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Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir a day earlier. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement called the act “a direct assault on the sanctity and historical character of the holy site,” adding that it is a violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. 🔊PR No.9️⃣3️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Pakistan Strongly Condemns Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli Occupying Power 🔗⬇️https://t.co/8hDOiYeWqv pic.twitter.com/ZjntF2FirH — Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) April 7, 2026 The ministry described the act as "reprehensible" and categorically rejected “all attempts by the Israeli occupying authorities to alter or undermine the established religious, historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque.” It also called upon the international community to take urgent and effective measures to prevent such provocations. The statement further reiterated Pakistan'...

One attacker was killed and two others were wounded in ​an extended gun battle with police outside the building housing the Israeli ‌consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to authorities and Reuters witnesses. Police officers pulled out guns and took cover as shots rang out for at least 10 minutes near a permanent security checkpoint. One ​person was seen covered in blood amid the glass towers in the heart ​of the city's main financial district. Footage obtained by Reuters showed an apparent ⁠attacker, in a dark top and carrying a backpack, moving among parked white ​police and security buses and firing with an automatic rifle and a handgun. Two bodies lay ​on nearby streets and parking areas, near grassy areas. The three attackers had links to an organisation that “exploits religion”, Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said, adding that two of them were brothers. Two police officers were lightly ​wounded in the attack, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters at the scene. Tu...

US Representative Yassamin Ansari said on Monday that she plans to introduce articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth over his handling of the US-Israeli war against Iran. US President Donald “Trump is escalating a devastating, illegal war, threatening massive war crimes and targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran,” the Democrat from Arizona said in a post on the US social media company X’s platform, adding that “Pete Hegseth is complicit.” “I’ve called for the 25th Amendment and am introducing Articles of Impeachment against Hegseth,” she added. Also Read: UNSC to vote on Iran-Hormuz resolution amid Trump ultimatum Her remarks came amid mounting scrutiny over US military actions in Iran, including reports of civilian casualties and potential violations of international law. A preliminary US military investigation found that the US is responsible for a missile strike on an Iranian elementary school in February that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, ...

Two Democrats from the US House of Representatives visited Cuba last week, the first such delegation to go to the island this year since US president Donald Trump imposed a de facto oil blockade in a bid to bring Cuba's communist-run government to its knees. Congressional representatives Pramila Jayapal, a leading member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, and Jonathan Jackson, a Democrat with a long interest in Cuba, said they had come to "see the suffering that is happening on the ground" as a result of Trump's fuel embargo, which they called "an illegal blockade of energy supplies." The lawmakers' visit comes at a time of unprecedented tension in the decades-long frosty relationship between the US and Cuba. The Trump administration has closed the tap on remittances to Cuba, threatened to slap tariffs on countries that provide oil to the island and placed it on a list of nations that sponsor terrorism. "This is the most sanctioned par...

Multiple people were sharing a video on several social media platforms since April 4, 2026, claiming it showed Iranian forces capturing an American pilot after shooting down a US F15E fighter jet. However, the video is old and shows a Libyan soldier performing a parachute jump. The Middle East war has entered its 35th day with no let-up in hostilities. The conflict began on February 28, 2026, when the US and Israel carried out coordinated airstrikes targeting Iran’s military infrastructure, including missile systems and nuclear-related facilities. The strikes marked a significant escalation in tensions between the countries, following a period of heightened regional instability and previous confrontations. On April 3, 2026, Iranian state media claimed that the country’s forces shot down a US jet over its southern region. The US later said that it rescued two of its pilots from Iran. On April 4, a parody account named after former Iranian interim supreme leader Ayatullah Alireza Aarfi s...

With a US deadline approaching, ​the United States and Iran received the framework of a plan to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, though Tehran rejected any immediate move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as part of a temporary ceasefire. US President Donald ‌Trump has threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not make a deal by the end of Tuesday that would allow traffic to start moving again through the vital route for global energy supplies. The Pakistani-brokered plan emerged from intense overnight contacts and proposes an immediate ceasefire, followed by negotiations on a broader settlement to be concluded within 15 to 20 days, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday. Read: UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal ​Asim Munir was in contact "all ​night long" with US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the so...