Globe Trotting — Five ultras flee from Pak prison

ISLAMABAD: In a daring jailbreak, five terrorists accused of involvement in various sectarian crimes, including the alleged killer of an Ir...

ISLAMABAD: In a daring jailbreak, five terrorists accused of involvement in various sectarian crimes, including the alleged killer of an Iranian diplomat, escaped from a high-security jail in Multan province, media reports here said on Saturday. Six persons, posing as visitors entered the central jail in western Punjab town of Dera Ghazi Khan, overpowered the guards and fired indiscriminately before fleeing with the alleged terrorists yesterday, the reports said.

Jap politics

TOKYO: Japan’s main Opposition party broke up after one of its core factions prepared to fight on its own in Upper House elections next July, in another major shift in the country’s political realignment. The New Frontier Party (NFP) declared its dissolution at a meeting of its deputies from both Houses of Parliament, ending a tumultuous three-year history.

Lanka curfew

COLOMBO: Curfew was imposed in the central Sri Lankan town of Matale after one person was killed and many were injured in violent clashes between rival groups from two communities.

Cambodian fight

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Government and Opposition traded artillery fire for the second day around the northern border town of O’Smach, defence sources said.

Trump and Netanyahu at the White House: 20 point peace plan for Gaza

Why Donald Trump’s new Gaza ‘peace plan’ differs from earlier attempts, challenges ahead

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Trump's new plan for peace in Gaza allows Palestinians to stay and rebuild, offers a path to statehood, and is backed by Arab and Muslim leaders. It aims for an immediate end to the war and includes a "board of peace" led by Trump, but its success depends on cooperation from all parties involved.

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