The Global News Desk 115

October 05 - (The Global News Desk 115) – Iran's Home Minister left for Qatar, the Iranian state-run media reported on Monday.  During his visit to Doha, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni is scheduled to meet with his counterpart, Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.  Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni left for Doha after receiving an invitation form Qatari counterpart. Iran's interior minister's office reported that Mehdi Dosti (Deputy for Coordination of Economic Affairs and Regional Development) and Mohammad Ashouri Taziani (Tehran Governor) accompanied him.  In a discussion a few months ago, the home ministers of Qatar and Iran discussed regional progress and ways to enhance collaboration and cooperation and strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries.  

October 04 - (The Global News Desk 115)- 8 terrorists, including 3 local insurgent leaders, were killed in an IBO in DI Khan, ISPR and media outlets reported on Sunday. Security forces said they launched an Intelligence-Based Operation as soon as they were informed of TTP members' presence in a particular area. A large number of Weapons, ammunition, explosives, and foreign currency were confiscated from terrorists operating in the region. Pakistani Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies are boosting IBOS to eradicate foreign-backed terrorism, the ISPR said via a press release. Pakistani military and paramilitary forces started Operation Azm–e–Istehkam in KPK against TTP in June 2024 and are still continuing with superb results.  Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the military and intelligence agencies for their success against the terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan.  

The United States' full military withdrawal from Iraq was accomplished on the 30th of last month, ending a military presence that had lasted for more than 20 years. The United States stayed for more than a 2 decades in Iraq and lost more than four thousand five hundred soldiers and officers in the war against the Saddam government and the terrorist group ISIL. Iran and its allies praised the US withdrawal.  Iran and its supporters have been enjoying a strong relationship with their brotherly country, Iraq. The Iraqi government said the US consented to the withdrawal a few years ago, when Biden was president.  The U.S. military invaded Iraq in 2003 to remove Saddam's government and install Jalal Talabani as Iraq's president, and aimed for a long military presence in Iraq.  Jalal Talabani was a Kurdish politician and father  of the PUK political party.  Talabani remained Iraq's 6th president from 2005 to 2014 and was the first Kurd to hold the presidency.  ...

September, 19 - (The Global News Desk 115) -  A blast at a mosque in Kohat's Police Lines during Friday prayers martyred approximately 21 people, including 15 policemen and 6 civilians.  KPK Police said that six of the attackers were also killed in both the explosion and the shootout that took place afterward. The initial incident report submitted by the DHQ Hospital Kohat medical superintendent and district health officer revealed that the deadly blast caused more than 100 casualties among the worshippers.  The local authorities claimed that a blast detonated at about 1:30 pm during Friday prayers at a mosque at Police Lines on Hangu Road in Kohat, backed by a terrorist attack carried out by at least five to seven armed men. The officials' report named Dr Israel Khan Aurakzai, Chief District Specialist (Paediatrics) at Liaqat Memorial Hospital, Kohat, as one of the deceased. Furthermore, the report revealed that 105 injured people were admitted to the two hospitals, with...

August, 30 - (The Global News Desk 115) - A bus Ferrying church visitors collided with a truck in central Zimbabwe, bringing about dozens of deaths.  The accident occurred near the town of Chivhu. The law enforcement department reported on Saturday that a bus accident in central Zimbabwe led to 27 deaths.  The minibus, which was carrying worshipers, collided with a truck, leaving 7 more injured.  Authorities said that Adherents of a native African Christian group, recognized for their white robes, were en route to a conference on Friday when their vehicle rammed into a truck on a main highway close to Chivhu, approximately 141 kilometers south of Harare.  The deadly mishap happened when the truck was trying to overtake another vehicle; the foreign-registered haulage truck collided with the minibus. According to a police officer's statement, both vehicles had an "unspecified" number of passengers on board. The accident happened when the overspeeding truck st...

August, 27 - (The Global News Desk 115) -  At least 160 people have reportedly been killed, and hundreds of travelers are still missing after deadly flash floods in Nepal’s border area with Tibet on Wednesday.  The floods have devastated villages, roads, and infrastructure, hampering rescue efforts. Nepal's Tourism Board has reported that an initial assessment indicates 384 travelers are missing in flood-affected regions. This group includes 291 foreign nationals and 93 people from Nepal. Among the foreign nationals, there were 105 Indians and 37 NRIs, as well as travelers from the United States, Britain, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, and the Netherlands. The calamity has inflicted heavy losses upon the Himalaya, the mountainous area, impacting roads and key infrastructure, making it challenging to access certain communities. The Nepal Army has dispatched helicopters and disaster-response teams as search and rescue efforts are ongoing. Nepal Police spokesman t...