The Global News Desk 115

July 31 - (The Global News Desk 115) - A passenger bus accident in Boumerdes province brought about the deaths of 25 people and injured 44 others, the Civil Protection Department reported on Friday. Boumerdes is located about 55 km east of Algiers, the capital city of Algeria.  At 9:41 a.m. local time (0841 GMT), an accident happened on National Road No. 24 near the village of El Karma. The bus, which was on its way from Setif in the east, veered off the road, overturned, and dropped into a ravine, according to the department. The Civil Protection Department said it sent three rescue vehicles and eleven ambulances to the scene. Rescue teams continue to evacuate and provide medical help, transporting the injured to local hospitals.

July 31 - (The Global News Desk 115) - Baluchistan government said that a coal mine explosion in Baluchistan province has buried at least 34 miners alive, while hopes of rescuing any survivors are diminishing. The massive explosion rattled a coal mine in the Sorange region on Thursday, a ⁠ remote area near Quetta. Early Friday, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority reported, "We have retrieved 31 bodies to date. Our rescuers have identified three additional bodies within the mine and are working to retrieve them." He said that, more than 12 hours after the accident, workers for the authority and other rescue workers are still looking for the trapped miners, but it's very unlikely that they will find any survivors. Previously, the chief inspector of mines in the province said that at the time of the explosion, there were 36 miners inside. senior mining official in the region indicated that two nearby mines were damaged in the powerful explosion. In Pakis...

July 31 - (The Global News Desk 115) - Dozens of police officers were killed and injured when terrorists blew up a checkpoint in north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Insurgents launched the series of attacks in the Hangu region of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, near the Afghanistan border, the provincial police headquarters said.  Authorities reported on Thursday that around 11 police officers were killed and 28 others were injured in the recent ambush at a security checkpoint in northern Pakistan.  The attack was allegedly carried out by the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to the KPK police. Attacks on government buildings and security forces in northwest and southwest Pakistan have long been carried out by the TTP. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi strongly condemned the incident and expressed condolences to the families of those who were martyred. No other piece of information about the deceased was immediately relea...

July 29 - (The Global News Desk 115) — Security forces have effectively neutralized 32 terrorists associated with Indian proxies through intelligence-driven operations carried out in multiple districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan. Twenty-four terrorists were killed as a result of security forces successfully taking on different terrorist positions during various targeted raids. The media wing of the military announced that operations were executed on the night of July 28-29, 2026, in the Khyber district located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  Simultaneously, security forces conducted several intelligence-based operations in the District of Nushki, Balochistan, where a heated encounter resulted in the killings of eight militants. Throughout the operations, the troops uncovered and destroyed the terrorists' weapons, ammo, and improvised explosive devices. Operations against the terrorist network of Indian-sponsored terrorists are ongoing, according to ISPR, in...

July 29 - (The Global News Desk 115) —  US President Donald Trump turned down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's objections to the possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye on Monday. Trump showed that he does not share Netanyahu's views on this issue. While speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump stated, "Nobody tells me what we should be selling." He labeled Türkiye a "tremendous ally" and referred to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a "friend" who has done a "very good job" on regional issues, particularly in Syria. He termed Ankara a "strong ally" and claimed that no other country's leader could affect U.S. defense exports. Erdogan says that Trump has taken a "positive approach" to giving Turkey F-35 fighter jets.

July 28 - (The Global News Desk 115) — Numerous terrorist groups that were involved in a string of explosions around Iraq have been successfully eliminated by Iraq's intelligence services. The sabotage groups were planning more terrorist attacks with Ukrainian backing and financial support, Iraqi media reported late on Monday.  The sabotage groups were organizing more terrorist activities with Ukraine's support and funding.  Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Aboudi said late Monday that the intelligence agency had successfully located and dismantled several teams associated with Ukraine's intelligence services through a series of operations conducted all over the country.  This was part of their ongoing efforts to maintain security. Aboudi claimed, "We have disbanded various groups that carried out attacks in Iraqi territory and targeted several state facilities. They confessed to their association with Ukraine during interrogations.  He did not, however, prov...

• Nima Moradi, a young sailor from Bandar Anzali on his inaugural voyage, was killed in a  Ukrainian drone strike on the merchant ship "Ana" in the Caspian Sea. • This young sailor was an ardent supporter of the Bandar Anzali Malavan Football Club. Ukrainian forces carried out a drone attack on the commercial ship "Ana" in the Caspian Sea early Saturday morning, killing Nima Moradi, a young sailor from Bandar Anzali on his first voyage.  He has a strong link to Bandar Anzali Malavan Football Club. The drone strikes occurred when the ship "Ana" was heading from the Russian port of Astrakhan to Bandar Anzali.  Iran released a photo on Monday of one of its sailors who was martyred as a result of a Ukrainian attack on a commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea.  Tehran has also declared that it will take revenge for Ukraine's attack.