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Israel on Thursday evening announced that it is investigating the possibility of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar getting killed during its ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip.

Under mounting pressure for its botched-up and without "hard evidentiary proof" investigation on the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is now evading international media even as the government led by Justin Trudeau continues to work on its deliberate strategy of smearing India for domestic political gains.

Violent protests by students continue to spread across Pakistan's Punjab province after reports of alleged rape of a private college student in Lahore went viral on social media.

As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to walk on thin ice, both at home and abroad, many leaders from his own party and several Members of Parliament are now planning to go beyond just publicly expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership and officially demand his resignation in the coming days.

India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Islamabad Tuesday afternoon to attend the two-day 23rd Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) which kicks off later with a welcome dinner hosted by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his capacity as the current CHG chair.

The interim government in Bangladesh on Monday tried to pin blame for last week's theft of Goddess Kali's crown on the head priest and temple staff while claiming that it continues to carry further investigations and has arrested four individuals in connection with the case.

A man in illegal possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested at an intersection near former US President Donald Trump's rally in Coachella, California, the police said as per media reports.

The United States has sanctioned an Indian ship services company for allegedly being involved in the transport of petroleum from Iran through a "Ghost Fleet" in defiance of restrictions on Tehran.

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has reiterated that he wants immigrants as long as they come legally, but will take strong action against illegal migrants.

However, two Indonesian peacekeepers at the base, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters in Naqoura, were injured on Thursday when an Israeli tank fired at an observation tower directly hitting it, Farhan Haq, the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that conflicts in the world cannot be solved by battlefield but by respecting sovereignty, territorial integrity and international laws.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Japan and New Zealand on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Summit in Laos.

Emphasising that the 'Act East' policy has given new energy, direction and momentum to the historic relations between India and southeast Asian countries over the past decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 21st century is the "Asian century" of India and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

Security forces have discovered a huge weapon cache containing a variety of arms and ammunition, including anti-aircraft guns, in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, said an army statement on Thursday.

During the visit, Muizzu held high-level meetings with President Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and several other senior Indian government officials with discussions centered around strengthening the friendship and development partnership between the Maldives and India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "total killer" with the nation's adversaries and turned down offers of help when India faced threats, former US President Donald Trump has said.

Zakir Naik, the fugitive Islamic preacher, continues to receive massive flak for making controversial statements during his ongoing tour of Pakistan with even some of his hardcore followers insisting that Islamabad has made a "big mistake" by inviting him to the country, that too as a 'state guest'.

Expressing gratitude to the heroism of male and female fighters in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and security personnel - regular and reserve, army and police, Shin Bet and Mossad - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that his government is "determined to complete the job" and free the remaining hostages from Gaza.

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump made a defiant appearance with techno entrepreneur Elon Musk at the site of the failed assassination calling it a "hallowed place" where he said he was saved by providential intervention.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron, who in a recent radio interview called for halting the supply of weapons to Israel for its operations in Gaza, saying all "civilized" countries should be standing firmly by Israel's side as it fights the forces of "barbarism led by Iran".

Amid the fast-changing security situation on the ground in Islamabad with violent protests, clashes, arrests, cellular services and internet blockades; the government of Pakistan has decided to hand over the security of the capital to the Pakistan Army units officially.

During his day-long visit, Jaishankar called on Dissanayake, met with Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and held discussions with the country's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. He also met former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party leader Sajith Premadasa.

Warning that terrorist groups are enormously boosting their capabilities, India has renewed its call for urgently adopting the international treaty against terrorism it proposed almost 30 years ago and suggested a way out of the problem of defining terrorism and terrorists, which is holding it up.

Pakistan, the glorifier of the face of international terrorism, Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, cannot claim to be a victim of terror and risks facing the consequences of its actions, R. Mythili, the legal officer at India's UN Mission, said on Thursday.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu will embark on a State Visit to India from October 6 to 10 following an official invitation extended by President of India Droupadi Murmu, his office announced on Friday.