In a major breakthrough against child trafficking, a joint team of the Anti-Kidnap for Ransom Unit (AKRU) of the Lahore Organised Crime Unit (OCU) and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) police have recovered 29 kidnapped children from Kotli district of AJK. Aged between 14 and 20,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused North Korea of sending not only weapons but also soldiers to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea,” Zelenskyy said in his video address on

China is holding military exercises around Taiwan, in what it calls a "stern warning" against those seeking "independence" for the self-ruled island. The drills are seen as a response to a speech by Taiwanese President William Lai last week, in which he vowed to

Russia launched 68 drones and four missiles targeting Ukrainian territory overnight, Ukraine's air force has said. Two Iskander-M ballistic missiles struck Poltava and Odessa regions and two Kh-59 guided air missiles targeted the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the air forces said on

The United States is sending an advanced anti-missile system to Israel, the Pentagon has announced, as President Joe Biden’s administration continues to provide “ironclad” support for one of its top allies amid mounting tensions with Iran. The US Department of Defense

China's military started a new round of war games near Taiwan and offered no date for when they may conclude, drawing condemnation from the self-ruled island. The Chinese military's Eastern Theatre Command said on Monday the "Joint Sword-2024B" drills were taking

An Israeli attack on a school used to shelter displaced Palestinians has killed at least 15 people in central Gaza, officials say. Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence Agency said the site in Nuseirat camp was struck by a volley of artillery on Sunday, killing entire families and

Four soldiers have been killed and more than 60 other people injured in a drone strike targeting an army base in northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said. The IDF added seven soldiers had been severely injured in the attack on a base "adjacent to Binyamina" -

Indian politician Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai on Saturday. The 66-year-old lawmaker was formerly a minister in the western state of Maharashtra and was known for his lavish parties. Siddique was shot several times in the chest outside his son's office, local media

The prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents' Awards on Saturday honoured reporters from Agence France-Presse, the BBC and others documenting conflict and strife around the world. AFP photographer Mahmud Hams won the top prize for photos including his harrowing image of a woman crying

A UN peacekeeper has been wounded in southern Lebanon after being hit by gunfire, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) has said, the fifth member of the multinational force to be injured in recent days. In a statement on Saturday, Unifil said the peacekeeper was injured at its

Kamala Harris has released her medical records, which concluded she is in "excellent health" and fit for the presidency. Following the disclosure, the Democratic Party's nominee to be the next US president accused Donald Trump of a lack of transparency over not releasing

Poland is set to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a broader strategy aimed at reducing irregular migration, driven by escalating tensions with Belarus. The Polish government accuses Belarus of facilitating the movement of migrants across their shared border.

Conflicts raging around the world, including in Gaza, are heightening the possibility of a nuclear war, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize warned, renewing calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Nihon Hidankyo, the grassroots group of Japanese atomic bomb survivors,

Tribal clashes killed at least 11 people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday and injured eight, including women and children, a local official said. Tensions rose in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, after two people were critically injured in a shooting incident between

The United States has imposed sanctions on companies and vessels that are allegedly engaged in trading and transporting Iranian oil, in order to punish Tehran for its recent missile attack on military sites in Israel. The US Treasury and State Department announced the sanctions on

Israeli attacks and injury of UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon over the past two days have been condemned as “unjustifiable” by France, Italy, Spain and other countries. At least 22 people were killed in an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza

US President Joe Biden has said he is "absolutely, positively" urging Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers during its conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, following two incidents in 48 hours. On Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its troops were responsible for

At least 12 coaches of Bagmati Express, a superfast train from Mysuru to Darbhanga in Bihar, derailed after colliding with a stationary goods train at Kavaraipettai, around 42 km from Chennai, Friday evening. No casualties were reported as per railway officials. Seven to eight

Russia said Friday its forces had captured the frontline villages of Zhelanne Druge and Ostrivske in east Ukraine, the latest in a string of territorial gains for Moscow. “The settlements of Zhelannoye Vtoroye and Ostrovskoye were liberated,” the Russian defense ministry