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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed state-owned telecom operator Pakistan Telecommunication Mobile Limited (PTML) to immediately stop issuing new ONIC SIMs and eSIMs, activating new connections, accepting new subscriptions and undertaking related marketing and commercial activities. The PTA’s recent order comes more than three years after the initial notice was issued to Ufone’s management. Ufone subsequently approached the courts and, after winning the legal b

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BIG: Trump admin is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 heavy bombs (2,000-lb MK-84s and BLU-117s) to Israel — the largest such sale in years, funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars. These are the same bombs Biden briefly paused over civilian casualty concerns. The sale heads to Congress for approval, where it could test Democrats — over 100 House Dems voted to cut Israel aid in July. Source: WaPo

Troops rescue 10 kidnapped victims in Katsina By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 10 kidnapped civilians during a swift operation against armed terrorists in Katsina State. The operation followed reports that terrorists had abducted residents of Unguwan Daudu and Unguwan Chibauna communities in Funtua Local Government Area. Following receipt of actionable intelligence, troops deployed around the Sabuwa axis were mobilised to intercept the terrorists
Viktor Bout noted that the US Congress continues to consider new sanctions against Russia

Ukraine is urgently asking partners for replacement locomotives as more than half of the fleet’s wartime losses have occurred this year.

US, Israeli and several Arab military chiefs held a secret meeting in Germany last week to discuss the war with Iran, Axios reports. The meeting was organized by US central command chief Brad Cooper and included top military commanders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt, along with senior US and Israeli commanders. It was the first meeting of its kind since the US and Israel went to war with Iran more than 6 months ago.

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Iraqi PM al-Zaidi was asked about the strike in Saudi Arabia. Investigations are still running. A joint commission between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been formed, and the results are currently being analyzed. "We do not want to prejudge anything because we first need reliable findings." Once those findings are in, he said they will be presented together with the Iranians.

Court hears that two officers did not deal properly with allegation Jaysley Beck made against a superior Two army officers “let down” a teenage soldier who went on to kill herself when they did not deal properly with a sexual assault allegation she made against a superior, a court martial has heard. Jaysley Beck, 19, told Col Samantha Shepherd that she had been touched on the leg by a warrant officer during a social event at an adventure training exercise, the court was told. Continue reading...
The United Nations is considering moving Ukraine aid supplies underground to dodge Russian strikes.

Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell: It’s clear we can’t trust Merz’s words. He says one thing in Berlin and another in Washington.

Houthi rebels escalated their attacks on Tuesday, triggering alerts around the holy city of Mecca, Taif and the Red Sea port city of Jeddah.

The UK, US, and Netherlands have jointly issued a cybersecurity advisory about Iranian state-linked spyware targeting dissidents and journalists. The advisory details the spyware’s capabilities and warns of the potential risks.
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a privileged resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of defying Congress and illegally continuing the U.S. war in Iran. The eight articles also target Hegseth over U.S. military operations in Venezuela and Yemen, including the operation to capture Maduro. Because the resolution is privileged, Massie can force a House vote, though impeachment is unlikely in the GOP-controlled Congress.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: Fiction: Iran is defenseless. Fact: 100s of U.S. military sites blown to pieces; dozens of aircraft scorched. (Source: The Pentagon) And that's just the tip of the iceberg. We'll reveal it all in due course. For those who've sold lies about Iran, it won't be pretty.

Top military commanders from the U.S., Israel and eight Arab countries met privately in Germany last week to discuss the war with Iran and regional security. The CENTCOM-organized meeting included the military chiefs of Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt. Adm. Brad Cooper said U.S. forces would remain in the region despite Iranian attacks and briefed them on plans to expand ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Source: Axios

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday. Separately, Denmark said that one of its air force helicopters was fired on with flares as it was carrying out surveillance of a Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a look at what Moscow’s motives might be for this seeming increase in incidents inside NATO and EU territory.

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Average diesel prices in the United States struck a record high of just under $6.27 a gallon Tuesday, pressuring President Donald Trump ahead of midterm congressional elections. Diesel prices have soared as Washington's war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel, though Trump has repeatedly downplayed the effects of the war, pinning the blame on Kyiv instead for its attacks on Russian oil refineries.
BREAKING: A drone has crashed in Germany near a major German airforce base near Wunstorf a major police operation is ongoing.

Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treason Film industry heavyweights across the globe have expressed solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of documentary NAZA, who have been threatened with having their citizenship revoked by Israel’s culture minister, who accused them of “treason against the state”. NAZA, which was produced by the Guardian, is named for an acronym eu

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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia, the group claimed Monday, and also seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the rebels' ability to control a key maritime shipping route.

A drone hit a petrol station in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, just a day after US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy assets. The attack “underlines the fact that it is not at all clearly defined what falls into the category of energy targets,” says France 24’s correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cragg.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday confirmed that he will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend for the final preparatory talks between the two sides, less than a week before Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Washington for a bilateral summit with US President Donald Trump. “With China, we have had some very good private discussions, and I look forward to those continuing this weekend when I meet my Chinese counterpart Vice [Premier] He Lifeng,” Bessent said during a

A Secretive Team of Fewer Than 20 Became Germany’s Ukraine Arms Engine A German defense ministry team of fewer than 20 people has emerged as the fast-moving center of Berlin’s Ukraine weapons effort, bypassing conventional procurement procedures. READ MORE

Authorities are giving fuel-station workers real-time information on aerial threats after a series of strikes on stations across the capital.

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Iraq's PM al-Zaidi: German companies are welcome in our country — even more welcome than Iraqi companies in Iraq.
Iraq's PM al-Zaidi: I want to diversify and expand our export routes. Until now, Iraq has been dependent on a single strait. That has always been the case. We have to diversify our exports: one part through Türkiye, one part through Syria, and one part through the Mediterranean. This oil will be sold toward the West — to Europe and the U.S.
La marche initiée par la Coalition Article 64 (C64) a mal tourné ce mardi 15 septembre 2026 à Kinshasa, selon l’opposant Martin Fayulu. Il accuse le régime en place de leur avoir tendu un guet-apens à la hauteur de Limete, en plaçant les combattants de la Force du progrès, munis d’armes blanches, devant les policiers censés sécuriser les manifestants. https://t.co/OLSSKkCR0M
Iraq's PM al-Zaidi: Regarding the strike in Saudi Arabia, we are still conducting investigations. We have formed a joint commission between Iraq and Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and we are currently analyzing the results. We do not want to prejudge anything because we first need reliable findings. Once we have the results, we will share them with you together with the Iranians.
Germany’s Chancellor Merz on Yemen: The Houthis now control strategic positions around Bab al-Mandab. They are attacking energy facilities in Saudi Arabia. This is further worsening the situation on the energy markets, and Germany is also feeling the effects. The international community cannot allow the Houthis to take shipping in the Red Sea hostage.
SLOVIANSK, Donetsk Oblast — From a brick-walled garage that barely fits the blue car parked inside, Oleksandr Richak carefully backs his taxi cab out onto the narrow street. The 42-year-old usually starts work around 8 a.m., once the early-morning rush hour of deadly Russian drone activity in the eastern front-line city subsides. As he briefly parks the car outside a damaged one-story house, his wife, Nataliia, walks over and hands him a bottle of lemon-flavored water. Her worried eyes follow
Ukrainian forces have launched an offensive operation in the north of the eastern Donetsk region.
An Islamic Jihad rocket squad commander was killed in Khan Younis over the weekend, per the IDF. Mohsen Farid Said Abu Hadaf crossed into Israel on October 7 and raided the Kissufim area. https://t.co/cAclPuXyXa
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The companies are part of KRET, a major Russian defense holding, and produce navigation systems, gyroscopes, and motors used in missiles and drones.