Police at his home as march was to begin, Abhijit Deepak detained for second time in a week
Abhijit Deepak, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), was detained from his home in Delhi, India, on Friday (16 October), a few minutes before the start of the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ (Fly the national flag) march. NDTV reported that this…
BJP renews attack on Rahul Gandhi over Neha Bora video message
A recent statement by Neha Bora, president of the All India Students’ Association (AISA), is being widely discussed on social media. The sixth central conference of the Socialist Students’ Front, a left-wing party in Bangladesh, was held on 6…
Water cannon and tear gas on third day of Tirana protests
Tirana, the capital of Albania, has been rocked by protests by thousands of students and ordinary people, with clashes with police and a fire at a government building. The movement began over corruption, the poor quality and rising cost of education, and…
Zelensky announces fresh strikes on Russian refineries
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that strikes on Russian oil refineries will resume. He took the decision because Russia has continued attacking Ukrainian energy installations despite a United States proposal to halt strikes on energy…
Peshawar school collapse toll rises to 34, owner arrested
At least 33 pupils and a teacher have died after a private school building collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan. The authorities see the use of substandard construction materials, a load beyond the building’s capacity and shortcomings in safety…
Two Bangladeshis executed in Makkah over ‘immoral act’ inside mosque
Saudi authorities have beheaded two Bangladeshi nationals convicted of committing an "immoral act" inside a mosque in Makkah.
Rubio heads to Uzbekistan with 200 business leaders, then India
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to Uzbekistan this week with a large business delegation, where he will also join a ministerial meeting with the five Central Asian countries. He will head to India after the trip. The US State Department…
Russian forces claim 902 Ukrainian drones destroyed in one night, including 180 around Moscow
Russia’s military has claimed that it shot down 902 Ukrainian drones in a single night, of which 180 were destroyed around the capital Moscow. In a statement on Wednesday, Russia’s defence ministry said the drones were destroyed overnight by…
IRGC claims supertanker hit in Hormuz and set on fire; vessel was crossing with its signal switched off
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that a ship caught fire after it was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. News outlet Al Arabiya reported the attack on this strategically important waterway for global energy transport.…
Saudi-led coalition claims it intercepted three ballistic missiles, Houthis say 85 soldiers including 47 Pakistanis captured
The Houthis have claimed that they captured 85 soldiers of the Saudi-led coalition after clashes around the Bab al-Mandab Strait. According to the group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree, 47 of the captured soldiers are Pakistani. Meanwhile, the…