NEW DELHI: Fourteen people, including 10 passengers and four crew members, were injured after an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe clear-air turbulence during its descent on Tuesday, causing the aircraft to suddenly drop nearly 300 feet. Flight AI 2379, carrying more than 100 passengers, briefly lost altitude, triggering panic inside the
A deadly drone strike on a crowded beach near Russia’s Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik has killed seven people, including three children, and injured 40 others, according to regional authorities. The attack occurred in Arkhipo‑Osipovka, a popular holiday destination in the Krasnodar region, where tourists had gathered during peak summer season. Russian officials accused
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make her first live media appearance since her 2024 ouster, speaking to international journalists through an audio‑only link from India on 5 August. The event, organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia (FCC South Asia), marks exactly two years since she fled Dhaka following a student‑led
A senior operative linked to Lashkar‑e‑Taiba (LeT) — a violent extremist organisation responsible for severe harm, loss of life, and human rights violations — has claimed that more than 30 militants from LeT and allied outfits have been killed by unidentified attackers across Pakistan over the past three to four years. The allegations, made by
An Air India flight travelling from Phuket, Thailand, to New Delhi ran into severe air turbulence on Tuesday morning, leaving 10 passengers and four cabin crew members injured. The aircraft, an Airbus A320 operating as flight AI 2379 with 134 people on board, suddenly dropped nearly 300 feet in altitude while cruising through an area
European security agencies are sounding alarms over a sprawling criminal organisation known as the Foxtrot Network, which investigators say has evolved from a Swedish gang feud into a transnational assassination network. Intelligence reports allege that the group has been recruiting teenagers through social media, offering large sums of money and issuing encrypted instructions to carry
The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for a series of militant operations across Balochistan, asserting that 97 Pakistani military personnel were killed and 15 seriously injured in 48 attacks carried out during July, according to reporting attributed to The Balochistan Post and ANI. Pakistan has not officially confirmed these figures, and independent verification
Iran has firmly dismissed US President Donald Trump’s assertion that direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran would resume, insisting that no such talks are taking place. The denial comes as the US–Iran war enters its sixth month, with both sides intermittently signalling diplomatic openings while continuing military posturing. Tehran’s Foreign Ministry clarified that its only
Pakistan is facing renewed scrutiny over press freedom after widespread claims that access to Al Jazeera English was suddenly disrupted across the country. The alleged restriction came shortly after the broadcaster published detailed reports on protests, election‑related unrest, and security crackdowns in Pakistan‑Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Islamabad has not officially confirmed any ban, but activists, opposition
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to make her first major public appearance in India since she fled Bangladesh in August 2024, following a massive student‑led uprising that ended her nearly 16‑year rule. The event, hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia (FCC South Asia), will take place on 5 August
