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Former staff members of the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes have sued the Pentagon, accusing the Department of Defense of violating the First Amendment through what they described as "extraordinary censorship efforts." 

The lawsuit was filed on August 27 in a US District Court in Washington, DC, days after former editor-in-chief Erik Slavin said he was dismissed for insubordination following a CBS News interview in which he warned that military censorship would "constitute a red line." Slavin had defended the newspaper's editorial independence. Publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were also fired. 

The lawsuit alleges the Pentagon retaliated against the journalists for defending press freedom and for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its extended deployment in the Middle East.
 

Recent Russian air attacks have destroyed around 90% of the food logistics infrastructure operated by retail chains in Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on Friday, highlighting the growing impact of strikes on the country's supply networks. Russia has increasingly targeted economic infrastructure, including warehouses belonging to major supermarket chains, postal facilities, and home goods retailers. 

Vysotskyi, cited by Ukrinform, said the scale of destruction was severe but stressed that Ukrainians would not be left without food. Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified strikes on economic targets in recent weeks, with attacks increasingly affecting logistics and distribution networks. The destruction threatens to disrupt the movement and storage of food across Ukraine, adding pressure to supply chains already operating under wartime conditions.
 

Amid growing domestic vulnerabilities and diplomatic isolation, Pakistan has turned to the international community following India's decisive suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Addressing a virtual seminar organised by the Pakistani Embassy in the United States, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised concerns over India placing the treaty in abeyance, describing water security as central to his country's national stability while warning of broader regional consequences. A distraught Dar said, "India's unilateral decision in April 2025 to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance has no basis in the treaty."

The Israeli military conducted two explosions this morning on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Aita al-Jabal.

The Iranian government is pledging to stand firm against US sanctions and what it calls US-Israeli “conspiracies”, saying diplomacy and defence are “complementary, coordinated and inseparable” tools for protecting the country’s national interests, security and territorial integrity. In a statement issued on Saturday and carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian government outlined its commitments to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Iranian people.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The two leaders will review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead. Prime Minister is also expected to visit the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.  

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has criticised the ongoing military actions by the Trump administration against Iran, accusing the government of launching an illegal and immoral war. “Today marks 6 months since the Trump administration launched its illegal and immoral war on the people of Iran. This act of imperial aggression has claimed thousands of innocent lives, put the US and global economies on the brink, and caused suffering for millions,” she wrote on X.

US Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has slammed the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran, demanding the impeachment of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on social media platform X, Ansari said: “In the past six months since Donald Trump started his illegal war in Iran, 120 children died after a US military strike hit their school, 18 American servicemembers have been killed, Americans have endured record-high gas costs, and Donald Trump and his sons have profited endlessly from investing in defence tech companies that received government contracts.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) claimed to maintain firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing US leaders of spreading false statements regarding the passage to sway energy prices.

Former staff members of the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes have sued the Pentagon, accusing the Department of Defense of violating the First Amendment through what they described as "extraordinary censorship efforts." 

The lawsuit was filed on August 27 in a US District Court in Washington, DC, days after former editor-in-chief Erik Slavin said he was dismissed for insubordination following a CBS News interview in which he warned that military censorship would "constitute a red line." Slavin had defended the newspaper's editorial independence. Publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were also fired. 

The lawsuit alleges the Pentagon retaliated against the journalists for defending press freedom and for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its extended deployment in the Middle East.
 

Recent Russian air attacks have destroyed around 90% of the food logistics infrastructure operated by retail chains in Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on Friday, highlighting the growing impact of strikes on the country's supply networks. Russia has increasingly targeted economic infrastructure, including warehouses belonging to major supermarket chains, postal facilities, and home goods retailers. 

Vysotskyi, cited by Ukrinform, said the scale of destruction was severe but stressed that Ukrainians would not be left without food. Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified strikes on economic targets in recent weeks, with attacks increasingly affecting logistics and distribution networks. The destruction threatens to disrupt the movement and storage of food across Ukraine, adding pressure to supply chains already operating under wartime conditions.
 

Amid growing domestic vulnerabilities and diplomatic isolation, Pakistan has turned to the international community following India's decisive suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Addressing a virtual seminar organised by the Pakistani Embassy in the United States, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised concerns over India placing the treaty in abeyance, describing water security as central to his country's national stability while warning of broader regional consequences. A distraught Dar said, "India's unilateral decision in April 2025 to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance has no basis in the treaty."

The Israeli military conducted two explosions this morning on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Aita al-Jabal.

The Iranian government is pledging to stand firm against US sanctions and what it calls US-Israeli “conspiracies”, saying diplomacy and defence are “complementary, coordinated and inseparable” tools for protecting the country’s national interests, security and territorial integrity. In a statement issued on Saturday and carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian government outlined its commitments to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Iranian people.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The two leaders will review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead. Prime Minister is also expected to visit the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.  

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has criticised the ongoing military actions by the Trump administration against Iran, accusing the government of launching an illegal and immoral war. “Today marks 6 months since the Trump administration launched its illegal and immoral war on the people of Iran. This act of imperial aggression has claimed thousands of innocent lives, put the US and global economies on the brink, and caused suffering for millions,” she wrote on X.

US Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has slammed the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran, demanding the impeachment of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on social media platform X, Ansari said: “In the past six months since Donald Trump started his illegal war in Iran, 120 children died after a US military strike hit their school, 18 American servicemembers have been killed, Americans have endured record-high gas costs, and Donald Trump and his sons have profited endlessly from investing in defence tech companies that received government contracts.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) claimed to maintain firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing US leaders of spreading false statements regarding the passage to sway energy prices.

Former staff members of the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes have sued the Pentagon, accusing the Department of Defense of violating the First Amendment through what they described as "extraordinary censorship efforts." 

The lawsuit was filed on August 27 in a US District Court in Washington, DC, days after former editor-in-chief Erik Slavin said he was dismissed for insubordination following a CBS News interview in which he warned that military censorship would "constitute a red line." Slavin had defended the newspaper's editorial independence. Publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were also fired. 

The lawsuit alleges the Pentagon retaliated against the journalists for defending press freedom and for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its extended deployment in the Middle East.
 

Recent Russian air attacks have destroyed around 90% of the food logistics infrastructure operated by retail chains in Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on Friday, highlighting the growing impact of strikes on the country's supply networks. Russia has increasingly targeted economic infrastructure, including warehouses belonging to major supermarket chains, postal facilities, and home goods retailers. 

Vysotskyi, cited by Ukrinform, said the scale of destruction was severe but stressed that Ukrainians would not be left without food. Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified strikes on economic targets in recent weeks, with attacks increasingly affecting logistics and distribution networks. The destruction threatens to disrupt the movement and storage of food across Ukraine, adding pressure to supply chains already operating under wartime conditions.
 

Amid growing domestic vulnerabilities and diplomatic isolation, Pakistan has turned to the international community following India's decisive suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Addressing a virtual seminar organised by the Pakistani Embassy in the United States, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised concerns over India placing the treaty in abeyance, describing water security as central to his country's national stability while warning of broader regional consequences. A distraught Dar said, "India's unilateral decision in April 2025 to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance has no basis in the treaty."

The Israeli military conducted two explosions this morning on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Aita al-Jabal.

The Iranian government is pledging to stand firm against US sanctions and what it calls US-Israeli “conspiracies”, saying diplomacy and defence are “complementary, coordinated and inseparable” tools for protecting the country’s national interests, security and territorial integrity. In a statement issued on Saturday and carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian government outlined its commitments to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Iranian people.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The two leaders will review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead. Prime Minister is also expected to visit the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.  

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has criticised the ongoing military actions by the Trump administration against Iran, accusing the government of launching an illegal and immoral war. “Today marks 6 months since the Trump administration launched its illegal and immoral war on the people of Iran. This act of imperial aggression has claimed thousands of innocent lives, put the US and global economies on the brink, and caused suffering for millions,” she wrote on X.

US Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has slammed the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran, demanding the impeachment of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on social media platform X, Ansari said: “In the past six months since Donald Trump started his illegal war in Iran, 120 children died after a US military strike hit their school, 18 American servicemembers have been killed, Americans have endured record-high gas costs, and Donald Trump and his sons have profited endlessly from investing in defence tech companies that received government contracts.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) claimed to maintain firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing US leaders of spreading false statements regarding the passage to sway energy prices.

Former staff members of the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes have sued the Pentagon, accusing the Department of Defense of violating the First Amendment through what they described as "extraordinary censorship efforts." 

The lawsuit was filed on August 27 in a US District Court in Washington, DC, days after former editor-in-chief Erik Slavin said he was dismissed for insubordination following a CBS News interview in which he warned that military censorship would "constitute a red line." Slavin had defended the newspaper's editorial independence. Publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were also fired. 

The lawsuit alleges the Pentagon retaliated against the journalists for defending press freedom and for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its extended deployment in the Middle East.
 

Recent Russian air attacks have destroyed around 90% of the food logistics infrastructure operated by retail chains in Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on Friday, highlighting the growing impact of strikes on the country's supply networks. Russia has increasingly targeted economic infrastructure, including warehouses belonging to major supermarket chains, postal facilities, and home goods retailers. 

Vysotskyi, cited by Ukrinform, said the scale of destruction was severe but stressed that Ukrainians would not be left without food. Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified strikes on economic targets in recent weeks, with attacks increasingly affecting logistics and distribution networks. The destruction threatens to disrupt the movement and storage of food across Ukraine, adding pressure to supply chains already operating under wartime conditions.
 

Amid growing domestic vulnerabilities and diplomatic isolation, Pakistan has turned to the international community following India's decisive suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Addressing a virtual seminar organised by the Pakistani Embassy in the United States, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised concerns over India placing the treaty in abeyance, describing water security as central to his country's national stability while warning of broader regional consequences. A distraught Dar said, "India's unilateral decision in April 2025 to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance has no basis in the treaty."

The Israeli military conducted two explosions this morning on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Aita al-Jabal.

The Iranian government is pledging to stand firm against US sanctions and what it calls US-Israeli “conspiracies”, saying diplomacy and defence are “complementary, coordinated and inseparable” tools for protecting the country’s national interests, security and territorial integrity. In a statement issued on Saturday and carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian government outlined its commitments to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Iranian people.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The two leaders will review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead. Prime Minister is also expected to visit the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.  

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has criticised the ongoing military actions by the Trump administration against Iran, accusing the government of launching an illegal and immoral war. “Today marks 6 months since the Trump administration launched its illegal and immoral war on the people of Iran. This act of imperial aggression has claimed thousands of innocent lives, put the US and global economies on the brink, and caused suffering for millions,” she wrote on X.

US Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has slammed the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran, demanding the impeachment of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on social media platform X, Ansari said: “In the past six months since Donald Trump started his illegal war in Iran, 120 children died after a US military strike hit their school, 18 American servicemembers have been killed, Americans have endured record-high gas costs, and Donald Trump and his sons have profited endlessly from investing in defence tech companies that received government contracts.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) claimed to maintain firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing US leaders of spreading false statements regarding the passage to sway energy prices.

Former staff members of the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes have sued the Pentagon, accusing the Department of Defense of violating the First Amendment through what they described as "extraordinary censorship efforts." 

The lawsuit was filed on August 27 in a US District Court in Washington, DC, days after former editor-in-chief Erik Slavin said he was dismissed for insubordination following a CBS News interview in which he warned that military censorship would "constitute a red line." Slavin had defended the newspaper's editorial independence. Publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were also fired. 

The lawsuit alleges the Pentagon retaliated against the journalists for defending press freedom and for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its extended deployment in the Middle East.
 

Recent Russian air attacks have destroyed around 90% of the food logistics infrastructure operated by retail chains in Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on Friday, highlighting the growing impact of strikes on the country's supply networks. Russia has increasingly targeted economic infrastructure, including warehouses belonging to major supermarket chains, postal facilities, and home goods retailers. 

Vysotskyi, cited by Ukrinform, said the scale of destruction was severe but stressed that Ukrainians would not be left without food. Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified strikes on economic targets in recent weeks, with attacks increasingly affecting logistics and distribution networks. The destruction threatens to disrupt the movement and storage of food across Ukraine, adding pressure to supply chains already operating under wartime conditions.
 

Amid growing domestic vulnerabilities and diplomatic isolation, Pakistan has turned to the international community following India's decisive suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Addressing a virtual seminar organised by the Pakistani Embassy in the United States, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised concerns over India placing the treaty in abeyance, describing water security as central to his country's national stability while warning of broader regional consequences. A distraught Dar said, "India's unilateral decision in April 2025 to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance has no basis in the treaty."

The Israeli military conducted two explosions this morning on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Aita al-Jabal.

The Iranian government is pledging to stand firm against US sanctions and what it calls US-Israeli “conspiracies”, saying diplomacy and defence are “complementary, coordinated and inseparable” tools for protecting the country’s national interests, security and territorial integrity. In a statement issued on Saturday and carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian government outlined its commitments to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Iranian people.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The two leaders will review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead. Prime Minister is also expected to visit the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.  

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has criticised the ongoing military actions by the Trump administration against Iran, accusing the government of launching an illegal and immoral war. “Today marks 6 months since the Trump administration launched its illegal and immoral war on the people of Iran. This act of imperial aggression has claimed thousands of innocent lives, put the US and global economies on the brink, and caused suffering for millions,” she wrote on X.

US Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has slammed the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran, demanding the impeachment of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on social media platform X, Ansari said: “In the past six months since Donald Trump started his illegal war in Iran, 120 children died after a US military strike hit their school, 18 American servicemembers have been killed, Americans have endured record-high gas costs, and Donald Trump and his sons have profited endlessly from investing in defence tech companies that received government contracts.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) claimed to maintain firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing US leaders of spreading false statements regarding the passage to sway energy prices.

Former staff members of the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes have sued the Pentagon, accusing the Department of Defense of violating the First Amendment through what they described as "extraordinary censorship efforts." 

The lawsuit was filed on August 27 in a US District Court in Washington, DC, days after former editor-in-chief Erik Slavin said he was dismissed for insubordination following a CBS News interview in which he warned that military censorship would "constitute a red line." Slavin had defended the newspaper's editorial independence. Publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were also fired. 

The lawsuit alleges the Pentagon retaliated against the journalists for defending press freedom and for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its extended deployment in the Middle East.
 

Recent Russian air attacks have destroyed around 90% of the food logistics infrastructure operated by retail chains in Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on Friday, highlighting the growing impact of strikes on the country's supply networks. Russia has increasingly targeted economic infrastructure, including warehouses belonging to major supermarket chains, postal facilities, and home goods retailers. 

Vysotskyi, cited by Ukrinform, said the scale of destruction was severe but stressed that Ukrainians would not be left without food. Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified strikes on economic targets in recent weeks, with attacks increasingly affecting logistics and distribution networks. The destruction threatens to disrupt the movement and storage of food across Ukraine, adding pressure to supply chains already operating under wartime conditions.
 

Amid growing domestic vulnerabilities and diplomatic isolation, Pakistan has turned to the international community following India's decisive suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Addressing a virtual seminar organised by the Pakistani Embassy in the United States, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised concerns over India placing the treaty in abeyance, describing water security as central to his country's national stability while warning of broader regional consequences. A distraught Dar said, "India's unilateral decision in April 2025 to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance has no basis in the treaty."

The Israeli military conducted two explosions this morning on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Aita al-Jabal.

The Iranian government is pledging to stand firm against US sanctions and what it calls US-Israeli “conspiracies”, saying diplomacy and defence are “complementary, coordinated and inseparable” tools for protecting the country’s national interests, security and territorial integrity. In a statement issued on Saturday and carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian government outlined its commitments to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Iranian people.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The two leaders will review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead. Prime Minister is also expected to visit the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.  

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has criticised the ongoing military actions by the Trump administration against Iran, accusing the government of launching an illegal and immoral war. “Today marks 6 months since the Trump administration launched its illegal and immoral war on the people of Iran. This act of imperial aggression has claimed thousands of innocent lives, put the US and global economies on the brink, and caused suffering for millions,” she wrote on X.

US Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has slammed the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran, demanding the impeachment of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on social media platform X, Ansari said: “In the past six months since Donald Trump started his illegal war in Iran, 120 children died after a US military strike hit their school, 18 American servicemembers have been killed, Americans have endured record-high gas costs, and Donald Trump and his sons have profited endlessly from investing in defence tech companies that received government contracts.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) claimed to maintain firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing US leaders of spreading false statements regarding the passage to sway energy prices.