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Exit Only After 10 Years, 3 Months' Notice: What Pak-Saudi-Turkey Pact Says
- Oct 21, 2026 00:20 am IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
The pact's 10-year period will begin only when the final instrument of ratification is deposited with the alliance's secretariat, not from the date the agreement was signed.
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13 Killed, 34 Injured After Large Truck Crashes Into Tour Bus In Egypt
- Oct 20, 2026 19:23 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
A crane lifted the large bus, the entire front section of which was ripped off, leaving behind mangled steel and debris.
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"Not Getting Involved": JD Vance Refuses To Back Netanyahu For Re-Election
- Oct 20, 2026 18:52 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
Within the Republican Jewish community, there has been skepticism regarding Vance's steadfastness toward Jewish Americans and the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel.
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UK To Deploy Fighter Jets To Support Saudi Arabia Against Houthi Attacks
- Oct 20, 2026 18:04 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
The Saudi capital's international airport has been targeted by strikes 20 times since the beginning of the month, with a recent attack killing 13 people and wounding more than 300.
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Iran Guards Say 2 "Violating" Oil Tankers Set Ablaze In Strait Of Hormuz
- Oct 20, 2026 15:46 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that their naval mines halted two tankers attempting to circumnavigate through the strategic Strait of Hormuz
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Pete Hegseth Makes Surprise Visit To Israel, Meets Netanyahu: Report
- Oct 20, 2026 04:49 am IST
- Reuters
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, Axios reported, citing two sources with knowledge.
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Iran's New Defence Minister Has 42 Years Of Experience, Is A Missiles Expert
- Oct 19, 2026 17:15 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Mehrdad Akhlaghi does not hold a military rank, but he has around 42 years of experience in the defence ministry and related fields. Since 2013, he has headed Iran's state weapons manufacturer, Iranian Defence Industries Organisation.
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Netanyahu Calls For Stronger India Ties, Fears Future US Hostility For Israel
- Oct 19, 2026 13:26 pm IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
- (with inputs from PTI)
This is not the first time Netanyahu has evoked India and his relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to argue against Israel's growing isolation in the world and to demonstrate his government's diplomatic successes.
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'Can Plumber Land Aircraft'? flydubai Indian Pilot On Role Of Israeli Hero
- Oct 19, 2026 12:10 pm IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
Hayoun, a plumber, has said he beat and pinned down the co-pilot after breaking into the cockpit and then brought the aircraft under control.
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Oil Tanker On 'Unauthorised Route' Hits Mine In Hormuz, Catches Fire
- Oct 19, 2026 11:31 am IST
- Agence France Presse
The tanker was travelling in the strait's "unauthorized southern route" and had disabled its positioning and navigation systems, the statement said.
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Iran's New Defence Minister's "Enormous Damage" Warning To US
- Oct 18, 2026 15:44 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
Iranian lawmakers had earlier approved Akhlaghi's appointment as the country's new defence minister, after his predecessor was killed on the first day of the war with the United States.
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Iran Gets New Defence Minister 8 Months After Predecessor Killed In US Strikes
- Oct 18, 2026 14:42 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
The veteran defence official replaces Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed in a US-Israeli attack on a leadership compound on February 28.
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2 Pilots Killed As Technical Fault Crashes Helicopter Near Yemen Border
- Oct 18, 2026 13:56 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
After a four-year, uneasy truce, Yemen's conflict reignited in July and intensified when the Iran-backed group seized strategic territory along the Red Sea coast last month.
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Israeli Settlers Attack European Diplomats In West Bank, French Mayor Beaten
- Oct 17, 2026 22:39 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
Cars from the French, Belgian and Polish missions had brought diplomats to visit Taybeh, a largely Christian village in the occupied West Bank, when settlers descended to stop Palestinians from gathering olives, witnesses said.
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Video: Iranian Fishermen Race To Grab iPhones, Perfume From Sunken Cargo Ship
- Oct 17, 2026 20:55 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
Footage from the area showed boats moving through partially submerged containers as men tried to pull boxes out of the water. In one video, a small boat could be seen struggling to tow an entire shipping container.
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Yemen's Government-Controlled City Of Aden Attacked In Houthi Strikes
- Oct 17, 2026 01:31 am IST
- Associated Press
The attack came a day after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen struck a palace complex in Aden, which has been the seat of Yemen's internationally recognized government since 2015.
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Iran Denies Saudi Accusation Of Involvement In Houthi Attacks
- Oct 17, 2026 01:05 am IST
- Agence France Presse
The Houthis are part of Iran's so-called "Axis of Resistance", which also includes Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq, all united in opposing Israel.
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Saudi-Led Coalition Intercepts Drones, Missiles Targeted At Riyadh
- Oct 16, 2026 22:43 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
Since Yemen's civil war flared back to life in July, the Houthis have repeatedly struck Saudi targets including Red Sea tankers, oil facilities and Riyadh's international airport, where 13 people were killed in a single attack last week.
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Israeli Settlers In West Bank Burn Trees, Throw Rocks During Olive Harvest
- Oct 16, 2026 21:50 pm IST
- Reuters
Some 80 settlers, some of them carrying gas canisters, descended from a hill above a terraced olive grove where villagers from Abu Falah had gathered to pick ripe fruit, a cherished annual tradition in Palestinian life.