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 Aden, 15 October, 2026 (Nosheen): Yemen’s Houthi group fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, killing two security guards, while the country’s prime minister and cabinet members remained unharmed, according to two government officials cited by Reuters. Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said the Houthis fired five missiles at the Maashiq presidential palace complex, where the prime minister and cabinet members were present. The Houthi-run Saba News Agency, citing a military official, reported that the attack targeted a military operations headquarters operated by Saudi officers at the complex, as well as weapons depots. However, Reuters said it could not independently verify the claims. Houthi military spokesperson ...

Cairo, 15 October 2026 (Ghufran): Egypt and Qatar have stressed the need to immediately halt all hostilities against Saudi Arabia, strongly condemned attacks on the kingdom and expressed solidarity with its people, according to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The position was conveyed during a telephone conversation late Wednesday between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. According to an official statement, the two ministers also reviewed bilateral relations and areas of cooperation, including high-level visits, and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening ties between the two countries. Discussing regional developments, they emphasised the importance of supporting ongoing diplomatic ...

West Bank, 15 October 2026 (Kamran Raja): Israeli forces shot and arrested a Palestinian man during a raid in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday after pursuing him since 2017, according to a local prisoners’ rights official. Samer Bani Odeh, in his 40s, was shot in the hand when Israeli special forces raided his home and the homes of his brothers in Tammun, southeast of Tubas. Earlier, Israeli forces detained one of his brothers in an attempt to pressure him to surrender, releasing him several hours later. Bani Odeh had previously spent two years in Israeli prisons during the Second Intifada, while his family has faced repeated raids and arrests over the years. Separately, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that a 21-year-old Palestinian man was hospitalised after bein...

Seoul, 15 October, 2026 (Ghufran): South Korea’s Defence Ministry spokesperson has warned that repeatedly changing the requirements for transferring wartime operational control from the United States could make the handover impossible. Speaking at a regular news briefing on Thursday, spokesperson Jeong Bit-na said in her personal capacity that if the conditions continued to change, the transfer might never take place. However, she clarified that her remarks did not represent the ministry’s official position, emphasizing that Seoul and Washington remained committed to their mutually agreed conditions-based transition plan. Her comments followed remarks by US Forces Korea commander General Xavier Brunson, who said that changes in the security environment and operational plans had led to new ...

Kyiv, 15 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries as tensions between Kyiv and Washington deepen over US President Donald Trump’s approach to the ongoing war. Ukrainian drones struck a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region, around 300 kilometers southeast of Moscow, early Thursday, triggering a fire, according to Russian officials and a senior Ukrainian official. The strike came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared an end to a brief truce, accusing Moscow of continuing aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure despite Trump’s call for both sides to halt such operations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described Ukraine’s strikes on oil facilities as a direct challenge to Trump, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cla...

 ISLAMABAD, 14 October, 2026 (Ghufran): Colombia has opened its embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the 10th country to establish a diplomatic mission in the city, while restoring a free trade agreement with Israel as part of a major shift in bilateral relations under President Abelardo de la Espriella. The move reverses the policy of former Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who severed diplomatic relations with Israel in May 2024 over its military actions in Gaza and strongly criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Petro had also closed Colombia’s embassy in Tel Aviv and recalled the country’s ambassador. Israel had condemned the decision at the time. Colombia’s new president, a right-wing leader who took office in August, has moved to rebuild diplomatic and economic ti...

 ISLAMABAD, 14 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): China has never recognized the so-called “Union Territory of Ladakh,” which it describes as having been unilaterally and illegally established by India, and firmly opposes New Delhi’s announcement of standardized place names in the disputed border region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday. Mao made the remarks while responding to a question regarding India’s Ministry of Home Affairs announcement of standardized names for 28 locations, including areas along the disputed border and places under China’s actual control, and their inclusion on official maps. She said the move was illegal and invalid and could not change China’s position that the relevant areas in the western sector of the China-India boundary have...