Morning brief: Iran strikes 'terror' inside Pakistan; Russian teen stuns in Aus Open, and more
Morning news brief
Iran has carried out 'precision missile and drone strikes' targetting Sunni militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province late on Tuesday (Jan 16). Confirming thatits airspace was indeed violated, Pakistan condemned the Iranian airstrike.
The Israel-Hamas war continues to spiral across West Asia. While the deadly Israeli strikes continue to wreak havoc on Palestinians in Gaza, the targeted attacks on the shipping route by Iran-backed and Yemen-based Houthi rebels continue to pose a challenge to the global economy.
In sports, Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva played "amazing" tennis to crush sixth seed Ons Jabeur in under an hour Wednesday, sending the Tunisian tumbling out of the Australian Open in the second round.
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Pakistan says two dead after Iran struck 'terror group's bases in Balochistan'
Hours after Iran said that its "precision missile and drone strikes" targeted Sunni militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province late on Tuesday (Jan 16), Islamabad confirmed that its airspace was indeed violated. Pakistan condemned the Iranian airstrike inside its borders and claimed that it killed two children.
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