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PoK tensions rise as JAAC launches long march after talks with Pakistan authorities fail, calls for restraint

IANS | July 27, 2026 9:26 AM

Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) on Monday called on the Pakistani authorities to exercise restraint and refrain from using force against peaceful protesters participating in the Long March organised by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) from Rawalakot to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Mass shooting in US food festival; several injured

IANS | July 27, 2026 8:43 AM

Seattle, July 27 (IANS) Several people were injured in a shooting near Seattle Center in the US during the annual Bite of Seattle food festival, police have said in a statement.

Iran's FM says Ukraine's attack on Iranian ship 'cannot go unanswered'

IANS | July 27, 2026 7:17 AM

Tehran, July 27 (IANS) Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on said Ukraine's attack on an Iranian commercial ship in the Caspian Sea "cannot go unanswered."

Iran's support for Hezbollah 'strategic mandate': Supreme Leader

IANS | July 26, 2026 11:40 PM

Tehran, July 26 (IANS) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei on Sunday described Iran's support for Hezbollah as a 'strategic mandate' in a letter to Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, local media reported.

India-funded college building opens, school project begins in Nepal

IANS | July 26, 2026 11:33 PM

Kathmandu, July 26 (IANS) A new college building was inaugurated, and the foundation stone for a school building was laid in two districts of Nepal's western Sudurpaschim Province on Saturday under a scheme funded by the Indian government, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said on Sunday.

Ukraine's attack on Iranian commercial vessel is to drag Europe into Israel's war: Iran FM

IANS | July 26, 2026 11:15 PM

Tehran, July 26 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the attack on an Iranian commercial vessel by Ukraine, which killed a sailor, was done at the 'behest' of Israel to drag Europe into its war.

Pakistan: Rights body condemns enforced disappearance of four Baloch civilians

IANS | July 26, 2026 11:10 PM

Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) A leading human rights body on Sunday condemned the enforced disappearances of four Baloch individuals, carried out by Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies.

UN warns funding shortfall threatens nutrition support programmes in Afghanistan

IANS | July 26, 2026 10:39 PM

Kabul, July 26 (IANS) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that a funding shortfall in 2026 is threatening nutrition programmes that support 5.7 million children and mothers in Afghanistan, local media reported on Sunday.

Netanyahu to visit US tomorrow, set to discuss Iran situation with Trump

IANS | July 26, 2026 8:23 PM

Jerusalem, July 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Washington on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump and discuss the situation in Iran.

Oil tanker explodes after striking naval mine in Strait of Hormuz: Report

IANS | July 26, 2026 7:36 PM

Tehran, July 26 (IANS) An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine, local media reported on Sunday.

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PoK tensions rise as JAAC launches long march after talks with Pakistan authorities fail, calls for restraint

Mass shooting in US food festival; several injured

Iran's FM says Ukraine's attack on Iranian ship 'cannot go unanswered'

Iran's support for Hezbollah 'strategic mandate': Supreme Leader

India-funded college building opens, school project begins in Nepal

Ukraine's attack on Iranian commercial vessel is to drag Europe into Israel's war: Iran FM

Pakistan: Rights body condemns enforced disappearance of four Baloch civilians

UN warns funding shortfall threatens nutrition support programmes in Afghanistan

Netanyahu to visit US tomorrow, set to discuss Iran situation with Trump

Oil tanker explodes after striking naval mine in Strait of Hormuz: Report

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