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Palestinian girl killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank: Medics
Ramallah: A 16-year-old Palestinian girl was killed after Israeli soldiers stormed the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said…
- Middle East
17-yr-old Palestinian boy killed by Israeli soldiers in Ramallah
Ramallah: A 17-year-old Palestinian was killed and another seriously injured by Israeli soldiers near the West Bank city of Ramallah, said the Palestinian Health MInistry. In a press statement, the Ministry on…
- Middle East
3 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank raid
Jerusalem: Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank during a raid, official Palestinian and Israeli sources said, as the violence in the region has been escalating this…
- World
Ukraine’s ‘surrender hotline’ for Russian soldiers gets 100 enquiries a day
Kiev: A scheme set up by the Ukraine government which under which Russian soldiers can call a hotline or enter details through messenger apps if they want to surrender, is getting about…
- Pakistan
2 soldiers, 4 terrorists killed in intelligence based-operation in Pakistan
Islamabad: Two Pakistani soldiers and four terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, the military said in a statement. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media…
- Middle East
Palestinian dies from wounds after clashes with Israeli soldiers
Ramallah: A Palestinian man succumbed to the wounds sustained from Israeli soldiers’ gunfire in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, near the West Bank city of Salfit, Palestinian medics said. The Palestinian…
- World
6 held after soldier shot dead in Spain
Madrid: Six people have been arrested following the fatal shooting of a member of the Spanish armed forces in the country’s North African enclave of Ceuta, Spanish police said. The shooting occurred…
- Middle East
Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian was killed during clashes with the Israeli soldiers in the village of Deir al-Hatab, north of the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry…
- Middle East
Iraqi soldier, 2 IS militants killed in Iraq
Baghdad: A soldier and two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in clashes in a rugged area in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, the Iraqi military said. An army force clashed with…
- World
Russia to enlarge armed forces by 137,000 soldiers
Moscow, Aug 26 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to increase the size of the country’s armed forces by 137,000. The amount of military staff will be increased to 1,150,628…
- World
Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of occupation
Kostiantynivka: By the time the Russians invaded, 43-year-old Mufti Said Ismahilov one of the Muslim spiritual leaders of Ukraine had already resolved that he would step aside from his religious duties to…
- Middle East
Houthi drone strike kills three soldiers in Yemen
Sanaa: Three Yemeni soldiers were killedin a drone strike launched by the Houthi militia in the country’s southern province of Dhalea, a government official said. “An explosive-laden drone of the Houthi group…
- India
How ‘Agniveers’ will secure borders if they are insecure about their future: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna: Amid ongoing protests over the Centre’s new military recruitment scheme Agnipath, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday questioned the Centre over the scheme and asked if ‘Agniveers’ will feel insecure about…
- India
Mayawati asks govt to reconsider ‘Agneepath’ scheme; calls it ‘unfair’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday hit out at the Union government over its new ‘Agneepath scheme’ of recruiting soldiers, terming it unfair towards rural youth. As announced, ‘Agneepath’…
- India
Hanuman Beniwal opposes Agnipath Scheme, announces protest
Jaipur: RLP leader and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal Wednesday opposed the Central government’s Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis, and announced a protest against it on…