Gotabaya asks court to stop possible arrest over 2019 attacks
Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked a court on Tuesday to prevent his potential arrest over the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed 279 people...
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Israeli attacks kill six in Gaza
Gaza’s civil defence service and hospitals said Israeli attacks killed at least six people on Sunday, in the latest violence to hit the Palestinian territory despite a months-old ceasefire...
Nigerians fleeing xenophobic attacks in S Africa return home
A first group of more than 260 Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following escalating anti-immigrant attacks landed in Lagos on Thursday...
Ethiopia rebel group blamed for deadly poll attacks
An insurgent group in Ethiopia’s most populous province carried out a string of attacks around last week’s election that killed multiple people, witnesses told AFP on Saturday...
Israeli attacks kill eight in Gaza
Israeli attacks on Gaza killed at least eight people on Thursday, a spokesman for the civil defence agency in the Palestinian territory said...
Gunmen kill 37 in 2 attacks on Nigerian village
Criminal gangs have killed at least 37 people in two days of attacks on a rural community in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto state, a security report and residents said...
It’s time govt restored police effectiveness
A SURGE in attacks on law enforcers, mostly by crime suspects during raids and drives, is worrying. Police data show 213 incidents of attack to have happened on law enforcers in January–April, with 42 each in January and February, 63 in March and 66 in April. The attacks have not only caused injuries to law enforcers. Some of them have died in such attacks. Police data show...
Attacks on law enforcers spike, low morale blamed
There has been a spate of attacks on law enforcers by crime suspects and miscreants during raids and drives in recent times, which some attribute to the still low morale of the forces since the July uprising.
Iran threatens wider war if US resumes attacks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war will extend beyond the region if the United States and Israel resume attacks on the Islamic republic...
UAE urges Iraq to prevent attacks from its territory ‘immediately’
The UAE demanded on Wednesday that Iraq ‘immediately’ prevent further attacks from its territory, following an accusation by the Emirates that a drone targeting a nuclear plant was launched from there...
Cuba warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US attacks after sanctions
Cuba’s leader warned Monday of a ‘bloodbath’ in the event of an American attack, while the US treasury sanctioned Cuba’s main intelligence agency and top leaders as tensions spiked between the arch-foes...
Wave of arrests, abductions after attacks on Mali junta
Malian opposition figures and military personnel have been detained or abducted following large-scale attacks by jihadists and separatists on junta positions, security, legal and family sources said on Wednesday...
Ethiopia, Sudan accuse each other of attacks
Ethiopia and Sudan traded accusations on Tuesday that each had violated the other’s territory and were supporting insurgent forces...
Nigeria warns South Africa over xenophobic attacks
Nigeria’s government has summoned South Africa’s top diplomat in Abuja over attacks on foreigners in the country, the foreign ministry said Saturday...
Two people stabbed in north London, one arrest
Two people were stabbed Wednesday in north London, Jewish groups said, following a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in the area, as UK prime minister Keir Starmer called the incident ‘deeply concerning’...
Mali defence minister killed in attacks
Jihadist fighters killed the Mali junta’s defence minister General Sadio Camara with a car bomb left outside his residence near the capital Bamako, his family and government and military sources said Sunday...
UN chief condemns Mali attacks, calls for ‘coordinated international’ response
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned ‘acts of violence’ in Mali after jihadists and Tuareg rebels claimed attacks against the army across the junta-ruled Sahel state...
Israeli attacks kill three in Gaza
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territory on Sunday killed at least three people, including a woman...
Govt must deliver on promises to curb mob violence
THE rise of mob violence and attacks on shrines and sufi practitioners was among the most alarming and disturbing developments after the August 2024 political changeover. Mob violence became an almost daily occurrence and attacks on shrines and sufi durbars continued unabated amid visible inaction on part of the authorities. While dozens of shrines were attacked and...
No cases filed in 61pc attacks on shrines, darbars
Attacks, including vandalism, looting and arson, on shrines and darbars have continued across Bangladesh since August 2024 as no cases have been filed in 61 per cent of such incidents during the time.
Dozens killed in Nigeria jihadist attacks
At least 38 people were killed this week in suspected extremist attacks on loggers and a village in northeast Nigeria, anti-jihadist militia and residents told AFP on Friday...
US embassy in Baghdad warns of attacks in city
The US embassy in Baghdad warned Thursday that pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq may attack the city in the coming one or two days...
West Bank on strike against Israeli death penalty law
Palestinian shops and public institutions were closed across the occupied West Bank Wednesday in protest of an Israeli law passed earlier this week permitting the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly terror attacks...
Aluminium prices jump after Gulf attacks
Aluminium prices climbed around six per cent in early trading on Monday after Iran attacked two major plants in the Gulf that produce the widely used metal, raising concerns over supply disruptions...
Questions over Israel’s interceptor stockpiles as ME war drags on
The ability of Israel’s highly sophisticated air defences to keep intercepting Iranian attacks is coming under scrutiny as the Middle East war drags on into a second month...
BMP demands investigation, punishment for those involved
The Bangladesh Mahila Parishad in a statement on Wednesday demanded a fair and impartial investigation into the incident of acid attacks on a woman allegedly by her husband over dowry at Abhaynagar in Jashore...
Hegseth first one to speak up in support of Iran war: Trump
President Trump indicated on Monday that defence secretary Pete Hegseth was the first top administration official to back the US military attacks against Iran, reports thehill.com...
Nasiruddin pledges to avoid personal attacks, extends apology to those hurt
National Citizens Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has pledged to avoid personal attacks and unnecessary debates after discussions with senior colleagues, political well-wishers and trusted associates...
Pakistan thwarts Afghan Taliban ‘drone attacks’
President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday the Afghan Taliban had ‘crossed a red line’ by launching what the military called ‘rudimentary drones’ against civilian targets in Pakistan...
Oil prices soar as fresh Iran attacks offset stockpiles release
Oil prices soared Thursday, briefly trading above $100, and stock markets extended losses as fresh attacks against Gulf energy targets offset the release of crude reserves by major economies...