The Global News Desk 115

July 13 - (The Global News Desk 115) — Multiple vehicles collided with a pickup truck on a busy highway in Indonesia, transporting wedding attendees.  A collision occurred on the key island of Java, killing 13 people and wounding five others, authorities reported on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon on the northern coastal highway near the village of Kiajaran Kulonm, while wedding attendees were heading back from a wedding in the adjacent village of Parean. Authorities said the victims were in an open-air truck that slowed and stalled near a median lane opening to make a U-turn on the highway.  A wing-box truck moving in the same direction hit the truck from behind. The intense collision sent more than 12 people flying from the pickup truck onto the roadway, police said in a preliminary statement. No other information regarding the deceased was immediately released by the authorities. Dead bodies were taken to a hospital for identification.  

July 13 - (The Global News Desk 115) —  At least 29 people lost their lives, and several others were injured in a terrible fire that broke out in a Bangkok pub late on Sunday night. Several black bags to carry dead bodies were found on the ground outside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao restaurant and bar early on Monday, according to representatives from international media agencies.  A large number of emergency service personnel were also present at the scene. The fire quickly engulfed the bar, extending to the ceiling. Smoke was probably the main reason for the 29 fatalities and 60  injuries. As soon as authorities learned of the bar fire, numerous firefighters, law enforcement, and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.  The Prime Minister of Thailand reportedly informed reporters on the scene that 27 people had passed away and scores were shifted to the hospital, according to local media sources.  Due to serious burns, two of the injured later ...

 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former emir of Qatar, passed away at the age of 74, according to Qatar's state-run television. July 12 - (The Global News Desk 115) —  Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar's previous emir, died on Sunday morning at the age of 74, according to a statement issued by the Amiri Diwan posted on the US social media site X. "May God extend His mercy and forgiveness to him," the message said. After assuming office in June 1995, Sheikh Hamad ruled Qatar for 18 years before he voluntarily relinquished power to his son, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in June 2013.  Pakistani President Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif express their heartfelt condolences on the demise of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former Emir of the State of Qatar.

July 11 - (The Global News Desk 115) — State media officials reported on Saturday that 9 more terrorists were killed during ongoing security operations in Balochistan, elevating the total number of militants killed to 88 since July 5.  Pakistan Television said that Operation Shaban is still ongoing throughout the province, with the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, and police engaged in coordinated air and ground operations aimed at dismantling terrorist hideouts. The new assault brings the total number of terrorists killed in Operation Shaban to 52, with intelligence-based operations raising the total to 88. Security officials have said that the operation will go on until the last terrorist is removed. The operation was initiated in response to terrorist assaults in the Mangi Dam region of Quetta, which led to the fatalities of 27 police officers, among them abducted personnel. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the civil and military leadership have made a "mutual an...

July 11 - (The Global News Desk 115) —  Azad Kashmir is a Pakistani-controlled area that is officially self-governing. It shares borders with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Since its independence from India, it has had full access to all basic rights under Pakistan’s administration. It is illegal for anybody from Pakistan to purchase land or other real estate in Azad Kashmir without having a state subject certificate or other official documents proving that they have lived there permanently. Pakistan preserves the special status of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.   Pakistan never permits other Pakistanis from any province to purchase even one acre of land in Azad Kashmir. We are fully adhering to our international policy commitments. According to the Simla Agreement, signed on July 2, 1972, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, both India and Pakistan are obligated not to alter the status of any pend...

July 11 - (The Global News Desk 115) — Jorge Rodriguez, the president of Bolivaria, recently announced via a Telegram channel that 4,118 people had died in the aftermath of the earthquake that rocked Venezuela last month.  Furthermore, the earthquake left 17,907 people homeless, while 16,740 sustained injuries. A total of 856 buildings suffered significant damage, and 190 buildings were entirely destroyed. Approximately 6,462 individuals have been saved during relief operations, while 29,966 others received treatment in hospitals and healthcare facilities. On the evening of June 24, a strong earthquake ripped through Venezuela.  Within 40 seconds of each other, two sets of earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 were recorded. Their centers were observed to be 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) apart in the state of Yaracuy.