Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 Joe Kent has stepped down from his position as US Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announcing his resignation with immediate effect through a detailed public letter. In the letter addressed to former US President Donald Trump, Kent said his decision followed “deep reflection,” stating that he could no longer support...
Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 Israel Defense Forces has claimed that it eliminated Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of the Basij unit, during an operation in Iran. According to the Israeli military, Soleimani had led the Basij paramilitary force for the past six years and held the rank of Sar-tip, equivalent to a Brigadier General. The IDF...
Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 Nepal marked a historic moment on Monday as Bhumika Shrestha became the country’s first transgender woman to serve in Parliament. The 37-year-old LGBTQ+ rights advocate was confirmed as a proportional representation Member of Parliament for the centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party. Her appointment follows the party’s strong performance in the March 5...
Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamnei’s is reportedly undergoing medical treatment in Russia after he sustained injuries in the US airstrike. It also suggests that Putin personally offered this medical treatment in Russia. Several reports have suggested that Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly supreme leader was wounded in a US airstrike that killed his father....
Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 The Indian Embassy said on Monday that it is working with the concerned Nepali authorities to ensure an early repatriation of the mortal remains of pilgrims killed in a microbus accident in western Gorkha district on Saturday. Seven Indian pilgrims died while returning after offering prayers at the Manakamana Temple in...
Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 During a press briefing, US President Donald Trump said that he is ready to take control of Cuba by saying that he would have the‘Honor of taking Cuba’. The remarks came at a time when the US already took over Venezuela by capturing Maduro and an ongoing war with Iran. President...
Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 Pakistani airstrike on a major addiction treatment hospital in Kabul killed more than 400 people and injured at least 250 others, Taliban officials and local media reported, in what could become one of the deadliest incidents in the Afghan capital. According to officials of the Taliban-led government, the strike targeted the...
Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 Facilities inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad’s Green Zone caught fire after the embassy was attacked early Tuesday. Two booby-trapped drones landed within the embassy perimeter and the subsequent explosions sparked a fire visible from outside the complex, a source from Iraq’s Interior Ministry told Chinese on condition of anonymity....
Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 More than 20 drones have been shot down over Moscow since midnight Tuesday, the Russian news agency TASS reported. In the last three days, over 180 drones have been downed, marking the largest wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian capital this year, said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Moscow authorities...
Instagram will discontinue support for end-to-end encrypted messaging from May 8, 2026, the platform has confirmed, meaning users seeking enhanced privacy protection for their chats will have to rely on other services. The photo and short-video sharing platform, owned by Meta, announced the change through a notice on its website and advised users to download...