Asia
Pakistan and Türkiye to Send Forces to Saudi Arabia as the Three Countries Activate Their Makkah Defence Pact
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have agreed to put the collective defence commitments of their Makkah alliance into immediate effect, with Pakistani and Turkish forces to be made available for rapid deployment in the kingdom. A retired Pakistani general becomes the alliance's first secretary-general.
Asia
Yemen’s Government Claims Dhubab and Positions Near Bab al-Mandeb as ‘Operation Yemen Dawn’ Turns Towards Sanaa
Yemen's Saudi-backed forces say they have retaken Dhubab district and positions near the Bab al-Mandeb strait, with 100 coalition jets in support, as the government announces an offensive on Houthi-held Sanaa. The claims are unverified.
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Flydubai Cockpit Attack: Australian Counter-Terror Police Probe Co-Pilot’s Melbourne Years as UAE Calls It an Attempted ‘Terrorist Act’
Investigators in several countries are now looking into the co-pilot accused of attacking Indian captain Smit Machchhar on Flydubai flight FZ1073. Australian counter-terrorism police are examining his years as a student in Melbourne, and the UAE’s top prosecutor has called the attack an attempted “terrorist act”.
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नेतन्याहू ने कैप्टन स्मित मच्छर को बताया “पूरी दुनिया का हीरो”, पीएम मोदी के साथ इज़राइल के स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर मशाल जलाने का न्योता...
इज़राइल के प्रधानमंत्री बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू ने फ्लाईदुबई के घायल भारतीय कैप्टन स्मित मच्छर से बात की और उन्हें तथा पीएम मोदी को अगले स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर मशाल जलाने का न्योता दिया।
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US Sends Third Aircraft Carrier and 9,000 More Troops Toward Iran as Trump Rejects Tehran’s Hormuz Offer
The US is sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier group and about 9,000 sailors and Marines to the Middle East. President Trump has rejected Iran's latest proposal as "not good enough".
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“मैं उन सबको नहीं मरने दे सकता”: फ्लाईदुबई के घायल भारतीय कैप्टन स्मित मच्छर ने पीएम मोदी को बताया, कॉकपिट में क्या हुआ था
फ्लाईदुबई की उड़ान FZ1073 में सह-पायलट के हमले में घायल भारतीय कैप्टन स्मित मच्छर से पीएम मोदी ने वीडियो कॉल पर बात की। प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय के जारी वीडियो में कैप्टन ने बताया कि गिरने के बाद उन्होंने कॉकपिट का दरवाजा कैसे खोला।
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Flydubai विमान में कैप्टन पर हमला: दोनों पायलट अबू धाबी भेजे गए, इज़राइल उड़ानें निलंबित
Flydubai FZ1073 के कॉकपिट में हमले के बाद दोनों पायलट अबू धाबी भेजे गए हैं। UAE में जाँच जारी है और एयरलाइन ने इज़राइल उड़ानें निलंबित की हैं। जानें पुष्ट अपडेट और अभी अनसुलझे सवाल।
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US Military Presence in Iraq Due to End Today After 23 Years; Baghdad Hails Sovereignty as Kurds Warn of a Security Gap
The last US troops are due to leave Iraq by September 30, ending a military presence that began in 2003. Baghdad calls it a return of full sovereignty, but Kurdish leaders warn of weak air defences and militias that refuse to disarm.
West Asia
Israeli Strike Kills Hamas’s Northern Gaza Commander Izz al-Din al-Beik as Ceasefire Frays
An Israeli strike on a Gaza City apartment killed Izz al-Din al-Beik, head of Hamas's armed wing in northern Gaza. Israel says he planned attacks, Hamas confirmed his death and accuses Israel of undermining a ceasefire that has stalled on disarmament.
West Asia
Netanyahu Makes Unannounced Trip to Abu Dhabi, Meets UAE President Amid Row Over October 7 Warning Report
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced day trip to Abu Dhabi on September 27 to meet UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, as he disputes a Haaretz report that the UAE leader warned him before the October 7 attack.
West Asia
Qatar PM Calls Netanyahu ‘Biggest Obstacle’ to Gaza Peace Plan
Qatar's Prime Minister said Netanyahu is 'the biggest obstacle' to the Gaza peace plan, citing Israel's control of over 70% of Gaza and aid far below agreed levels.
World
Trump Says He Rejected Iran’s Seven-Day Hormuz Plan as Tehran Awaits Formal US Reply
Latest Update (September 27, 2026): President Donald Trump has now publicly confirmed the rejection....
World
Trump Says Iran War Nearing End as Tehran Dismisses Deal Claims
Trump says the Iran war is "hopefully" near its end and claims direct contact with Tehran, but Iranian officials call it mixed signals amid a UN war crimes probe.
West Asia
Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Drone Near Mecca, Declares Holy City a “Red Line”
A Saudi-led coalition shot down a Houthi drone before it reached Mecca's restricted airspace, the first such security alert near Islam's holiest city since 2017, as Riyadh launches retaliatory strikes on Yemen.
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Asia Briefing, 6 October: Makkah Defence Pact Activated, Philippine Inflation Hits 7.2%, PTI March Reaches Kohat and a Film Divides South Korea
The main stories from across Asia on Tuesday, 6 October 2026: Pakistan and Türkiye agree to send forces to Saudi Arabia, Philippine inflation jumps to 7.2%, the PTI march reaches Kohat, a film about a 1974 assassination divides South Korea, and Malaysia approves the return of 3,524 more Myanmar nationals.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 Goes to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel for Optogenetics, the Method That Controls Brain Cells With Light
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for optogenetics, which lets scientists switch nerve cells on and off with light. A treatment for blindness based on it is under review in the United States. Several pioneers, including Zhuo-Hua Pan, who began his career in China, were left out.
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INDIA गठबंधन के सांसद आज संसद भवन से चुनाव आयोग तक मार्च करेंगे, CEC ज्ञानेश कुमार को हटाने की मांग; सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने कहा,...
विपक्षी INDIA गठबंधन के सांसद मंगलवार सुबह 11 बजे संसद भवन से निर्वाचन सदन तक मार्च करेंगे। मांग मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार को हटाने की है। विपक्ष का आरोप है कि मतदाता सूची के विशेष गहन पुनरीक्षण (SIR) के 14 फैसले दो चुनाव आयुक्तों की आपत्ति के बावजूद लिए गए।
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South Korea’s Culture Minister Calls Threats Over ‘The Assassins’ a ‘Destruction of Democracy’ as Conservatives Demand the Film Be Pulled
A South Korean film about the 1974 killing of first lady Yuk Young-soo has drawn protests outside an actor's home and demands from the conservative opposition that it be withdrawn. The culture minister has asked police to protect the cast and rejected calls to stop screenings as a return to censorship.