Middle East
Trump says Iran war will end 'very soon' as tankers are hit
Trump said the Iran war would end 'very soon, probably right after the midterms', as two tankers were struck near Hormuz and Iran kept the strait closed.
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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.
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- Middle East
Israeli strike kills Christian mother and daughter in Gaza
An Israeli strike killed five Palestinians, four of them women, in Gaza City, including a Christian mother and daughter, as settlers seized West Bank olive groves.
- Asia
North Korea says new missile test used AI
North Korea said it tested an intermediate-range strategic missile guided by artificial intelligence, days after a mine blast wounded three South Korean soldiers.
- Europe
Merz visits Kyiv as Russia tells diplomats to leave the city
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv with €1 billion in military aid and a drone deal, a day after Russia warned diplomats of 'massive' new strikes.
- World
Iran plans harsher response to any renewed US strikes while keeping diplomatic channel alive
Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful military response should the United States resume large scale attacks, according to Iranian
- World
Satellite images show China racing to complete military runway in South China Sea
New satellite imagery shows China accelerating construction of a full-scale runway on Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands, with analysts
- World
Modi faces fresh street pressure as India's "cockroach" movement demands poll chief's resignation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced renewed street pressure Friday as India's youth led "Cockroach Janta Party" and a separate
- World
Sixth arrest made in UK terror probe linked to US airbase used in Iran strikes
British counter-terrorism police arrested a 27 year old dual UK-Iranian national in London on Thursday on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia rejects Israel's bid to fly stranded passengers out of the kingdom
Saudi Arabia declined an Israeli request to let Israeli aircraft land in the kingdom and retrieve passengers left
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill five more in Gaza despite ceasefire
Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians in Gaza City on Wednesday. At least 1,400 have been killed since the October ceasefire, health officials say.
- Middle East
Flydubai jet diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilots fight mid-air
A Dubai to Tel Aviv flydubai flight sent emergency signals and landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after what an Israeli official said was a fight between the pilots.
- Europe
Russia warns NATO it could use nuclear weapons over Kaliningrad
Moscow sent NATO a note saying it would use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the alliance tried to isolate Kaliningrad. NATO condemned the threat.
- Americas
US Senate blocks call for report on West Bank abuses
Senators voted 47-51 against Chris Van Hollen's measure demanding a State Department report on killings of Americans and rights abuses in the occupied West Bank.
- Middle East
Qatar's PM calls Netanyahu a 'war criminal' over Gaza
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said crimes in Gaza make Netanyahu a war criminal, as US Democrats pressed Israel to stop settler violence in the West Bank.
- Middle East
US-led coalition ends its mission in Iraq after 12 years
The coalition that fought Islamic State is leaving Iraq, with the last troops due out of Kurdistan on October 1, a date Iraq's PM wants marked as Sovereignty Day.
- Middle East
UN list names 214 companies linked to Israeli settlements
Palestine urged businesses to cut ties with the 214 firms on an updated UN list of companies involved in illegal Israeli settlements, 61 of them newly added.
- Energy
Saudi oil flows from Yanbu recover after drone attacks
Saudi Arabia has resumed tanker loadings at Yanbu after restarting its East-West pipeline, and the US offered 40 million barrels from its reserve, pushing oil prices down.
- Africa
Morocco names Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri its first woman prime minister
King Mohammed VI named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, leader of the PAM and former Marrakesh mayor, as prime minister and asked her to form a government.
- Africa
Three Pakistani sailors killed as Somali police free hijacked tanker
Pirates opened fire as Somali police freed the MT Honour 25, killing five crew including three Pakistanis, survivors say. Seven Pakistanis survived.
- Middle East
US sanctions Iran arms suppliers, including agent in Beijing
The US sanctioned 10 people and firms accused of buying weapons for Iran's defence ministry, as Tehran said Trump was stuck in a quagmire.
- Middle East
Trump says Iran war will be over 'very, very soon'
Trump said the Iran war will end very soon and oil will fall, as Vance blamed Tehran for the collapse of the Islamabad MoU and Qatar kept relaying messages.
- Middle East
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes in three West Bank villages as Israel plans settler-only road through Ramallah
Settlers burned homes and cars in Jalud, Qaryut and Al-Mughayyir, as a Palestinian commission warned a settler-only road would cut Ramallah in two.
- Middle East
Iran awaits US answer on Hormuz as Ghalibaf warns no one will sell oil if Iran cannot
Qatar is carrying new Iranian ideas on reopening the Strait of Hormuz to Washington, with a US reply expected by Wednesday, as Tehran warns over Gulf oil.
- Middle East
Israeli fire kills three more Palestinians in Gaza as Ben-Gvir leads settlers into Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque
Three Palestinians were killed in Gaza despite the ceasefire, as Gaza officials counted 5,147 Israeli violations and Ben-Gvir led settlers into Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque.
- Middle East
Israel blows up much of a south Lebanon town and demolishes homes in another, despite ceasefire deal
Israeli forces set off a huge blast in Mansouri near Tyre and demolished homes in Majdal Zoun, as Lebanon's PM pressed Washington for a full Israeli withdrawal.
- World
Labour eyes new state grid company as Burnham stakes premiership on cheaper energy bills
Andy Burnham will use his first Labour conference speech as prime minister to announce plans for a new state owned company aimed at
- Punjab
Lahore High Court seeks replies on petition to regulate camera-equipped smart glasses
The Lahore High Court issued notices to the federal government and PTA on a petition saying glasses like Ray-Ban Meta can secretly film people and threaten privacy.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
KP chief minister orders suspension of Khyber police chief, inquiry into custodial killings of two men
CM Sohail Afridi ordered DPO Waqar Ahmad off duty and a seven-day IGP inquiry after two detained men were killed in Jamrud, sparking protests on the Torkham highway.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Governor's rule in KP would trigger 'strong public response', provincial minister warns
KP Information Minister Shafiullah Jan said that if law and order justified governor's rule in KP, Balochistan should be examined too.
- Middle East
'I offered them NOTHING': Trump denies sanctions offer as Iran sends Hormuz conditions and oil hits $107
Trump denied offering Iran sanctions relief as Tehran sent its conditions for reopening Hormuz through Qatar, and oil jumped 3% to about $107 a barrel.
