An aerial photo shows people trying to extinguish fires after an airstrike targeting the rebel-held city of Idlib in northern Syria on December 2, 2024. — AFP Beirut: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described the attack that took control of large swaths of territory as an attempt to redraw the regional map in line … Read more
JAMMU: Indian-administered Kashmir elected Tuesday its first government since the restive Himalayan territory was brought under New Delhi’s direct control, as voters backed opposition parties to lead its regional assembly. Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government cancelled Kashmir’s partial autonomy to control its affairs in 2019, a sudden decision accompanied by mass arrests and … Read more
An Indian Border Security Force personnel stands guard as people wait a line to cast their vote outside a polling station during the third and final phase of the assembly election, in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district October 1, 2024. More than 55% of eligible voters cast ballots in first 2 rounds. Key decisions about IIOJK … Read more