‘Enemy is massively attacking’: Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure; 1 dead, multiple power outages reported

Russia launched a large-scale assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, resulting in one fatality and causing power outages across multiple regions, according to Kyiv officials on Saturday.“The enemy is massively attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again. Because of this, emergency power outages have been introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine,” Energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk said,…

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‘No willingness to take responsibility’: Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again; what next?

NEW DELHI: The third round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan ended on Saturday without any agreement on tackling cross-border terrorism, with both sides trading blame for the collapse of negotiations. Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan of adopting an “irresponsible and uncooperative” stance during the two-day talks held in Istanbul under the mediation of…

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US and Israel accuse Iran of plotting assassination of Israeli ambassador in Mexico; Tehran denies ‘big lie’ claims

With the help of the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies, Mexican authorities thwarted an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico. On Friday, the US and Israeli officials accused Iran of plotting to kill Einat Kranz-Neiger, with Mexican authorities denying any knowledge of such a plot.The purported assassination attempt came…

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Ex CIA chief Brennan and ex-FBI officials Strzok, Page subpoenaed by Florida grand jury investigating Trump-Russia probe origins

Former CIA Director John Brennan, along with former FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok (Image credit: X) Former CIA Director John Brennan, along with former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on Friday as part of the Justice Department’s…

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US shutdown: Republicans block Schumer proposal; Trump demands GOP to stop ‘playing games’ and end filibuster

The US government shutdown shows no sign of ending, as Senate Republicans on Friday rejected a new proposal from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer aimed at reopening federal agencies.The shutdown, which began on October 1, has now stretched to 38 days, making it the longest in US history.Schumer’s proposal sought to preserve enhanced Affordable Care Act…

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