ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani army helicopter crashed in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir due to a technical fault on Wednesday, killing all military personnel on board, the military said. The military didn’t immediately disclose how many people were aboard the helicopter. “An Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad today during take-off due to technical fault,” the military’s media wing said in a statement. “All personnel on board embraced martyrdom,” the military added, without specifying the number of people killed. The crash occurred near Muzaffarabad, the regional capital, during an ongoing protest and strike called by the Joint Awami Action Committee,…
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NEW DELHI — Three Indian sailors have been missing and 21 others rescued after the US military claimed it “disabled” an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman for violating an American blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran. Following the incident, the Indian government summoned the deputy head of the US mission in New Delhi, officials said. In a post on X, US Central Command said an aircraft fired “precision munitions” into the engine room of the Palau-flagged Settebelloon Tuesday evening “after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces”. The ship was a chemical/oil…
The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) announced the launch of the caper seed collection season across several regions of the Kingdom. The seeds will be propagated in nurseries and cultivated in dedicated fields as mother plants to produce sufficient quantities for dispersal in targeted areas under vegetation cover rehabilitation and degraded ecosystem restoration programs. The initiative aims to enhance biodiversity and support environmental sustainability objectives in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. The center explained that the caper plant is a perennial native species of significant environmental value. It grows in hard soils,…
LONDON —Anti-immigrant protesters in the UK have taken to the streets on Tuesday night, after a 30-year-old man believed to be from Sudan was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in Northern Ireland that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned as “horrific.” Hundreds of protesters, many with their faces covered, attacked police and burned vehicles in a number of locations across Northern Ireland after a video of the knife attack, which left one person with serious neck and head wounds, went viral. Masked crowds gathered in various parts of Belfast on Tuesday evening, setting houses, a bus, cars and…
ONTARIO — A former airline pilot in Canada has been arrested for allegedly flying tens of thousands of passengers for nearly 17 years with a fake pilot’s license, Canadian police announced on Tuesday. Police in Peel, Ontario, said they had charged former Air Canada captain Geoffrey Wall with fraud and other charges following a four-month investigation. “This case is deeply concerning and strikes at the heart of public trust and safety, as the accused is alleged to have put hundreds of thousands of passengers at risk across more than 900 domestic and international flights,” Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah…
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RIYADH — Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed El-Khereiji and Spain’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, Diego Belío, reviewed bilateral relations and regional and international developments during a meeting on Tuesday. El-Khereiji received Martínez Belío at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh, and the two sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation across various fields between the two friendly countries. They also exchanged views on regional and international developments and the efforts being made in this regard. The meeting was attended by Spain’s Ambassador to the Kingdom, Javier María. Source: Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index recorded a decline of 19.1 percent in April 2026 compared to the same month of the previous year, driven by decreases in both mining and quarrying, and manufacturing activities. On a monthly basis, the index also recorded a decline of 6.8 percent. In its report released on Wednesday, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) stated that the sub-index for mining and quarrying activity fell by 29.9 percent year-on-year in April 2026, while registering a monthly decline of 9.3 percent. According to the report, the sub-index for manufacturing activity decreased by 6.1 percent compared…
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President and FIFA Senior Vice President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa affirmed that Asia enters the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals with unprecedented confidence and ambition, marking its largest-ever participation in the tournament. In a statement ahead of the World Cup, he said: “Asian teams demonstrated during qualifying their ability to compete at the highest levels through technical quality, discipline, and ambition. This places our representatives before a historic opportunity to achieve new milestones that enhance Asia’s standing among the world’s elite national teams.” He added: “A record nine Asian teams qualifying for the World…
MANAMA — Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries renewed their commitment to peace, good neighborliness and diplomatic solutions while questioning how future relations with Iran can be built amid continued attacks against regional states. In a statement issued at the end of its 167th Ministerial Council meeting in Manama on Wednesday, the GCC said: “How can future relations be built amid the continuation of these attacks and the insistence on pursuing them?” It warned that continued aggression would only lead to further isolation while the door to dialogue remains open to those who choose wisdom and good neighborliness. The statement was…