The unfortunate terrorist incident that struck Quetta on 25th May once again highlights the alarming security situation in Pakistan, particularly in the KP and Balochistan region. The Global Terrorism Index 2026 report published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) ranks Pakistan as the country most affected by terrorist incidents. The report cites Tehreek-e-Taliban […]
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Opposition alliance announces nationwide protest movement
The Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP), a multi-party opposition alliance, has announced a nationwide protest movement against the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, hours after the government tabled it in the upper house of Parliament. “Democratic institutions have been paralysed within Pakistan the nation must step up against the [proposed] 27th Amendment,” Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) chief Allama Raja […]
Macri’s key rivals in Argentina presidential election strike alliance with centrist
The main ticket opposing Argentine President Mauricio Macri in elections scheduled for October struck a formal alliance on Wednesday with Sergio Massa, a key centrist political figure, a move that could prove crucial in the tight race. The deal is expected to help presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez, a former cabinet chief, and vice-presidential candidate Cristina […]
‘No Cuban troops in Venezuela’
Cuba has no troops in Venezuela and engages in no security operations there but maintains the right to carry out military and intelligence cooperation, a top Cuban diplomat said Wednesday in his government’s most detailed response yet to US accusations that its forces are propping up President Nicolás Maduro. Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s director-general […]
Italy’s Salvini forming alliance of far-right parties
Italy’s hard-line vice premier is meeting with like-minded leaders of European right-wing party as he seeks to form a broad alliance ahead of the European elections next month. Matteo Salvini of the the anti-migrant League says that the coalition that he is forming with Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, “will be […]