US destroys five Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island

IANS | September 9, 2026 7:39 AM

Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) The United States military has destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) twice targeted an American warship with ballistic missiles, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

'It’s not over': Trump border czar vows more deportations

IANS | September 9, 2026 6:30 AM

Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) White House border czar Thomas Douglas Homan said the Trump administration would intensify immigration arrests and deportations, including in New York, as he defended the removal of people who have no criminal history but are living in the United States illegally.

Pakistan: Targeted killing of Ahmadi raises alarm over escalating religious violence

IANS | September 8, 2026 9:50 PM

Rome, Sep 8 (IANS) The recent killing of Mirza Safdar Mahmood, a 65-year-old Ahmadi Muslim and local official of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan’s Punjab province, has renewed concerns over the growing vulnerability of Ahmadis and the persistent threat of religiously motivated violence targeting the community across the country, a report has stated.

Pakistani forces extrajudicially kill two Baloch civilians

IANS | September 8, 2026 9:41 PM

Quetta, Sep 8 (IANS) As violence against Baloch civilians escalates across Pakistan, leading human rights organisations on Tuesday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two civilians, including a woman, by Pakistani forces,