Pakistan opens investigation into Islamabad terror attack

Pakistani ministers attribute deadly suicide attack to Indian state terrorism but India denies claim

Pakistan has opened an investigation into the suicide attack that killed 12 people outside district court buildings in Islamabad, after the prime minister made unsubstantiated claims that “Indian state terrorism” was behind the blast.

The attack took place in the middle of the day on Tuesday as the area was thrumming with people. The bomber made several attempts to get inside the buildings before detonating a device next to a police car, killing 12 people and injuring 27.

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US P-8 aircraft ‘hunts’ German, Swedish subs in Baltic Sea – Defense News

  1. US P-8 aircraft ‘hunts’ German, Swedish subs in Baltic Sea  Defense News
  2. As NATO allies accuse Russia of hybrid warfare, U.S. joins war games in Sweden focused on disrupting sabotage  CBS News
  3. With Sweden, Baltic Sea now a ‘lake full of NATO submarines’  Breaking Defense
  4. A Swedish Holiday Hotspot Is Now a Strategic Outpost Against Russia  Bloomberg.com
  5. Inside NATO exercises preparing for Russian aggression in Baltic Sea  Yahoo
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Another Billionaire ‘Crypto Queen’ Will Be Spending More Than a Decade Behind Bars – Gizmodo

  1. Another Billionaire ‘Crypto Queen’ Will Be Spending More Than a Decade Behind Bars  Gizmodo
  2. Zhimin Qian: Chinese ‘cryptoqueen’ who had royal aspirations jailed in UK over $6.6 billion Bitcoin scam  CNN
  3. Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion jailed over £5bn Bitcoin stash  BBC
  4. UK sentences Chinese scammer after record-breaking Bitcoin seizure  Al Jazeera
  5. Chinese fraudster's luxury life on the run ends in London jail  Reuters
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Who are India and Pakistan blaming for Delhi, Islamabad blasts? – Al Jazeera

  1. Who are India and Pakistan blaming for Delhi, Islamabad blasts?  Al Jazeera
  2. Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge  The New York Times
  3. Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, says Pakistan's interior minister  BBC
  4. 12 killed in deadliest attack on Pakistan’s heartland in almost a decade  The Washington Post
  5. Updates: India, Pakistan launch probes after blasts in New Delhi, Islamabad  Al Jazeera
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Satellite imagery captures destruction at Russia’s new drone base after a massive Ukrainian attack – Business Insider

  1. Satellite imagery captures destruction at Russia's new drone base after a massive Ukrainian attack  Business Insider
  2. Satellite Images Confirm Destruction of Shahed Warehouses at Donetsk Airport  Мілітарний
  3. It’s Too Late To Stop Russia’s Drones From Cutting Off Pokrovsk | by David Axe | Trench Art | Nov, 2025  Medium
  4. Ukrainian Defense Forces Hit Strategic Targets in Occupied Donetsk  Букви
  5. Ukrainian drone with 100kg warhead hits Russian UAV command post in occupied Avdiivka  Українська правда
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Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians – BBC

  1. Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians  BBC
  2. ‘Human safaris’ in Sarajevo: Milan investigates 1990s trips where tourists allegedly paid to kill civilians  EL PAÍS English
  3. Italy probes Sarajevo ‘sniper safaris’: What were they, who was involved?  Al Jazeera
  4. Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war | Bosnia and Herzegovina  The Guardian
  5. Rich 'sniper tourists' allegedly paid $90K to shoot civilians -- including kids -- during 'human safari' trips to Sarajevo  New York Post
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Starmer says any attack on his cabinet is ‘completely unacceptable’ and adds Streeting is doing a great job – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch probes Starmer over ‘toxic culture’ at Downing Street as PM denies authorising briefings against potential challengers

The No 10 briefing row is not the only story around this morning. Amy Sedghi is writing a live blog about the ongoing turmoil at the BBC and she has details of Donald Trump saying he has an “obligation” to sue the BBC.

In a related development, Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster’s editing of the Trump speech. Robyn Vintner has the story.

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Trump writes to Israeli president calling for Netanyahu pardon

Isaac Herzog can pardon convicted criminals in some circumstances, but cases against Israeli PM are ongoing

Donald Trump has repeated a request to Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases.

The Israeli prime minister has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the ongoing court cases. No rulings have been delivered, and his supporters have dismissed the trials as politically motivated.

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Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown

Kentucky trio oppose provision restricting hemp-derived products, with House to vote on Wednesday on funding bill

A last-minute provision in the federal spending bill heavily restricting hemp-derived products such as CBD and THC drinks could lead some Republicans to vote against the spending bill which, if passed, could end the government shutdown as early as Wednesday.

Kentucky is one of the largest producers of hemp in the country, and Republicans in the state have shown strong support for the hemp industry. Jonathan Miller, an advocate for the hemp industry and former Kentucky state treasurer, said that “Kentucky is really ground zero for the rebirth of hemp” – a niche industry until the 2018 farm bill allowed a much wider variety of legal products.

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