19 h. ago Pakistan PM promises to ‘avenge each drop of blood’ after Indian airstrikes kill 31

Fears raised of escalating conflict after Pakistan accused India of ‘igniting an inferno’ in Kashmir and PunjabKashmir crisis live – latest updatesPakistan has warned that it will “avenge” the death of 31 people killed in overnight missile attacks by the Indian air force, raising fears of an escalating conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries.In a late night address to the nation late on Wednesday, Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said: “We make this pledge, that we will avenge each drop of the blood of these martyrs.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Israeli airstrikes kill at least 40 people in Gaza, officials say

Bureij, Beit Lahiya, Gaza City and Khan Younis hit as Israeli government prepares to expand offensiveIsraeli airstrikes have killed at least 40 people across Gaza during the past 24 hours, civil defence officials in the devastated Palestinian territory said, as Israel’s government prepared to order an expansion of its military offensive.Nine people were killed when a strike hit a home in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza; another six people died in a separate strike targeting a family home in the northern city of Beit Lahiya; six more died in a strike on a community kitchen in Gaza City, and an overnight attack on the Khan Younis refugee camp killed at least 11 people including three babies up to a year old, the officials said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US strikes kill eight in Yemen's capital as part of 'Operation Roughrider' against Houthi rebels

Blood stains, bodies, and children's toys could be seen among the rubble in the Bani Al Harith district in a video released by the Islamic extremist military group.

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2 w. ago US airstrikes on Houthi oil port in Yemen reportedly kill dozens

Death toll, if confirmed, would make strikes on Ras Isa port one of the deadliest in month-long US campaignUS airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 33 people and wounded 80 others, Houthi-run media said early on Friday, which if confirmed would mark one of the deadliest days of a campaign launched under US President Trump that has involved hundreds of strikes since 15 March.The strikes hit the Ras Isa oil port and were intended to deprive the rebels of “illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorize the entire region for over 10 years”, the US military’s Central Command said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wave of Israeli airstrikes kill at least 40 people across Gaza, says Hamas

Missiles hit encampments for displaced Palestinians as talks on response to Israel truce offer ‘almost complete’A wave of Israeli air strikes on encampments for displaced Palestinians has killed at least 40 people across Gaza, as Hamas officials said consultations on response to Israel truce offer “almost complete”.Civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said two Israeli missiles hit several tents in the al-Mawasi area of the southern city of Khan Yunis, resulting in at least 16 deaths, most of them women and children, and 23 others were wounded. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wave of Israeli airstrikes kill at least 40 across Gaza, says civil defence agency

Missiles hit encampments for displaced Palestinians as talks on response to Israel truce offer ‘almost complete’A wave of Israeli airstrikes on encampments for displaced Palestinians has killed at least 40 people across Gaza, as Hamas officials said consultations on response to Israel truce offer “almost complete”.Civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said two Israeli missiles hit several tents in the al-Mawasi area of the southern city of Khan Younis, resulting in at least 16 deaths, most of them women and children, and 23 others were wounded. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US airstrikes kill six in Yemen as Houthis claim to have shot down another Reaper drone

American military hasn’t claimed responsibility for latest attacks

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