Following a series of earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing over 800 people and injuring over 2800, India has extended urgent humanitarian assistance to support relief efforts in the region.
The Balochistan government’s repeated extension of Section 144, suspension of mobile internet, and halting of train services have drawn strong criticism from rights groups, who say these steps are eroding the basic freedoms of citizens.
The tremor hit Kunar province, a mountainous region bordering Pakistan, around midnight on Sunday, flattening multiple villages, according to officials.
American journalist Rick Sanchez slammed US tariffs on India over Russian oil as a “disrespectful and ignorant policy,” saying Washington is treating India like a schoolchild. He praised New Delhi for standing firm, calling it a transformational moment that shifts global power towards the Global South, as PM Modi met Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the SCO Summit in Tianjin.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took part in the official reception of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China.
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, condemned the recent disappearance of Baloch Yakjehti Committee activist Nazar Marri, calling it part of a wider and alarming pattern of state repression.
Families of abducted Baloch leaders continued steadfast with their protest as it entered its 46th day, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) said on Saturday.
The Houthis in Yemen have confirmed that their Prime Minister Ghalib al-Rahawi and a number of his ministers were eliminated during an Israeli airstrike on Thursday.
Dawn further reported that in Chunian tehsil, nine villages had been cut off from main roads by the floodwater of the Sutlej. Army and police were deployed to evacuate the area as water levels continued to rise.
Bangkok Post news outlet said that Paetongtarn, who was Thailand’s youngest prime minister, becomes the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary in a tumultuous two-decade battle for power between the country’s warring elites.
