WOMEN ESCALATES IN AREAS HELD BY ARAKAN ARMY

Fri 15 May 2026: The report by a UK-based NGO documents rape, gang rape and threats of sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls in Rakhine State. Sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls is becoming rampant along with illegal detention and coercion under the armed rebel group Arakan Army in the northern parts of […]

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US TO DROP CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST MODI ASSOCIATE GAUTAM ADANI: NYT

Fri 15 May 2026: US prosecutors are preparing to drop the charges against Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, who had been accused of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and concealing those payments. The New York Times has reported. With a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media, the chairman of Adani […]

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TRUMP SAYS XI TOLD HIM CHINA WILL NOT PROVIDE MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO IRAN

Fri 15 May 2026: US President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that Beijing would not provide military equipment to Iran and expressed support for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. “When you say ‘support,’ they’re not fighting a war with us or anything,” Trump said when asked if he discussed China’s support for Iran when he met Xi earlier […]

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‘GROWING EXPECTATION’ FOR BRICS TO PLAY ‘STABILIZING ROLE’ AS INDIA HOSTS TOP DIPLOMATS AMID IRAN WAR

Thu 14 May 2026: New Delhi hosts foreign ministers of 11-member bloc, including Iran, which is currently observing a ceasefire with the US after war began on Feb. 28 There is a “growing expectation” that BRICS will play a “constructive and stabilizing role,” India said Thursday as New Delhi hosted top diplomats of the emerging […]

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BEIJING SUMMIT ‘EXTREMELY POSITIVE,’ SAYS TRUMP, INVITES XI TO US THIS SEPTEMBER

Thu 14 May 2026: The summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping was “extremely positive,” US President Donald Trump said Thursday, extending an invitation for Xi this September. “Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome. And tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you and Madam Peng to visit […]

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VIDEO | MUSLIM YOUTH FORCED TO DRINK ‘COW URINE’ IN INDIA’S HARYANA

Wed 13 May 2026: New allegations of cow-related vigilante violence have emerged in Haryana after videos spread online allegedly showing two Muslim men being beaten, humiliated, and forced to drink what appears to be cow urine by a self-proclaimed cow protection group. The incident this week has triggered anger among minority groups and rights activists, […]

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AT LEAST 9 KILLED, 35 WOUNDED IN MARKET EXPLOSION IN NW PAKISTAN

Tue 12 May 2026: An explosion ripped through a marketplace in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 35 others, a local official told Anadolu. The blast occurred in the town of Sarai Naurang, in Lakki Marwat district, Deputy Commissioner Hamidullah Khan said over the phone. “Right now, […]

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PAKISTAN PUSHES BACK AGAINST US MEDIA REPORT ON IRANIAN AIRCRAFT

Tue 12 May 2026: Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed a US media report alleging the presence of an Iranian aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase, calling the claims “misleading.” In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said it “categorically rejects” the CBS News report that an Iranian aircraft arrived during the ceasefire period. “Such speculative narratives appear aimed […]

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