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RAW spy charge, explosive podcast: Mystery shrouds ex-Bangladesh officer’s death
Dhaka (TIP): Mystery surrounds the death of former Bangladesh Air Force flight lieutenant KM Tahsif Souri, who is believed to have recorded the viral video that showed former prime minister Shekh Hasina fleeing Bangladesh amid […]
Clashes grip Tirana as Albanian PM blames ‘foreign hands’
Tirana (TIP): Protesters clashed with police in Albania’s capital for the fourth day Friday, Oct 16, as Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed “foreign hands” for mounting unrest. Police used tear gas and water cannons while […]
Iran boosts air defenses as it braces for fresh US attacks
Tehran (TIP): Iran’s air defence capabilities have improved significantly compared with pre-war and wartime levels, Iranian Army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia said, amid escalating tensions with the United States and President Donald Trump’s threats […]
How slipper-clad Houthis hit Saudi Arabia with Claude AI and China’s missile parts
Sanaa (TIP): The classic image of Yemen’s Houthis is that of slippers wearing Kalashnikov-wielding militants riding their Toyota pickups across vast expanses of desert. They also may or may not be high on the khat […]
Israeli settlers torch cars, trees in 8 West Bank villages, beat journalist
Abu Falah (TIP): Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, Pct 16, setting fire to cars and trees and beating residents and a foreign journalist, in the latest violence to […]
Amnesty says Iran must halt plans to flog singer, musicians
London (TIP): Amnesty International said Thursday, Oct 1, that Iran must halt any plans to punish a singer and eight other musicians with dozens of lashes each after they livestreamed a performance on YouTube. The […]
Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of drone attack at power station for Prophet’s Mosque in Medina
Medina (TIP): Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, Oct 1, sparking strong condemnation from the Muslim world. The alleged […]
Egypt arrests entire Matsadaash newsroom in major crackdown on independent media
Cairo (TIP): Egyptian authorities have detained the entire editorial team of Matsadaash, one of the country’s few independent media outlets, accusing the six journalists of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and producing fabricated news […]
UK Says Iran Had Role in RAF Fairford Terror Plot, Iran Denies Involvement
London (TIP): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the U.K. has “strong indications” that Iran played a part in the incident that saw five men arrested near a U.S.-run air base in England late at […]
Putin says Modi has strong ideas for mutual settlement of Ukraine war
Moscow (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “very good ideas” on a mutual settlement of the Ukraine conflict and raises the issue at “every meeting” they have. Putin made […]
BAPS says it never sought exclusion of women during Eiffel Tower visit
Paris (TIP): A Hindu religious group has said investigations found that it did not ask for female employees to be “hidden, removed or excluded” during its delegation’s visit to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The […]
Iran emerges stronger as failed US-Israel attack reshapes West Asia
Dubai (TIP): Six months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran in an effort to topple its clerical leadership and reshape the Middle East, the region has changed in ways they had not hoped […]
Trump turns to sanctions as US-Israel war on Iran hits six months
Washington (TIP): President Donald Trump reaches the six-month mark of the US-Israel war against Iran on Friday, as his administration shifts from military action to sharper economic pressure on Tehran. The milestone comes after Trump […]
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic dies while serving life sentence for genocide
Belgrade (TIP): Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief dubbed the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died, Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported on Thursday, Aug 27. Mladic, […]
Russia hits Ukrainian cities as Kyiv seeks more Patriot missile support
Kyiv (TIP): Russia launched missiles and drones at cities across Ukraine in an overnight attack that continued into daylight on Thursday, with explosions heard around Kyiv through the morning. The strikes came as Ukraine remains […]
US shifts Patriot missiles to Middle East, leaving Europe dangerously exposed
Washington (TIP): The US military is facing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe, largely because stockpiles have been moved to the Middle East during President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a […]
