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US army launches retaliatory strikes on dozens of ISIL targets in Syria
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The United States Army has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria, escalating its ongoing campaign against the remnants of the extremist group following a deadly ambush that killed two American service members and a US
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Trump reiterates Iran warning at Davos, cites US strikes on nuclear sites
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Donald Trump at Davos claimed progress in global conflicts and said Iran's nuclear capacity was "obliterated", adding Tehran "does want to talk". Days earlier, he warned Iran would be wiped "off the face of this earth" if he is assassinated, amid rising US-Iran tensions.
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France halts counterterrorism cooperation with Mali after envoy's arrest
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and expelled two Malian diplomats after Bamako arrested French envoy Yann Vezilier on coup-plotting charges. Mali accused him of working for French intelligence, which Paris called "unfounded." Ties have soured since Mali's military
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World Boxing Championships 2025: Lovlina Borgohain bows out after losing s
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain went down 0:5 against Busra Isildar of Turkey in the second round of the women's 75kg category, while Hitesh Gulia's spirited fight was not enough to avoid a 1:4 loss against Finn Robert Bos of the Netherlands in the men's 70kg bout at the Wo
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Druze clashes erupt in Syria's Suwayda, ceasefire violated amid renewed vi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Druze armed groups attacked Syrian security forces in Suwayda, killing at least one soldier and injuring others, violating a ceasefire, Al Jazeera reported. The violence, linked to sectarian tensions with Bedouin tribes, comes amid wider instability, including Israeli strikes and ISIL attack
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India abstains from UN resolution on Afghanistan, calls for efforts to end
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"India is closely monitoring the security situation in Afghanistan. The international community must direct its coordinated efforts towards ensuring that entities and individuals designated by the UN Security Council, the Al Qaeda and their affiliates, ISIL and their affiliates, including
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UN report flags rise in security incidents, human rights concerns in Afgha
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The report states that anti-security incidents increased by three per cent compared to the same period last year. "From 1 February to 30 April 2025, the United Nations recorded 2,299 safety and security-related incident reports, marking a 3 per cent increase as compared with the same period
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"Virodhi dalon ki raat ho rahi kaali": Ramdas Athawale backs Waqf Bill, ta
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reciting another couplet, Athawale said, "Itni ho gayi hai raat, Mai kar raha hu Waqf Bill par baat, Mai de raha hu Modi ji ko saath, Isiliye mai Congress ko dikha raha hu haath."
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India faces serious terrorism, terrorist financing threats from Al Qaeda:
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday praised India's efforts to tackle illicit finance, however, warned the country of serious terrorism and terrorist financing threats, including those related to ISIL or Al Qaeda.
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UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Kabul
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack that occurred in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on 2 September, which was claimed by ISIL (Da'esh)-K and resulted in multiple people killed and many wounded.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Kabul
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Notably, an explosion in Kabul on Monday killed at least six people, and injured 13 others, the Kabul police and Ministry of Interior Affairs said.
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6 killed in mosque attack in Afghanistan's Herat province
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Six people have been killed after a gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, Al Jazeera reported, citing a government spokesperson.
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