At least 31 killed in Islamabad mosque blast
Powerful explosion rocks Shia mosque in Pakistani capital’s Tarlai Kalan area during Friday prayers. People shift an injured man to a hospital following an explosion at a mosque in Islamabad on February 6, 2026 [Aamir Qureshi/AFP] An apparent suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Islamabad has killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens more, in one of the worst such incidents to hit Pakistan’s capital. The powerful explosion occurred at Khadija Tul Kubra mosque, in southeaster
Al Jazeera
3 minutes ago
Estonian 'fascist' calls for Russian invasion
Prosecutor's Office crest. Source: Ken Mürk/ERR A Kohtla-Järve politician who is a self-described fascist and who has called for a Russian invasion of Estonia may face a fine or even detention for hate speech over social media, Delfi reported . Aleksandr Sahno, 32, who ran in last autumn's local elections in the Ida-Viru County town of Kohtla-Järve, where picked up eight votes, came to the attention of the authorities after he shared materials on social media supporting Russi
ERR News
2 days ago
Kosovo Retrial Finds Serb Ex-Policeman Guilty Of Massacre
A Pristina court for a second time found Muhamet Alidemaj, a former Serbian policeman, guilty of war crimes in the village of Izbice, where 130 men were shot dead in March 1999. Muhamet Alidemaj in court in Pristina on February 2, 2026. Photo: BIRN. After a retrial, Pristina Basic Court on Monday sentenced Muhamet Alidemaj, a former Serbian policeman, to 13 years’ imprisonment for participating in a massacre at Izbice during the Kosovo war in March 1999. Alidemaj had pleaded
Laurant Berisha & Xhorxhina Bami | BIRN
2 days ago
Executions, abductions, rape: Ethiopia's Oromo Civil War
Associated Press February 2, 2026 By Amir Aman Kiyaro Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in Western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo) Wanted by the Ethiopian government, rebel military leader Jaal Marroo moves constantly to stay ahead of drones hunting him from the skies. The rebel commander leads the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) from a series of remote forest outpost in Oromia, the country’s biggest region with a population of roughly
AP News
2 days ago
Mass Deportations Are Crimes Against Humanity
President Donald Trump…credit: Fulton County Sheriff’s Department Mass deportations violate U.S. and international law. They’re also crimes against humanity. By Dr. Gregory H Stanton Founding President Genocide Watch President Trump’s order to arrest and deport millions of undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of refugees, violates US obligations under the 1967 Protocol on the Status of Refugees. The US Senate ratified that treaty unanimously in 1968. 147
Genocide Watch
5 days ago
Pakistani forces kill 145 separatists in Balochistan
Manhunt under way in southwestern province after attacks by separatist group kill dozens, including 31 civilians.
Al Jazeera
6 days ago
