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Muslims perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India has expressed deep concern over a drone attack reported near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, reiterating its condemnation of attacks on the sovereign territory of the Kingdom and actions that threaten civilian lives and infrastructure. Responding to media queries,…
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The Houthis denied firing drones toward Mecca, about 1,100 kilometres from Yemen’s border. File | Photo Credit: Gettyimages/iStockphoto Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels overnight of trying to attack Islam’s holiest city, prompting condemnation from countries in the region but no sign of military support. The kingdom, a key U.S. ally, declared Mecca a…
The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma India summoned the Charge d’Affaires of Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) and lodged a strong protest over the “unacceptable” and “unprofessional” conduct of Pakistani naval units at sea,…
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An English village of around 350 people announced on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) that a vast majority of residents had voted yes in an “independence referendum” staged to protest plans to house over 1,200 migrants in a nearby facility. Piddington in central England, 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the university city of Oxford, has grabbed…
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The Rajapaksa family has consistently denied corruption allegations and dismissed the cases against them as politically motivated. File | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka’s police summoned former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) for questioning over allegations that her charity misused donations, tightening authorities’ anti-corruption drive. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government has…
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during her annual State of the Union address at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on September 16, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union needs a NATO-like mechanism to better respond to drone incidents, acts of sabotage and…
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India retained the 131st rank on the Global Gender Gap Index 2026 released by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), with Iceland, Finland and Norway maintaining their top three slots respectively. Only 14 countries ranked below than India on the index of 145 countries. These include Papua New Guinea, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,…
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The collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan has killed at least 60 small-scale miners, two survivors told AFP on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), while many more are missing and feared dead under the rubble. Shafts began collapsing in the Al-Zaraa mine near the town of El-Nahud in West Kordofan on Tuesday (September 15,…
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At various times over the last decade, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Britain and Israel have carried out punishing air raids on Yemen’s Houthi rebels — only to see them grow even stronger. Now, as the Iran-backed Houthis advance on a key maritime chokepoint and strike Saudi oil facilities, rattling world…
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels battling Saudi-backed forces in eastern Jawf, Yemen. | Photo Credit: Ansar Allah Media Office via AP Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) said they shot down a Saudi fighter jet, claiming a locally made munition was used to target the warplane. “The Yemeni Armed Forces, with Allah’s aid and grace, succeeded…
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