‘Direct threat to regional peace’: India strongly condemns Pakistan air strikes on Afghan territory

Residents walk through the rubble after what Taliban officials said were Pakistani airstrikes a day earlier that killed civilians, including children, in the village of Mandokhail, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP India on Monday (June 29, 2026) strongly condemned Pakistan’s air strikes on Afghan territory in which…

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Bihar Governor Hasnain and Minister of State Margherita likely to represent India at Khamenei’s funeral

The late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli-U.S. strikes on February 28. | Photo Credit: West Asia News Agency via Reuters Bihar Governor Lt. General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita are likely to lead the Indian delegation that will travel to Iran for…

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Burnham to create ‘No. 10 North’ as U.K. PM, oversee massive decentralisation

Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, Britain, on June 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Andy Burnham, who is likely to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (U.K.) previewed his economic policy on Monday, emphasising devolution of economic powers from…

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Turkey must be ‘included’ in Europe security structures: Erdogan ahead of NATO summit

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey must be included in all of Europe’s defence structures and defence trade restrictions between NATO members must be removed. File | Photo Credit: AP Turkey must be included in all of Europe’s defence structures and defence trade restrictions between NATO members must be removed, President Recep Tayyip…

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Pakistan issues directives to arrest illegal Afgan nationals from July 10

File picture of Afghan refugees at a camp near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has ordered a nationwide crackdown on illegal foreign nationals, directing authorities to arrest Afghan citizens residing in the country without valid visas from July 10. According to an official notification issued by…

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