Month: October 2026

Ukraine has resumed its attacks on Russian refineries with a strike ‌at an installation in the Ryazan region, the regional governor said on Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced his anger at a “dangerous” withdrawal of US intelligence. Since US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, Kyiv had refrained from attacking Russian refineries, ​which the US leader had blamed for raising diesel prices on global markets. But Zelenskiy had voiced increasing frustration with ​Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure,…

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The central Ukrainian region of Kirovohrad ​was hit by ‌the largest Russian attack on its territory during the ​war, killing three ​people and wounding another ⁠six overnight, the local ​governor said on Thursday. The ​region, a relatively infrequent target of bombardment, was hit ​by over 360 drones, ​governor Andriy Raikovych wrote on ‌Telegram, ⁠adding that 26 different locations had been hit. “The enemy deliberately hit critical ​infrastructure, ​transport ⁠enterprises, logistics facilities and residential homes,” ​he wrote. Ukraine’s air ​force ⁠said 580 Russian drones attacked the country overnight, ⁠of ​which 536…

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The administration of US President Donald Trump is investigating Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in a probe that could seek to revoke her US citizenship and lead to her deportation, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials and people familiar with the matter. The investigation is partly focused on how Omar obtained citizenship after arriving in the United States as a refugee from Somalia, the newspaper reported on Wednesday. Investigators are reviewing her family’s immigration records and have issued more than a dozen subpoenas, including to some of her relatives,…

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Israel is refusing to allow construction of a key military outpost in Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative, delaying plans to deploy an international stabilisation force, The Guardian reported. In early August, the Board of Peace awarded its first construction contract for Gaza to Louisiana-based Arkel International to build an outpost for 150 international troops. However, two months later, Israel had still not allowed contractors and trucks to enter Gaza to begin construction, according to a person familiar with the matter. The proposed outpost would serve…

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At least 30 people, including 28 students and two female teachers, were killed and dozens injured after the roof of a private school collapsed in Dir Colony, Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Thursday. More than 40 injured people were reportedly taken to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment. Rescue teams are using heavy machinery to search for children and school staff trapped beneath the debris, amid fears that the death toll could rise. Lady Reading Hospital officials said 22 children were brought dead to the hospital. Of them, 19…

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At least 21 children were killed and dozens injured after the roof of a private school collapsed in Dir Colony, Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Thursday. More than 30 injured people were reportedly taken to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment. Rescue teams are using heavy machinery to search for children and school staff trapped beneath the debris, amid fears that the death toll could rise. According to Lady Reading Hospital officials, 17 children were brought to the facility dead. Rescue officials said more than 25 injured children had…

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A country’s greatest strength lies not in its natural resources, buildings or industries, but in the knowledge, skills and health of its people. Education and health are the two pillars on which a strong economy is built. For Pakistan, investing in these areas is indispensable for reducing poverty, creating jobs and improving the lives of millions of people. An educated person has a better chance of finding decent work, while a healthy person can work more effectively and support their family. Without good schools, skilled workers and accessible healthcare, even…

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in an ​attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across ‌several floors, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Operations at the complex in eastern Saudi Arabia have continued normally ​but some employees have been asked to work ​from home, according to two of the people. A ⁠fourth person said some functions had been shifted to ​global offices, adding that the fire was still burning into ​the early hours of Wednesday. The facility hosts an operations centre…

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