A Crime That Stunned Paris and the World Paris, the city that prides itself on safeguarding centuries of art and heritage, is reeling from an audacious daylight robbery that has left cultural historians and citizens aghast. In what authorities are calling the most daring museum theft in decades, a trio of masked thieves stormed the Louvre Museum…
Washington Tightens the Economic Noose As the war in Ukraine drags into yet another tense chapter, Washington has sharpened its economic arsenal. In a sweeping move designed to hit Moscow where it hurts most, the United States has imposed comprehensive sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil—Russia’s two largest oil giants. The decision, unveiled late Wednesday by the Treasury…
Bigger Threat Looms as Jaish Expands Recruitment to Women In a disturbing new development, Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has launched a dedicated online training program for women, marking a significant evolution in its recruitment and radicalisation strategy. The extremist group blacklisted by the United Nations, led by Masood Azhar, is reportedly establishing a female wing…
A Night of Destruction: Ukraine Plunged into Darkness Ukraine awoke on October 22, 2025, to another grim chapter of the war — a barrage of Russian missiles and drones that turned the night sky into a storm of fire and chaos. The overnight assault, among the fiercest in recent weeks, killed at least six civilians,…
Border Tensions Ignite a War of Words The already fraught relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan has flared once again, this time over accusations of Indian interference in recent border clashes. Islamabad’s claim that New Delhi was secretly backing the Taliban in a proxy war has triggered sharp denials from both Kabul and Delhi, deepening mistrust…
A New Flashpoint in U.S.–Iran Tensions The fragile equilibrium between Iran and the United States has once again erupted into confrontation. In response to recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump—who boasted that American strikes earlier this year had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities—Tehran has issued a fierce rebuttal. Iranian leaders dismissed the claims as false…
China’s second-ranking general and Politburo member becomes the most senior official to be ousted in the PLA’s sweeping anti-corruption drive. · He Weidong, once regarded as a close ally of Xi Jinping, rose rapidly through the ranks to join the top military leadership. · Xi Jinping intensifies his political ‘housecleaning’ ahead of a crucial Communist Party leadership…
TTP at the Heart of Renewed Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions The fragile peace along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border has once again crumbled under the weight of extremist violence. The latest blow came on Friday (October 17) when a suicide bombing by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ripped through a security forces camp in Mir Ali, North Waziristan — a region long…
A Fresh Wave of Hostility In a provocative statement that has heightened regional anxieties, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Islamabad is ready for a “two-front war” — one with India and another with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Speaking in a televised interview on Samaa TV, Asif linked India to Pakistan’s mounting tensions…
A New Flashpoint in South Asia A deadly and unexpected border war has once again thrown Afghanistan and Pakistan into the global spotlight. The two uneasy neighbors, long bound by history and hostility, engaged in one of their fiercest confrontations in years, leaving hundreds dead and reigniting old tensions along the Durand Line, the colonial-era…
