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Indian authorities have remanded in custody a French journalist for five days over illegally filming a crackdown on Muslims in the Himalayan disputed region of Kashmir. On Monday, a court in Srinagar, the main city in Indian-administered Kashmir, arrested Paul Comiti over his violation of visa rules as he allegedly …

Amid frayed Washington-Islamabad ties, Pakistan has ordered its air force to shoot down any drones violating the country’s airspace, including those of the US military, which are deemed responsible for a high number of civilian deaths in the Asian state. “We will not allow anyone to violate our airspace. I …

Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in an attack by militants on an army vehicle on patrol in a troubled mountainous region in Pakistan’s northwest. Pakistan’s army said in a statement on Tuesday that the attack took place in the North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border. No group …

German police have carried out raids in connection with four young people suspected of having links to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group. Prosecutors and police said in a statement on Thursday that the raids in the capital Berlin and the eastern state of Saxony Anhalt on Thursday came as part …

Sicily on Monday welcomed nearly 900 refugees rescued in Mediterranean waters off the coast of Libya in the past few days, with many expressing relief at having escaped the “Libyan hell“. More than 330 refugees rescued by Italian coast guard and other European vessels have already disembarked at Sicilian ports, …

Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) is ready to perform its duty towards the issue facing Jerusalem, Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Saturday. “We have to be prepared for any possibilities. The ATM has always been ready, waiting for instructions from the top leadership,” the Malaysian state news agency Bernama quoted Hussein. …

Russia has reiterated its commitment to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), dismissing threats by the United States to impose sanctions on Moscow over alleged violations of the treaty. US media reported on Friday that Washington was planning “economic and military” sanctions against Russia over violations of the arms …

European Union President Donald Tusk has warned Britain about the difficulty of the next level of the Brexit talks. “The most difficult challenge is still ahead. We all know that breaking up is hard but breaking up and building a new relation is much harder,” Tusk said on Friday after …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has censured the joint military exercises conducted by the United States and South Korea, saying the drills could provoke North Korea to carry out more missile tests. Lavrov made the remarks on the sidelines of the 24th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and …

Britain is concerned about US President Donald Trump’s plan to recognize Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as Israeli capital, foreign minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday. A senior US official says Trump will make the announcement later today, ignoring warnings from US allies around the world that the move could trigger unrest in the …