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The US Defense Department’s congressionally-mandated report outlines depletion of key munitions and extensive damage to US military and intelligence assets in the Middle East.
[Dabanga] Ed Damazin -- Explosions were heard in several parts of Ed Damazin, the capital of Sudan's Blue Nile state, on Sunday night after what sources described as a drone attack on the city. The attack was reportedly carried out using drones by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), which controls parts of the state, including Kurmuk and Geissan.

[UN News] UN aid agencies on Monday said they may be forced to scale back humanitarian aid in Sudan - home of the world's worst hunger and displacement crisis - due to funding shortfalls.

The US House Rules Committee has approved a bipartisan bill that will increase sanctions pressure on Russia, including punitive tariffs on goods from countries buying Russian uranium and petroleum products.

The militant group in Yemen captured the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish, near the chokepoint of the Bab al-Mandab strait Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized two strategic islands in the Red Sea, reinforcing the Iran-backed group’s ability to control a key shipping route, as concerns mount that the world is facing a new oil supply crisis. The seizure of the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish is the latest in the militant group’s swift advance across Yemen’s Red Sea coast, after the capture

Lithuania has reported frequent drone incursions since Russia launched its war against Ukraine. Lithuanian media reports suggest the drone was coming from Belarus.

One man died in the hospital after being critically injured in a Russian attack on a gas station in Kyiv on Sept. 15, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,400 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

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IT was a humid Sunday afternoon in Islamabad. The small pharmacy was empty with just one man behind the cash counter. A woman approached him, prescription and medicines in hand. She was simply but not shabbily dressed. But she still returned a quarter of the medication once the bill was generated. The man behind the counter explained the bill was around Rs4,000, and she returned about Rs1,000 worth of medication. This took place at a pharmacy in the heart of Islamabad, where real estate sells or

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv overnight injured a man and hit a petrol station in the Darnytskyi district and warehouse premises in the Obolonskyi district.

Russia is set to conduct tightly-controlled parliamentary elections amid ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The elections serve as a test of public sentiment towards the war and current economic conditions.
Alexander Voloshin added that "the hostilities had become a means for the Kiev regime to delay criminal prosecution"
The U.S. has deployed its first publicly acknowledged space-based weapon, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said, marking the first time Washington has confirmed an offensive capability in orbit. Meink said the weapon is already “on orbit” and is intended for “space control” and to defend U.S. forces against “hostile adversary action.” A U.S. official said the capability could potentially be used to disable or destroy an enemy satellite targeting U.S. troops or satellites. Source: WaPo

The drone, which reportedly entered from Belarus, was shot down near Pratkunai village in central-southern Lithuania Nato fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania after an alert was issued in the capital, Vilnius, and surrounding region, while Poland scrambled fighter jets less than a day after retrieving a suspected Russian drone adrift in its waters. The Lithuania drone was shot down near the central-southern village of Pratkunai outside the city of Kaunas, said emergency authorities e

Middle East live: Houthi attacks wound 13 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia ➡️ https://t.co/rhquCHcsGY https://t.co/gJybNdsYwi

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ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee was informed on Monday that the leakage of O/A level papers had originated likely from some other country as no evidence was found to establish its link with Pakistan. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, which met with acting Chairman Anjum Aqeel Khan in the chair, besides other agenda items discussed the papers leakage issue of O/A level exams. The committee was informed that the National Cyber Crime Inves

Iran denies involvement in Yemen fighting Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied that the country had any involvement in the renewed fighting in Yemen following recent Houthi territorial gains. Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied that the country had any involvement in the war in Yemen following recent Houthi territorial gains. pic.twitter.com/uMJlsc8YCD September 15, 2026

A series of attacks carried out by Yemen's Houthis using ballistic missiles and drones wounded 13 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Meanwhile the US Defence Department's inspector general revealed that the United States is facing a shortfall in ammunition as a result of its costly war in Iran. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Iran's security chief on Tuesday rejected talks with the United States, criticising the "mixed signals" from US President Donald Trump after he said he was open to resuming negotiations. The diplomatic deadlock comes as the US military is facing a shortfall in ammunition as a result of the war, according to a report by the Pentagon's inspector general. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

People wait in front of a counter at the Federal Govt Civil Dispensary in the airport area for their online registration for Nadra-integrated vaccination certificates. —Fahim Siddiqi / White Star KARACHI: Hundreds of travellers were left scrambling at Karachi’s only designated vaccination centre at the airport on Monday, spending hours in queues and thousands of rupees on a verification process that many of them were subsequently told they did not need after the government extended the deadline

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The business community on Monday gave a mixed response to the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 per cent, with some backing the move while others called for further cuts to revive investment and industrial activity. The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed disappointment over the decision of the SBP’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to maintain the policy rate at 11.5pc, saying trade and i

Ukrainian forces targeted the Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast overnight on Sept. 15, monitoring channels reported.

ISLAMABAD: Veteran journalists and members of civil society have expressed profound concern over the continued delay in deciding the applications filed by human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her spouse, Hadi Ali Chattha, seeking suspension of their sentences pending appeal. Despite the Supreme Court’s explicit direction of May 12, 2026, ordering the Islamabad High Court to decide the matter within two weeks, the applications remain unresolved. The repeated adjournments, amid the c

US House committee advances Russia sanctions bill

The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but authorities say it likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Russia.

NATO scrambled fighter jets overnight to shoot down a drone over Lithuania after the latest incursion on the alliance's eastern flank. In a separate incident, Denmark said a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea, adding that the Russian ambassador had been summoned over the "reckless action". Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania, the Baltic state's president said Tuesday, in the latest security incident on the alliance's eastern flank during Russia's war with Ukraine.

NATO scrambled fighter jets overnight to shoot down a drone over Lithuania after the latest incursion on the alliance's eastern flank. Military drones straying into NATO airspace have raised growing concerns that Russia's war in Ukraine could spill over the alliance's borders.
McConnell arrived at the Capitol in a wheelchair and with what CNN described as a "noticeably thinner" appearance, but was able to make a few statements to the press while at the Senate.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to deepen ties with Russia and expressed support for Moscow's "sacred war", as military cooperation between the two countries continues to grow.

Saudi Arabia has activated early warnings across Yanbu, Taif, Jeddah, Abha and Jazan amid indications the Houthis may be carrying out additional attacks targeting Saudi oil infrastructure. @Global_Mil_Info https://t.co/G4YqMUu1zy

Drones attacked two Russian oblasts overnight, causing a fire at the Syzran oil refinery and explosions at the Sebryakovcement plant in Mikhaylovka.
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Why the Mecca defence pact hasn’t triggered action against the Houthis Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have faced criticism almost immediately after signing the Mecca joint defence agreement last month, with questions raised about the newly formed alliance’s lack of response to Houthi attacks launched from Yemen against Saudi Arabia. From the day after the signing ceremony, experts questioned whether Ankara would come to Riyadh’s aid as the Houthis targeted energy infrastructure and civilian
The IDF and Shin Bet have intensified counterterrorism efforts in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks with the goal of killing Hamas terrorists and minimizing reconstruction efforts.

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The country's civil wars have long attracted foreign nationals seeking adventure or driven by a mission. Are Russians the latest to join the fight?

VILNIUS: NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania, the country’s President Gitanas Nauseda said Tuesday. Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — NATO members sharing a long border with Russia — regularly report drone incursions into their territories as part of Moscow’s war with Ukraine. “A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets,” Nauseda wrote in a post on X. “With Russia intensifying its aggression against Ukraine, such readiness is vital