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Gaza, 30 September, 2026 (Nosheen): Israeli strikes killed at least six Palestinians in separate attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to Palestinian health officials and medics. Medics said an Israeli airstrike targeting a vehicle in Gaza City’s Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood killed at least four people and wounded 14 others, while an earlier strike on an apartment elsewhere in the city killed a woman. Later in the day, another Israeli airstrike outside a mosque in Khan Younis killed one person and wounded several others, bringing the reported death toll for the day to at least six. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the reported strikes. Israel has accused Hamas of rearming and carrying out attacks in violation of an October ceasefire, while Hamas has denied t...

 New Delhi, 30 September 2026 (Ghufran): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have agreed to maintain close engagement to advance the two countries’ strategic partnership, as India seeks an interim trade arrangement with the United States. During a telephone conversation, Modi and Trump reviewed bilateral cooperation in trade, defence, energy and critical technologies, while also exchanging views on regional and international issues, including efforts to promote global peace and security. India’s Trade Minister Piyush Goyal is visiting the United States from September 29 to October 5 for talks on a proposed bilateral trade agreement and an interim arrangement. Goyal is expected to meet US officials as part of efforts to advance a “balanced and mutually...

Jerusalem, 30 September 2026 (Kamran Raja): A Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals following a reported physical altercation between the pilots, according to an Israeli official. Flydubai Flight FZ1073, operated by a Boeing 737, was flying over Jordanian airspace toward Israel when it first transmitted a general emergency signal, followed several minutes later by another signal indicating possible unlawful interference, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24. The aircraft later transmitted another general emergency signal before landing safely at Tabuk Airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia. An Israeli Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson said the incident was not believed to be a hijacking. Flydubai s...

Mogadishu, 30 September, 2026 (Nosheen): Eight Egyptian nationals who had been held captive by Somali pirates for several months have been released and safely returned to Egypt, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The released individuals were members of the crew of a commercial vessel and were reportedly taken hostage in May this year after pirates intercepted the ship near the coast of Puntland, Somalia, on May 2. Egyptian authorities said continuous contacts were maintained with Somali and Yemeni officials to secure the hostages’ release, with diplomatic efforts eventually resulting in the safe recovery of all eight Egyptians. Following their release, the crew members returned to Egypt, where their families and authorities welcomed their safe arrival after months in c...

 Brussels, 30 September, 2026 (Ghufran): Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempts to isolate Kaliningrad, the heavily militarised Russian exclave located between Poland and Lithuania. In a diplomatic note sent to NATO and seen by Reuters, Moscow accused the alliance of pursuing a “dangerous and reckless course” that could create a high risk of direct armed conflict, including possible Russian strikes against decision-making centres in NATO member states from the outset. Russia said it would be prepared to use its full range of forces and capabilities, including nuclear weapons, to defend its territory if NATO countries attempted to cut off Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia. NATO, in a written response seen by Reuters, said it was ...