3 week agoMyanmar's government is now blocking Facebook (including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger) until Feb 7 at midnight. Over 22 million people use Facebook in Myanmar, and it's a critical tool for citizens to share information and organize
Guterres pledges to muster sufficient international pressure to ensure the failure of the military coup in Myanmar
3 week agoConfirmed: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp servers are now restricted in Myanmar on state-owned internet provider MPT; real-time metrics show selective filtering in place even as basic connectivity is restored following military coup
Reuters: some Facebook users say they are unable to access social media network in Myanmar
Asked if the @JoeBiden administration supports "the One China Policy," @statedeptspox pauses before stating that the stance is unchanged and is guided by the existing policy
"We are disturbed, of course, by these reports" that Aung San Suu Kyi and other NLD leaders are being charged by the military following the BurmaCoup, says @statedeptspox. "The review is ongoing" on assessment of US aid to Myanmar
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a sticky bomb attack targeting a vehicle in the Nawabad area of the Dehmazang district in the Afghan capital city Kabul
ISIS has claimed responsibility for assassinating the chief of the Afghan "Jamiat-i-Eslah" Islamist organization for being a "[Muslim] Brotherhood apostate" with an IED in District 10 of the Afghan capital city Kabul
ISIS has claimed responsibility for an IED attack targeting an Afghan Border Guards vehicle in the Kabul Hada area of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, allegedly killing 4 and wounding one other
3 week agoIslamic State Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for today's assassination of Court of Appeals Judge Mr Hafizullah in Jalalabad, Nangarhar. He was assassinated in broad daylight when he was traveling in a three wheeler
"We need to work with our allies" and partners on how we approach our relationship with China, says @PressSec
3 week agoPro Taliban accounts claimed that former Nad Ali Governor Haji Qasim joined Taliban today in Helmand Afghanistan
3 week agoNDS destroyed car (alleged VBIED) in Khawajar Khel village, central Paktia last night
3 week agoTakhar authorities claimed surrender of alleged Taliban fighter in Dasht e Qala
3 week agoIEA claimed ambush on ANA forces in Gandamak and Ghundey earlier today SW Nangarhar
Two killed, one injured by security forces in southern Iran - Iran security forces opened fire on 2 Baluch citizens riding a motorcycle in Saravan, killing 1 man & injuring another. In Minab, security forces shot and killed a man carrying fuel
3 week agoMyanmar: Burmese healthcare workers laid down their work to joon the civil disobedience campaign. Gathering in the hospital parking lot to sing a protest anthem against the Tatmadaw
3 week agoMyanmar: Burmese citizens making it clear to refuse to return to a life under military rule
3 week agoPakistan has conducted a successful training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, which is capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads up to a range of 290 kilometres, sayd ISPR
IED attack on NDS patrol in Jalalabad District 2. Nangarhar
Pak Army SFS-South test fires Chinese missile M11 (local name Ghaznavi)
3 week agoAlipour's militia controls the town Wardak Afghanistan
3 more overnight Covid-19 'ambush' lockdowns in Hong Kong – 2,100 tested, no cases found so far
Karnataka reports 426 new #COVID19 cases, 433 discharges and 2 deaths today. Total cases 9,40,596 Total discharges 9,22,437 Death toll 12,225 Active cases 5915
3 week ago6 alleged ANDSF whose defection in Saydabad Wardak IEA claimed yesterday
A member of the Bureau of Fire Protection retrieves a dog from inside the T.P. Marcelo Ice Plant and Cold Storage after an ammonia leak occurred on Wednesday. via @DemayoMark
The G-7 condemns the Myanmar coup and demands the army to backtrack on its measures and release the detainees
Kerala reports 6356 new #COVID19 cases today. A total of 8,71,548 recoveries reported in the state till now. Active cases stand at 69,113
3 week agoHealthcare workers at a government orthopedic hospital in Mandalay join civil disobedience campaign on Wednesday against military coup in Myanmar
3 week agoOverwhelming presence of Farmers in Maha Panchayat at Jind, Haryana. Farmers protest is a national wide movement and no state govt can deny the anger of Farmers against 3 Farm Laws
3 week agoVIDEO: Afghan MoD claims ANDSF SOF personnel carried out raid on 2 alleged Taliban hideouts in Nad Ali, Helmand last night, claiming to have captured some weapons and killing 2 and arresting 1
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan approved the government of Maripov
3 week agoANA soldiers paraded with body of alleged Taliban fighter in Dahanah ye Ghori district Baghlan
3 week agoDistrict building in Bihsud, damaged after clashes, but not burned Wardak
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 239 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
3 week agoAFG "A sticky bomb explosion in Lashkargah's PD1- heart of the city. An officer with the prison and at least 2 children wounded. Children are critically wounded.", Police in PD1 in Lashkargah city tells
3 week agoExplosives and few rockets seized by SOF in Zarghun village in Nad Ali, Helmand
Myanmar police file charge against Aung San Suu Kyi for breaches of import/export law - police document
Firemen cordon off and clear the area after an ammonia leak from the T.P. Marcelo Ice Plant and Cold Storage in Navotas on Wednesday. (Contributed Photos)
3 week agoRiot mostly took place in Pul e Charkhi's 3rd Block, Kabul
3 week agoPoliceman Agha Mohammad Sarwan was killed near Gereshk Helmand according to pro Taliban accounts
3 week agoPro Taliban accounts reported death of soldier Mohammad Yatim Badakhshani in Kandahar
AFG At least 8 members of ANA, ANP and Sangoryan ( militia force ) killed last night, a suicide attacker driving an armored Humvee detonated his explosives against Chinarak base in TarinKoat. At least 6 members of ANDSF wounded, multiple sources in Tarin Koat tells
3 week agoImam Abdul Baqi was shot dead in Kandahar Afghanistan
3 week agoParts of Pul e Charkhi prison were torched during last's riot Kabul Afghanistan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 37 km SSE of Mamuju, Indonesia
3 week agoThe @WHO team in Wuhan visits the Wuhan Virology Institute (WIV) and China's 'Batwoman' Shi Zhengli
3 week agoJudge of the Commercial Court of the Court of Appeals of Nangarhar Hafizullah was killed in Jalalabad
Myanmar military raided Suu Kyi's NLD party offices in several regions, seized computers, documents: party statement
3 week agoIndia will receive the first S-400 air defense regiment by the end of 2021, Vladimir Drozhzhov, deputy head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia, told Interfax. He said that Indian specialists arrived in Russia in January and began training to work with this system.
The Indian government has decided to buy 21 MiG-29 fighters from Russia and upgrade another 59 such aircraft, Vladimir Drozhzhov, Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told Interfax
China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar. China has been warning since the coup that sanctions or international pressure would only make things worse in Myanmar
3 week agoThree firefighters died when extinguishing a car market in Krasnoyarsk
India has welcomed the Pakistan Army Chief's statement on resolving the J&K issue in a dignified manner.
Police said that a passenger coach, which was going from Panjgur to Karachi, overturned at a sharp turn at the Quetta-Karachi highway at around 2am
US Capitol Police will be stationed at @BWI_Airport, @Dulles_Airport, @Reagan_Airport and Union Station "to provide extra security on days with increased Member travel," @SpeakerPelosi tells colleagues
US Declares Ouster of Myanmar Government a Military Coup
3 week agoIslamic State (ISKP) claimed another MIED blast in Kabul that took place on Tuesday (there were total 4 IED/MIED blasts in Kabul on Tuesday). So that makes it two ISKP claims from Kabul and one from Nangarhar
3 week agoImages: Riots broke out this evening in Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, which also houses Taliban as well as Islamic State (ISKP) inmates
Markazay Behsood district has fallen to militia commander Alipooar. Alipooar's militia attacked the district, police officials in Wardak province, Wardak provincial council and a source in Wardak intelligence department confirms
3 week agoThe 37th PLA Navy fleet, composed of the guided-missile destroyer Changsha, guided-missile frigate Yulin, and comprehensive supply ship Honghu took over the escort mission from the 36th escort task force in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia on Sun
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says U.S. should pursue strongest possible sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders, including possible U.N. action
Iran agrees to release crew of seized South Korean tanker
"The relationship with China is going to be multi-layered," says @PressSec. "Of course that is a priority to President Biden
Wardak authorities denied fall of Bihsud, but confirmed that clashes took place in town
Afghan security forces have withdrawn from large parts of Behsud, Wardak after being attacked by Alipour's militiamen
Pakistan police has arrested another militant allegedly linked to Zainabiyoun Brigade in Karachi, the fourth such arrest since last December. (English language story)
Suspected hackers from China exploited a flaw in software made by @solarwinds to help break into US government computers last year, reports @Reuters
3 week agoThat happened after Kabul delegation left. Some say that RF entered District building without clashes but some sources reports otherwise Wardak Afghanistan
US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell calls for swift and decisive US/Western response to the coup in Myanmar, says he's expecting sanctions on military junta
3 week agoReports that Bihsud is under control of Alipour's militia. ANDSF left district tonight Wardak
3 week agoMilitia commander from eastern Uruzgan Abdul Haim Shuja also warned Kabul about situation in Bihsud according to pro RF pages
3 week agoMilitias from Ashtralay in northern Daykundi ready to help Resistance Front in western Wardak if needed
The UN envoy to Myanmar informs the Security Council that the army has placed Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest
3 week ago2 alleged suicide bombers were killed in Landi village, Nazyan district this evening. Nangarhar
3 week agoPM Imran Khan launches COVID19 vaccination drive in Pakistan with China-donated vaccines in efforts to bring outbreak under control
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 51 km NE of Chitre, Nepal
Top U.S. nuclear commander: "There is a real possibility that a regional crisis with Russia or China could escalate quickly to a conflict involving nuclear weapons," Adm. Richard warns "nuclear employment is a very real possibility"
Myanmar military warned media and the public against posting what it said were rumours on social media that could incite rioting and cause instability
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 176 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
#Delhi Everyone has seen the violence during the tractor rally on 26th January, barricades were broken, agreed route was not followed, rally began before the scheduled time and tractors were used as weapon against police personnel: Joint Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar (ANI)
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 199 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
Karnataka reports 395 new #COVID19 cases, 412 discharges and 3 deaths today. Total cases 9,40,170 Total recoveries 9,22,004 Death toll 12,223 Active cases 5924
Manipur reported 5 new #COVID19 cases and 6 recoveries today, says State Health Department. Total cases: 29,077 Total recoveries: 28,568 Active cases: 138 Total Deaths: 371
3 week agoPakistan continues its crackdown on Iran-backed militants. Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested yet another terrorist (identified as Zakir Raza alias Nadim) of Iran-backed, IRGC-trained Zainabiyoun Brigade from Karachi. CTD says he was trained in a "neighboring country"
3 week agoMilitary seized 2 Hell cannons in Qala e Ziyarat village Wardak
Two motorcycle-riding assassins shot and killed a policeman at a village in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental on Monday, Feb. 1, just after he talked with someone who owed him money
There has now been a fourth blast of the day in Kabul city. A short while ago at least two people were wounded in a blast (probably MIED) that targeted a vehicle in Kabul city's PD8 area
Pro-Beijing lawmaker criticises UK over extended residency rights for Hongkongers, claims those who left have 'no skills or education'
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest in the capital Naypyitaw
3 week agoLockdown in Sham Shui Po, Jordan/Yau Ma Tei and Tin Shui Wai tonight
3 week agoImages: Peace and Freedom Business Institute building was torched in an arson attack in Momand Dara, Nangarhar. Local security officials say they're searching for the perpetrators
3 week agoHong Kong police have arrested 97 under national security law, as commissioner rejects complaints of 'white terror'
3 week ago2 alleged Taliban members arrested by military in Chahar Bolak district Balkh
3 week agoIMAGE: Afghan intelligence (NDS) member Musa Karim was assassinated this morning in Jalalabad, Nangarhar. Confirmed by local officials
3 week agoChina: Fire is reported to have started at Huocun Plastics Factory in Wen'an County, Langfang, Hebei Province on February 2, 2021
3 week agoOne border policeman was killed and two more wounded in IED explosion that targeted their vehicle in Surkh Rod district in Nangarhar this morning, as per local officials
The world's democracies would risk pushing Myanmar into the arms of China if their response to the coup closes channels for communication with the Southeast Asian country's powerful generals, Japan's deputy defense minister said on Tuesday
3 week agoIMAGE: Afghan MoI claims two alleged Taliban militants were killed in clashes with police forces in Khair Abad village, Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province, and two AK-47 assault rifles, several hand grenades & one vehicle were seized by police
Four policemen were killed and three more wounded in a Taliban attack on a security outpost in Kunduz city last night, as per local authorities
3 week agoPolice Ranger blown up near Jalalabad Nangarhar
3 week agoNDS agent Musa Karim was gunned down in Jalalabad according to pro Taliban accounts. Nangarhar
3 week agoHouse hit by mortar shell near Sabari Khost
3 week ago3rd IED attack reported also in Kabul 3 districts affected-2,3 and 10 Afghanistan
3 week ago2 alleged Khurasan members arrested in Shinwari district Nangarhar
3 week ago11 alleged Taliban members arrested in Herat
3 week agoChairman of the Central Council of Jamiat e Islah, Mohammad Atif was killed in one of MIED attacks in Kabul today
3 week agoCar of Parwan police commander was blown up by IED near Charikar
2 killed after series of rush-hour car bombs rocked Kabul, while police vehicle was targeted in attack north of Afghan capital
Mumbai: Fire breaks out on 6th floor of a building in Andheri, reports ANI
3 week agoYangon youth network activist group says launches civil disobedience campaign after Myanmar's coup
3 week agoProtest rally by PTM Qala Saifullah on the second death anniversary of the national martyr prof.Arman Loni. Arman loni was killed in Loralai by police torture
Singapore reports 19 new #COVID19 cases, all imported; no locally transmitted infections for 3 consecutive days
People in Haryana's Jind have blocked the national highway to protest against internet ban
China's top diplomat insisted on "red lines" the Biden administration shouldn't cross-Covid blame, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan-hours after the U.S.'s top diplomat gave a speech challenging Beijing on pretty much all of them
3 week agoVIDEO: Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand protest against the military coup in front of their embassy, waving posters of leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stomping on the photos of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
3 week agoAftermath of a bomb blast targeting deputy police chief of Parwan province in Charikar, a city to the north of Kabul. Afghan cities are infested with bombs
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 61 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
Protesters against the anti-terror law gather at the intersection of Padre Faura and Taft Ave in Manila Tuesday in support of the legal panel who are due to attend the oral arguments on why the anti-terror law must be declared unconstitutional. via @joncellona
Protesters against the anti-terror law mass up at the intersection of Padre Faura and Taft Ave in Manila on Feb. 2, 2021 in support of the legal panel who are due to attend oral arguments on why the anti-terror law must be declared unconstitutional. via @joncellona
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 110 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.