Quick Glance: Armed Attack Claims Lives of Nine Pakistanis in Southeastern Iran
- The shootings occurred as Tehran and Islamabad aim to normalize relations after recent attacks.
- Gunmen killed nine Pakistanis in a volatile southeastern border area of Iran, with no individuals or groups claiming responsibility for the incident.
- The embassy will provide full support to the grieving families, stated the Pakistani ambassador to Tehran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipi, on Saturday via the social media platform X.
- The victims, identified only as foreign nationals, were Pakistani laborers residing and working at a car repair shop, according to the Baluch rights group Haalvash.
Quick Glance: Israel-Hamas conflict: 1 million Gazans displaced in a week
- Israel continues its ongoing bombings of the besieged Palestinian enclave.
- Israel plans a ground offensive as part of the conflict.
- The United Nations reports 1 million Gazans displaced within a week.
Quick Glance: Hamas releases US hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan in Gaza
- Hamas has released two US hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan.
- The hostages were kidnapped during an attack on southern Israel on October 7th.
- The release of the two Americans is a first step, with ongoing discussions for more releases.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross assisted in facilitating the hostages' release.
Quick Glance: France: Niger coup not final - support for insurrection
- France confirms that the Niger coup is not final as the army chief supports the insurrection.
- President Mohamed Bazoum, seen as a pro-West figure in the country, remains confined at his residence under the guard of his presidential guard since July 26.
- France, the former colonial power of the country, indicates that the coup is not final and the situation is not evolving.
- Bazoum safeguards the hard-won democratic gains.
Quick Glance: New Leader of Niger's Military Coup: Five Key Facts
- Niger Military Coup: Important Information
- Mastermind of Coup Declares Himself as Leader
- Kenyan President Condemns Military Takeover in Niger
- Concerns of Western Powers Regarding Niger Coup
Quick Glance: UN withdraws nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali
- The UN is undertaking an unprecedented six-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali.
- The Malian military junta has hired mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group to combat an Islamic insurgency.
- All peacekeepers, police forces, and civilian staff must be withdrawn by December 31.
- The UN also needs to move approximately 5,500 containers of equipment and 4,000 vehicles out of Mali.
Quick Glance: Burkina Faso Junta Thwarts Coup Plot
- Image caption: Capt Ibrahim Traoré seized power almost a year ago in Burkina Faso's second coup of 2022
- Shortly before, Capt Traoré stated that he remains resolute in leading the transition to democracy despite challenges and maneuvers.
- The widespread jihadist insurgency, originating from neighboring Mali in 2015, has complicated the timeline for civilian power transfer until next year.
Quick Glance: Record 22-Year Prison Sentence for Proud Boys' Enrique Tarrio
- Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for conspiring to overthrow the government.
- Tarrio was not in Washington, D.C., when the Proud Boys, along with thousands of Trump supporters, stormed the Capitol.
- The judge agreed that the Proud Boys' crimes could be considered as "terrorism," resulting in an increased recommended sentence.
- The government's case relied on hundreds of messages exchanged by the Proud Boys, which demonstrated their revolutionary mindset and celebration of the Capitol attack.
Quick Glance: 64 dead in 2 attacks by Islamists in Mali: military
- According to a provisional death toll given by the military, 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers were killed in 2 attacks by Islamists in the restive north of Mali.
- Passenger boat on the Niger near Timbuktu and Malian military position in Bamba targeted.
- Attacks claimed by JNIM, an umbrella organization of armed groups associated with al-Qaida.
- Approximately 50 assailants killed by Malian forces in response to the attacks.
Quick Glance: Mass Rally in Niger After French Ambassador Ordered to Leave
- Tens of thousands show support for the coup in Niamey.
- New military rulers give France's ambassador 48 hours to leave the country.
- The fight will only end when there are no more French soldiers in Niger.
- Saturday's rally was the latest in a series of demonstrations supporting the coup leaders.
Quick Glance: Niger Coup: Ex-President Bazoum to Face Charges of High Treason
- Bazoum to be charged with high treason and undermining Niger's internal and external security.
- Ecowas shocked by the junta's intention to prosecute him.
- Bazoum in good spirits despite difficult conditions of detention.
- Ecowas imposes sanctions on the junta, including cutting off Niger's electricity.
Quick Glance: Niger seeks assistance from Russian group Wagner
- The new military government is seeking help from Wagner mercenaries against ECOWAS intervention, according to a news report.
- The private military company is considering the request as the government wants to secure its hold on power.
- Niger's military government faces pressure from ECOWAS to release and reinstate the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum.
- Military leaders in Niger have turned away from former colonizer France and are now seeking support from Russia.
Quick Glance: Blinken calls for immediate release of deposed Niger president
- Leaders of a coup in Niger appointed General Abdourahamane Tiani as head of state on Friday, claiming they had ousted Bazoum in the seventh military takeover in West and Central Africa within less than three years.
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the Treaty Room with Helga Maria Schmid, Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (not pictured) at the State Department in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2023.
- The U.S. is demanding his immediate release and the restoration of democratic order, Blinken added.
- Blinken stressed that a U.S. economic and security partnership with Niger, valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, relies on the continuation of democratic governance and constitutional order, which has been disrupted in recent days.
Quick Glance: Pervez Musharraf Dies of Amyloidosis: 5 Facts About A Rare Disease
- Here are five facts about amyloidosis.
- Amyloidosis is a rare disease that affects the heart, kidneys, and liver, according to John Hopkins.
- According to John Hopkins, nearly 70% of people with amyloidosis are men.
- There is currently no cure for amyloidosis.
Quick Glance: 25 arrests in the German Reich citizenship scene - also in Austria
- According to Attorney General Peter Frank on Wednesday afternoon in Karlsruhe, eight of the suspects are currently in custody.
- According to the Federal Prosecutor's Office, with the exception of a Russian woman, all individuals arrested were German nationals.
- The plan was to destabilize Germany from the right.
- In addition to firearms, detectives discovered documents for a right-wing coup.
Police in Germany have arrested 25 suspected far-right extremists on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the German government in an armed coup ... Show more
Quick Glance: "Prince Heinrich XIII" is involved in a scheme to topple the German government through a violent coup.
- 25 people were detained this morning in raids across the country targeting members of the "Reich Citizens" movement, which is led by a self-proclaimed 71-year-old prince named Heinrich XIII.
- The purported plot envisioned a small armed gang invading the Bundestag parliamentary building, similar to the attack on the US Capitol.
- They said Heinrich XIII contacted Russian officials in order to negotiate a new order in Germany after the government was deposed.
- Prosecutors said the organization believes Germany is dominated by a "deep state," echoing former President Donald Trump's false assertions about the US.
The South African High Court has sentenced a white supremacist to life for plotting the genocide of black South Africans and a coup in the country in 2019 ... Show more
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Quick Glance: Raid on Reich people in eastern Thuringia - intended violent "system upheaval"
- Hello and welcome to Thuringia.
- A coup d'état is reported to have been plotted by an armed gang of Reich citizens and lateral thinkers.
- Heinrich Reuß, scion of a Thuringian noble house, is the group's primary figure.
German police staged nationwide raids on Wednesday and arrested 25 people suspected of belonging to a far-right “terror cell” plotting to overthrow the ... Show more https://www.dawn.com/news/1725148/germany-busts-far-right-cell-plotting-to-overthrow-state
A delegation from the West African regional body Ecowas is due to arrive in Burkina Faso later to try to help restore calm following the country's ... Show more https://bbc.in/3EddNOv
The head of Burkina Faso's ruling junta on Tuesday met the president he overthrew in a coup this year, for talks to try to "defuse" the political ... Show more bit.ly/3n65Twx #VisionUpdates
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