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TEL AVIV, 03 September, 2026 (Nosheen): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is working to overthrow Iran’s current government and that Israeli institutions are acting on his instructions to defeat the Iranian regime. In an interview with Israeli television, Netanyahu said Israeli pilots could reach Iran at any time to conduct operations, adding that Israel’s objective was to bring down Iran’s ruling system. Regarding Gaza, Netanyahu claimed that Israel currently controls more than 60 percent of the territory.He said Israel’s main objectives in Gaza include disarming Hamas, demilitarizing the group and preventing it from posing a future threat to Israel.

 GAZA, 1 September, 2026 (Ghufran): At least four Palestinians, including three children, were reported killed in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip, while two others were wounded, according to Palestinian officials and hospital sources. Israeli forces reportedly targeted several locations across Gaza, while the Israeli military said its operations were aimed at addressing threats to its security forces. Ismail Al-Thawabta, head of Gaza’s government media office, said Israeli special forces attempted an operation in Gaza City before the mission was detected, after which Israel launched intense airstrikes involving more than 10 warplanes. The account could not be independently verified. Separately, hospital sources said a girl was killed when Israeli forces opened...

 KATHMANDU, 1 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Rescue teams accompanied by search dogs continued operations on Tuesday along the Nepal-China border, searching through mud, rocks and debris for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic floods swept through Himalayan communities. Nepal’s disaster management authorities reported 1,003 deaths and 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals, while China reported 16 deaths and 546 missing people. The extensive destruction, including landslides, damaged roads and blocked access routes, has severely hampered rescue operations and raised fears that the death toll could increase as teams reach isolated areas. Rescuers are also working to locate hundreds of workers believed to be trapped inside tunnels at hydropower projec...

 BISHKEK, 1 September, 2026 (Nosheen): Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states have signed the Bishkek Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to diplomacy, economic cooperation, counterterrorism, nuclear non-proliferation and regional stability. The declaration, adopted during the SCO summit, outlines the member states’ joint positions on major geopolitical and regional issues, including economic cooperation, terrorism, the Middle East, nuclear non-proliferation, Afghanistan and global security. Notably, the declaration made no reference to the Ukraine conflict. On human rights, SCO members rejected double standards and interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states while emphasizing the importance of respecting fundamental rights and free...

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Nosheen): US President Donald Trump was sending a message to Iran through his social media post about Iran’s key energy hub, Kharg Island, being blown “to smithereens,” Vice President JD Vance said on Monday. Speaking about Trump’s post, Vance said the president sometimes uses social media to send messages, while noting that Trump would be the first to say that military actions are not announced through social media. “I think that he’s sending a message to the Iranians,” Vance said when asked about the post. Trump’s one-line social media post on Sunday was accompanied by an AI-generated video clip. However, a US official said on Monday that the US military had not targeted Kharg Island in its overnight strikes. An Iranian official dismissed Trump’s post as “laughable.” ...

KATHMANDU/BEIJING, 31 August 2026 (Nosheen): Nepalese rescue teams, assisted by Chinese and Indian experts, continued overnight operations to reach hundreds of people believed to be trapped inside blocked hydropower project tunnels following last week’s devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. The unprecedented surge of ice, rocks, mud and debris on Wednesday, reportedly triggered by a glacier collapse, has left more than 900 people dead and thousands missing in Nepal and neighbouring areas of China. Nepalese officials said rescue teams were focusing on reaching hundreds of workers believed to be trapped inside around half a dozen hydropower project tunnels blocked by mud and rock debris. Rescue teams have been using heavy earth-moving machinery to clear mud and rocks from the bloc...

 TEHRAN, 31 August 2026 (Ghufran): Yousef Pezeshkian, son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that Iran’s survival does not depend on uranium enrichment, stressing that the costs and benefits of pursuing the programme should be carefully considered before making any decision. In an Instagram story, Yousef Pezeshkian said, “Our survival does not depend on enrichment. We won’t die if we don’t enrich uranium.” He clarified that he was not opposed to uranium enrichment and would abide by any decision taken by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and Supreme Leader. However, he stressed the importance of making decisions after fully understanding their potential consequences. “A rational person weighs the costs and benefits of something before making a decision,” he sa...

ISTANBUL, 30 August, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Senior officials from Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will meet in Istanbul on Monday for the first committee meeting under the joint defence agreement signed by the three countries earlier this month, according to a Turkish Foreign Ministry source. The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement,” signed on August 7, brings together Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan amid growing regional tensions and security challenges. The agreement is aimed at strengthening collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stipulates that an armed attack against any one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack against all, in a framework similar to NATO’s collective defence principle. Foreign and defence ministers, along with the chiefs of staff of the...

NEW DELHI, 30 August, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Heavy rains in parts of India have led to a significant rise in the water level of the Chenab River, prompting authorities to open four gates of the Salal Dam to regulate the increasing water flow. According to Indian media reports, the water level in the Chenab River has been rising following continued heavy rainfall in the region. The Salal Dam gates were opened after the rising river level increased pressure on the reservoir and required the release of additional water. The opening of the four gates is aimed at managing the increased inflow and maintaining the water level at the dam within safe limits. Authorities are closely monitoring the situation as rainfall continues in several areas and water flows in the river remain elevated. The Chenab ...