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India detains youth activists as protests over voter lists spread
India began detaining 'Cockroach' youth activists before a Delhi rally, as protests grow against the poll chief over voter list purges hitting Muslims.
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Bilal Javed
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Bilal Javed edits The Indus Compass’s world and geopolitics coverage. He follows the United Nations, NATO, US politics, wars and conflicts, democracy and the global economy, and he also writes on business and sport.
His reports for the site include the US-Iran war and the mediation efforts around it, the Israeli election count, cases at the International Court of Justice, and the markets and oil prices that move with them. In stories on the Middle East he gives particular weight to the human cost of conflict and says where every casualty figure comes from.
He explains what each story means for readers in Pakistan.
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- Middle East
US embassy aide buried cables on West Bank abuses, NYT says
An aide to US envoy Mike Huckabee suppressed cables on settler violence, annexation and killings of Palestinian Americans, the New York Times reported.
- Europe
Police admit error as Andrew's Epstein search warrants are quashed
UK police accepted that search warrants used on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes in the Epstein inquiry were wrongly granted; the probe continues.
- Asia
Protesters rally in Tokyo over Okinawa woman's killing by US Marine
Dozens protested outside Japan's foreign ministry over the killing of Anna Yagi in Okinawa, for which a US Marine is a suspect, as US forces paused operations.
- Middle East
US has lost or damaged 81 aircraft in Iran war, Congress report says
A Congressional Research Service report says 81 US aircraft have been lost or damaged in the Iran war, up from 42 in May; Iran says the real toll is higher.
- Middle East
Israel shuts British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem
Israel ended the British consulate's work in occupied East Jerusalem over UK sanctions on settlers; Britain says it will keep serving Palestinians.
- Middle East
Turkiye weighing air defence help for Saudi Arabia under Makkah pact
Turkish FM Hakan Fidan said officials are assessing how Turkiye can help Saudi Arabia counter Houthi attacks under the Makkah pact, mainly on air defence.
- Energy
Brent tops $102 as Hormuz tanker attacks and US storm hit supply
Oil rose on Thursday, with Brent above $102 a barrel, as attacks on Gulf shipping hit a wartime high and a hurricane shut a quarter of US Gulf of Mexico output.
- Middle East
Trump says an Iran deal 'isn't really something that I want'
Trump said envoy Steve Witkoff is doing well in Iran talks but a deal is not his preferred outcome, amid reports the Pentagon is preparing new strike options.
- World
El Nino to peak in December, possibly strongest since 1950: UN
The WMO said El Nino will strengthen until a December peak and could be one of the strongest since 1950, with Pacific temperatures forecast to hit records.
- Islamabad
Pakistan presses UN on climate finance and respect for water treaties
At the UN Second Committee, Pakistan sought $300bn in climate finance, debt reform and respect for water treaties amid its Indus dispute with India.
- Islamabad
Bahrain FM due in Islamabad for talks on trade and security
Bahrain FM Abdullatif Al Zayani is visiting Pakistan on October 7 and 8 to co-chair the third Joint Ministerial Commission session with Ishaq Dar.
- Pakistan
Pakistan rejects Reuters report on Makkah Pact troops as 'speculative'
The Information Ministry called a Reuters report on Pakistani troop numbers in Saudi Arabia speculative, saying Makkah Pact operational details are confidential.
- Asia
Rahul Gandhi detained at Delhi protest against India's election chief
Police in New Delhi briefly detained Rahul Gandhi and other opposition MPs marching to demand the resignation of India's chief election commissioner.
- Pakistan
Makkah Pact allies agree rapid troop deployment to Saudi Arabia
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye agreed to rapidly deploy forces in the kingdom and named Pakistan's Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood as first secretary general.
- Middle East
Yemen's government forces push Houthis back to Mocha on Red Sea coast
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces retook the coast near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to Mocha, as the Houthis claimed strikes on Riyadh's airport and an Aramco refinery.
- Asia
ICC unseals warrants for Taliban ministers over ban on girls' education
The ICC unsealed arrest warrants for two Taliban education ministers accused of gender persecution for barring girls from school and women from university.
- Europe
Ex-prince Andrew goes to court to quash Epstein search warrants
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is challenging the search warrants used on his homes before his February arrest in the Epstein inquiry, in an unprecedented royal case.
- Europe
US pulls B-1 bombers from UK base after suspected terror plot
The US has withdrawn its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford, used for strikes on Iran, a week after men were arrested near the base on suspicion of a terror plot.
- Europe
Ukraine and Germany sign $1.5bn deal to build anti-jet drones
Ukraine and Germany signed a $1.5bn weapons deal for jointly built anti-jet drones and energy support, as Russian strikes hit Kyiv during Chancellor Merz's visit.
- Middle East
More than 100,000 Gazans stranded abroad still wait to go home
Omar al-Hassayna lost 308 relatives in one Israeli strike. Three years on, he and over 100,000 Gazans who fled wait abroad for a chance to return and rebuild.
- Africa
Ethiopian forces take Tigray capital Mekelle as rebels withdraw
Ethiopian federal troops took control of Mekelle after Tigray rebels abandoned it, as Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan met in Egypt over fears of a wider war.
- World
Australia probes flydubai co-pilot's links to the country
Australian counterterrorism police are investigating the flydubai co-pilot's links to Australia, where sources say he studied, as Israel orders a flight security review.
- Europe
Why French high school students are blockading their schools
Over 5,000 people have been arrested as French teenagers blockade their schools over teacher shortages, long days and poor conditions. Here is what is driving it.
- Middle East
Yemen launches major offensive to retake Houthi territory
Yemen's Saudi-backed President Rashad al-Alimi announced a major military operation against the Houthis, who say they hit Aramco sites in Riyadh and Khurais.
- Middle East
Israel has killed over 800 Palestinian teachers, ministry says
Israel has killed more than 800 Palestinian teachers and injured over 3,300 since October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry said ahead of World Teachers' Day.
- Europe
UK Green Party votes to define Zionism as racism
Britain's Green Party voted 1,022 to 813 to treat Zionism as racism and back a single democratic Palestinian state, drawing anger from Israel and Jewish groups.
- Asia
US Marine arrested over murder of Japanese woman in Okinawa
A 20-year-old US Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman in a Naha hotel, and Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi lodged a protest with Washington.
- Middle East
UAE says flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in terror bid
UAE prosecutors say the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 to Tel Aviv tried to carry out a terrorist act, attacking the Indian captain with the cockpit axe.
- Middle East
Houthis claim strike on Riyadh refinery after Madina attack
Houthis said they hit an Aramco oil facility near Riyadh with missiles and drones, days after a drone attack on a power station serving the Prophet's Mosque.
