Mullah Baradar to lead Taliban-led govt in Afghanistan: Report
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Mullah Baradar will lead the new Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, according to media reports.
Mullah Baradar, the head of the Taliban's political office, will lead the new government in Afghanistan, at least three sources in the Islamist group told Reuters on Friday. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban founder Mullah Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai will take senior positions in the government, the sources said.
Egypt has emerged as a key back-channel mediator, establishing contact with Iran's IRGC and proposing a five-day pause in fighting to build momentum for a ceasefire, a move that appears to have nudged US President Donald Trump to drop his threat to strike Iran's power plants, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz have stoked fears of long-term leverage over a vital global energy artery. In response, Gulf states are weighing both military and financial pressure.
Thrown over 100 metres, still strapped to her seat, she lived. As details emerge from the LaGuardia crash that killed two pilots, a chilling account and haunting audio raise troubling questions.
As the Iran war drags on, Trump appears to rewrite how it began, pointing at his defence chief. But warnings, denials and shifting claims suggest a story far messier than he lets on.
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Hours after an airstrike destroyed the Qasmiyeh bridge over the Litani river in south Lebanon, India Today reporter Ashraf Wani reached the site to find an eerie, complete silence – no people, no rescue teams, only wreckage.
An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport while taxiing in bad weather, killing both pilots and injuring two officers; 72 passengers were onboard.
A traffic constable's quick thinking and CPR training save a CISF jawan's life on Patna's busy streets. A video of the heroic act has gone viral.
President Trump halted strikes on Iran for five days even as Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt tried to talk to both sides about a peace deal. Tehran has insisted that Washington DC needs to be a direct participant in the talks, given it began the war.
In the clip, recorded by the child's father from the driver's seat, the woman in the passenger seat is seen using a coconut shell as a makeshift toilet for the child before discarding it outside.
Iran's strikes on data centres mark a shift to targeting digital infrastructure to disrupt US and Israeli operations, degrade AI-driven targeting, and impose economic and reputational costs on Gulf states; in response, the US and Israel have struck data infrastructure in Tehran.