NEW YORK (Reuters): The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base one week after several men were arrested there on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said on Sunday. A dozen B-1 bombers were stationed at RAF Fairford air base, located northwest of London. The planes had been used for US strikes on Iran. “While operational security precluded us from confirming the movement of our assets and forces in real-time, we can acknowledge now that all US bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have re-deployed to their home stations in the United States,”…
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Lahore Mirror: Afghanistan’s children are already facing drought, floods, extreme heat and dust storms. Now, the desperate search for water is creating another danger: deep, narrow wells that have become deadly traps. In Afghanistan, the struggle for water is increasingly reaching underground. As drought dries up traditional water sources, communities are being forced to dig deeper wells in search of groundwater. But these wells can bring a new danger, especially for children. Narrow shafts can extend dozens or even hundreds of feet into the ground, often with little protection around their openings. A child can disappear into one in seconds.…
London (Reuters): Britain’s Green Party voted on Sunday to class Zionism as a form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which said it now viewed the party as “a body that gives legitimacy to terrorism”. The party – which received 6% of the vote in national elections in 2024 – said it regarded Zionism as “an ethnonationality political project” and repeated its call for Britain’s Labour government to end all arms trade with Israel. “The motion also restates the Green Party’s backing for the right to self-determination and calls for the establishment of a single…
Ayaz Khan Lohani Lahore Mirror: In the early 1990s, Pakistan was moving through a profound cultural and political transition. Against this backdrop, the musical revolution that had begun in the late 1980s was reaching a defining moment. At the forefront was Vital Signs, a group of young musicians who had evolved from a college-band project into national icons. Following the extraordinary success of their self-titled debut in 1989 and the darker, more experimental Vital Signs 2 in 1991, the band stood at an important creative crossroads. The response came with Aitebar, released in the early 1990s. More than simply another…
ITHACA, New York, (Reuters): Cornell University student Sophia Riley Sim skipped classes this week, consumed by allegations in a lawsuit that several members of a fraternity raped a young woman in 2024 and troubled by how her university handled the case. “Cornell has failed our community through its lack of accountability, transparency, and failure to address the state of the Cornell student body at this time,” Sim, a junior, said at a public hearing on sexual assault organized by Cornell’s Student Assembly on Thursday. “There has been a lack of meaningful communication from university leadership, administrators, and faculty.” The Ivy League…
TEHRAN: The US forces have moved more than 500 kilometers away from the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman out of fear of Iran, the IRGC deputy commander said, adding that American forces may retreat even farther given Washington’s current situation, Tasneem news reported. Speaking to Tasnim on Friday, Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Mostafa Izadi said the US forces have “fled the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman out of fear of Iran” and have kept more than 500 kilometers away from the country’s waters. “Given the current situation of the United States, this…
Addis Ababa: (Agencies) Tigray rebels were reported to be withdrawing from Mekelle, the regional capital of northern Ethiopia, on Saturday as federal forces and pro-government militias moved closer to the city. The latest developments mark a major escalation in fighting and have revived fears of another large-scale conflict in the region. A local journalist and residents told the news agencies that fighters and senior leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) were leaving Mekelle after government forces captured the city’s airport. Fighting began less than two weeks ago and has already spread across parts of northern Ethiopia. The violence…
Getiye Yalew “One enemy, one ally.” This appears to be the guiding principle behind the formation of a new coalition of seven Ethiopian armed groups. Despite their significant strategic differences and, in some cases, their history as former enemies the groups have established a common front against the regime of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The coalition brings together groups representing different ethnic and political interests. Their long-term strategic objectives may conflict with one another, yet they have found common ground in their opposition to the Abiy Ahmed crisis maker regime. Their immediate objective appears to be to remove what they…
PARIS, Oct. 2 (Reuters/BBC): About 400 schools and other educational establishments across France are expected to remain closed on Friday as student protests over teacher shortages, deteriorating school buildings and inadequate education resources become increasingly violent. The protests began in Paris and the surrounding region last month before spreading across the country. Dozens of people have been injured, while police have made large numbers of arrests as clashes between protesters and security forces intensified. French Education Minister Edouard Geffray said Thursday evening that a little over 400 schools and other educational establishments would remain closed on Friday. He also told…
Washington: The Pentagon is preparing to deploy a third US aircraft-carrier strike group and an additional Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, bringing an estimated 9,000 to 10,000 additional troops to the region as President Donald Trump considers resuming military strikes against Iran after the November midterm elections. According to The Wall Street Journal, the USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group departed San Diego on Sunday and are expected to reach the Middle East in November. The USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, carrying Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, also departed on Monday. The Journal…
