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J-K: 1 jawan killed, 1 injured in Kupwara encounter
One security personnel has been killed while another is critically injured in the ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in Kupwara district's Handwara area.Security forces began search operation in Kupwara's Badi Behak and Sangal areas, in an exchange of fire between the forces and terrorists.According to the latest information, intermediate firing is underway in the area and more forces have been rushed to the spot.
Soldier killed in encounter with militants in Kupwara
A soldier was killed today in an encounter with militants in a forest area in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces launched an operation in Kandi forest area of Kupwaraafter an Army patrol was fired upon by militants, an Army official said. He said a gunbattle broke out between the two sides in which one soldier was critically injured. The jawan was evacuated to an army hospital where he succumbed to injuries. The operation was in progress when last reports came in, he added.
NATO summit: Germany is captive to Russia, says Trump
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday took an aim at fellow NATO ally Germany, calling it a "captive" of Russia because of its energy dealings.Germany is "totally controlled by Russia" because of its dependence on Russian natural gas.The United States spends heavily to defend Germany from Russia and "Germany goes out and pays billions and billions of dollars a year to Russia," the New York Times, quoted Trump, as saying at his first meeting of the summit, with the Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels."I think it's something that NATO has to look at," Trump added.According to several media reports, Trump apparently referred to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that would bring gas from Russia to Germany's northeastern Baltic coast, bypassing the Eastern European nations like Poland and Ukraine.Meanwhile, the US president, who is on a seven-day, three-nation European trip, also used to occasion to label alliance members "delinquent" on military spending, the report .
Ten die in Afghan education office attack
At least 10 people were killed and many others injured in an attack on Wednesday on an education department office in Afghanistan's Jalalabad, an assault that security forces ended after several hours of fighting.
Suspected cattle thieves 'kill 26' in NW Nigeria
Twenty-six people were killed in two days of violence blamed on cattle thieves in northern Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency said today. Bandits on motorcycles attacked several villages on both sides of the border between Sokoto and Zamfara states on Monday and Tuesday, shooting residents, burning homes and stealing cows. "At the moment, 26 dead bodies have been recovered from the attacks," NEMA spokesman Suleiman Kadir told AFP. "The toll may rise with the latest attack from yesterday (Tuesday)." Two of the affected villages were in the Rabah district of Sokoto, he said, adding that more than 1,000 people had been made homeless and travelled to the town of Gandi. Kidnapping and cattle rustling gangs operate just over the state border, he added. The violence was "not unconnected", he said. Sokoto state police spokeswoman Cordelia Nwawe said: "Three communities in Zamfara and two villages close to Rabah were completely burnt." Full details were "sketchy", she ...
Police say shots fired at officers in Northern Ireland
Police in Northern Ireland says shots have been fired in the city of Londonderry in a "blatant bid to murder police officers." The Police Service of Northern Ireland says six shots were fired at officers overnight during a fourth night of disturbances in Northern Ireland's second-largest city, also known as Derry. No officers were injured. Chief Inspector Neil Beck said today that "around 16 petrol bombs and five paint bombs were thrown" from a largely Catholic area toward a Protestant neighborhood, "and, in what can only be described as a blatant bid to murder police officers, shots were fired at police close to our city's walls." Authorities accused dissident Irish republican groups opposed to Northern Ireland's peace process of fueling the violence.
Army commando killed in J&K gunfight
An army commando was killed and another injured on Wednesday in a gunfight between hiding militants and security forces in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, army officials said.
Two held from Bihar in Odisha bank robbery case
A joint team of Odisha and Bihar Police have arrested two members of a gang involved in the robbery of a state-owned bank last month. The duo were arrested from Gaya district of Bihar yesterday by the team, IIC of Plant Site Police Station in Rourkela, Upendra Pradhan, said. "Our team was also there at Gaya investigating into the case based on the leads of CCTV footages and other intelligence. Soon, we will bring the two on remand," Pradhan said. On June 19, the armed gang of eight looted cash and jewellery worth Rs 1 crore from Indian Overseas Bank in Madhusudan Marg here. Police have recovered live cartridges and pistols, besides gold and cash from their possesion, Pradhan said. Search is for the other members of the gang.
BSF chopper carrying CRPF top brass makes emergency landing
A BSF chopper carrying top CRPF officials deployed in anti-Naxal operations made an emergency landing in Aurangabad district of Bihar today after developing a technical problem and all on board were safe, officials said. The military camouflage painted Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv' landed safely at about 11:55 PM at a an open field in Uphara area of the Left Wing Extremism affected district, they said. CRPF's Additional Director General (central zone) Kuldiep Singh, Inspector General (Bihar Sector) Charu Sinha, a Commanding Officer and few local police officials were on-board the helicopter, they said. They were enroute to a camp of the CoBRA battalion in Barachatti in Gaya for a review meeting when the incident took place, they said. The CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) is an elite jungle warfare unit of the CRPF. "The chopper developed some technical snag and hence made an emergency landing," an official said, adding all occupants were safe and there was no ..
10 killed after gunmen attack Afghan educational office
At least ten people were killed and as many sustained injuries after unidentified gunmen attacked an educational office in eastern Nangarhar province in Jalalabad on Wednesday, officials said.The attack in Nangarhar's educational department began at around 9:30 am (local time) in PD5 of Jalalabad city when armed gunmen stormed into the premises and began firing, provincial governor's spokesman Attaullah Khoghyani was quoted by TOLOnews, as saying.He added there was no clarity about the number of gunmen involved.Eyewitnesses said that around 50 people are trapped inside the building. However, officials are yet to confirm the same.The clashes between the gunmen and security forces are still going on.Meanwhile, spokesman for the Nangarhar education directorate Asif Shinwari confirmed that a watchman was also killed in the shooting.This is the third major suicide attack in Jalalabad in the last ten days.The latest attack came barely a day after 10 people were killed and four others ...
Germany 'captive of Russia', says Trump ahead of NATO summit
US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Germany on Wednesday ahead of a NATO summit here, accusing it of being beholden to Russia as it buys energy from Moscow.
Myanmar Army blames ethnic groups for stalled peace talks
Myanmar military officials today said stalled peace talks were "drowning" the country, blaming ethnic armed groups for the fighting that continues to rage in the country's northern borderlands. Civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said that making peace is a top priority for her administration, but she shares power with the military, which has fought ethnic insurgencies for decades. At the start of a third round of Suu Kyi-led peace talks in the capital Naypyidaw today, Myanmar's commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing suggested ethnic groups were responsible for the stalled peace process that he said was "drowning our country". "I would like to urge you to wipe out the civil armed conflicts that hinder the development of the country," he said. Defence Minister Sein Win told AFP that ethnic militias were not doing enough to staunch ongoing conflict, saying they "need to control their people". "If their people have no discipline, problems can happen," he said. The six-day peace talks are an
Libya resumes oil exports from east: national firm
Libya is resuming oil exports from its eastern production heartland, its National Oil Corporation said today after a showdown between the war-torn country's rival authorities. The internationally recognised NOC was handed back control of four terminals in the oil crescent on Wednesday morning, it said in a statement, adding that "production and export operations will return to normal levels within the next few hours". Exports from all four of the region's ports had been suspended after military strongman Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) seized them from a rival militia in June.
Cong activist files complaint against producer, actor of Netflix show
Police is looking into a complaint filed by a Congress activist against the producers of the web series "Sacred Games" and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui for allegedly using derogatory language while referring to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, officials said today. Siddiqui, online platform Netflix and "Sacred Games" producers are "jointly responsible" for abusing Rajiv Gandhi on the show, Congress activist Rajeev Sinha alleged in his complaint, filed in the Girish Park Police Station in north Kolkata yesterday. "We are looking into the matter. An investigation has been initiated into his allegations," a senior official at the Girish Park station said. Sinha has marked a copy each to the police commissioner, joint commissioner of police (crime) as well as to the deputy commissioner (central division), he said. "Sacred Games", starring Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte, tells the story of a police officer who attempts to thwart a terrorist attack in Mumbai. The web ..
Egypt says security forces kill 11 militants in Sinai
Egypt's official news agency says security forces killed at least 11 suspected militants in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula. MENA quoted an unnamed security official today as saying that the fighting erupted when forces raided a hideout in the city of al-Arish. It says security forces dismantled two explosive devices and seized weapons. It did not say when the raid took place or whether any security forces were killed or wounded. Egypt heavily restricts media access to the northern Sinai. Egypt has been battling militants for years, but the Sinai-based insurgency gained strength after the 2013 overthrow of an elected but divisive Islamist president. In February, Egypt launched a massive operation against militants in Sinai and other parts of the country.
Restrictions in parts of Srinagar as separatists call shutdown over civilian killing
Authorities today imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city to thwart any protests by separatists, who had called for a shutdown against killing of a civilian allegedly in security forces firing on protestors in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. Restrictions under section 144 of CrPC were imposed in five police station areas -- Khanyar, Maharajgunj, Nowhatta, Safakadal and Rainawari -- as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, a police official said. Meanwhile, normal life was affected across the Valley due to the strike. Schools and other educational institutions remained closed while attendance in government offices was thin due to lack of public transport, the official said. Two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed in an encounter while the civilian died and 20 others sustained injuries during clashes with security forces near the scene of gunbattle in Shopian yesterday.
Malaysia says mastermind behind 1MDB looting fled Macau
Malaysian police say businessman Low Taek Jho, wanted for the looting of state investment fund 1MDB, has fled Macau to an unknown destination. Police chief Mohamad Fuzi Harun said Wednesday that Low could have several passports, making it tougher to trace him. 1MDB was founded by then-Prime Minister Najib Razak but accumulated billions in debts and is being investigated in the U.S. and several countries. It sparked public anger that led to Najib's electoral defeat. The new government has reopened investigations into 1MDB and is seeking to question Low, named as a central figure by US prosecutors in looting and laundering at least $4.5 billion from the fund. Switzerland Attorney-General Michael Lauber said Tuesday the scandal involved an estimated $7 billion in fraud, far greater than the U.S. figure.
Two dead in militant attack on Afghan govt office: officials
Gunmen stormed an education department compound in Afghanistan's restive east today and were battling security forces in an ongoing attack that has left at least two people dead, officials said. Five others have been wounded in the second attack in Jalalabad city in as many days and a number of employees were trapped inside the building, Nangarhar provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told AFP. Security forces were trying to clear the militants from the compound and rescue the workers. It was not clear how many gunmen or employees were inside. A security guard employed by the department was among the dead, Khogyani said. Jalalabad health director Najibullah Kamawal confirmed five wounded people had been brought to hospital so far. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the raid. Nangarhar's provincial capital has seen an uptick in violence in recent weeks, with the Islamic State group claiming most of the attacks. On Tuesday, a suicide attack in the city killed
Explosion rocks Afghan education office, 1 dead
An explosion on Wednesday rocked a provincial education office in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. At least one person was killed in the ensuing gunfire, an official said.
Militants launch ongoing attack on Afghan govt building: officials
Militants raided a government building in eastern Afghanistan today, officials said, setting off explosions in an ongoing attack. "I can confirm an armed attack on a branch of the education department in Jalalabad (city)," Nangarhar provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told AFP. It was the second attack in the city in as many days as militants ratchet up pressure on the Afghan government and security forces. Today's attack also comes exactly a month after militants raided the education department in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar. In that incident a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the department, triggering a fierce battle between gunmen and security forces. At least 10 people were wounded after terrified employees jumped out of the windows.