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India’s Modi faces backlash over Israel trip days before Iran attacks

India’s opposition groups criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Israel trip last week, saying it gave tacit approval for subsequent air strikes in Iran.

At least 17 people killed at pro-Iran protests across Pakistan

Shiite Muslims set on fire the US consulate's entrance gate in Lahore on March 1, 2026 during a protest against the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid US-Israel strike.

Blast at explosives factory in India kills 17

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the accident was “deeply distressing” and wished a speedy recovery to the survivors.

Afghanistan fires at Pakistani jets over Kabul as conflict intensifies

A Taliban security personnel rides an armed vehicle on the outskirts of Jalalabad on Feb 28, 2026, amid the ongoing clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Blast at India firecracker factory kills 21, officials tell media

Around 30 people were at the factory at the time of the explosion.

India opens its first semiconductor assembly facility

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd as he arrives to inaugurate Micron Technology's semiconductor assembly and testing plant in Sanand, Gujarat on Feb 28.

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban forces clash as diplomatic efforts intensify

A soldier stands guard at a post at the Friendship Gate, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries in Chaman, Pakistan.

Sri Lanka detains ex-spy chief over 2019 Easter bombings

The bombings on April 21, 2019, left 500 people wounded, with 45 foreigners among those killed.

India builds military airfield in Indian Ocean to counter China

Nepal’s ex-police chief ordered lethal force in protest: BBC

Fire rages through the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, in Kathmandu on Sept 9, 2025, a day after a police crackdown on demonstrations over social media prohibitions and corruption by the government..

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