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October 3, 2025 3:07 PM

IAF chief says 4-5 Pakistani fighter jets, most likely F-16s, destroyed in Op Sindoor; dismisses Islamabad’s claims of downing Indian jets

Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Amar Preet Singh on Friday said that 4 to 5 Pakistani fighter jets, most likely F-16s, were destroyed during India’s air strikes under Operation Sindoor. Addressing a press conference in the national capital on the occa...

October 3, 2025 2:52 PM

Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan ‘not ours’, says Pakistan’s foreign minister

The 20 points that U.S. President Donald Trump announced as part of his Gaza plan this week were not in line with the draft proposed by a group of Muslim-majority countries, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday. Changes were made in t...

October 3, 2025 1:51 PM

Philippines says important that China does not militarise disputed Scarborough Shoal

The Philippines is closely watching Beijing's plans for a nature reserve at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, its chief of armed forces said on Friday, adding it was important that the shoal does not become militarised. Manila h...

October 3, 2025 12:56 PM

Syria to establish first post-Assad parliament amid political inclusivity concerns

Syria will hold an indirect vote on Sunday to establish its first parliament since Bashar al-Assad was ousted, a key step in the transition from his rule but one that has stirred concerns about political inclusivity under the country's new leaders. ...

October 3, 2025 12:33 PM

Death toll rises to 9 as rescuers search for trapped Indonesian students

The number of students confirmed dead after the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia's East Java province rose to nine on Friday, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, as the search for survivors continued. The Al Khoziny sch...

October 3, 2025 2:36 PM

Japan’s next leader may be its first woman or youngest in modern era

Japan stands a good chance of having its first woman prime minister or its youngest leader in the modern era after a vote on Saturday to pick the head of the nation’s ruling party. The front-runners in the potentially historic Liberal Democratic P...

October 3, 2025 4:32 PM

Drone sightings prompt call for German police to gain shoot-down powers

Germany's Munich airport reopened on Friday after shutting overnight due to drone sightings that forced the cancellation or diversion of dozens of flights on the eve of a national holiday and heightened concerns about the vulnerability of critical in...

October 3, 2025 10:34 AM

India condemns terror attack on Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur services

India on Thursday condemned the terror attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester, which took place during Yom Kippur services. In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said it was “saddening” that s...

October 3, 2025 10:17 AM

India won’t allow humiliation: Putin praises “friend” PM Modi as “balanced and wise leader”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed India’s decision to continue buying oil from Moscow, stressing that New Delhi will not be swayed by external forces. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin said India’s energy purchases...

October 3, 2025 3:04 PM

UK names Mullally as first female Archbishop to lead Church of England

Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role. Mullally also becomes the ceromonial head of some 85 million...

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