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MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — Authorities in the Maldives will grant visa extensions to tourists stranded in the country due to flight disruptions linked to escalating conflict in the Middle East, immigration officials said. Maldives Immigration announced on social media that some visitors have been unable to depart before their 30-day on-arrival vi...
ISLAMABAD/KABUL (MNTV) – Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have sharply escalated following a series of deadly attacks inside Pakistan, prompting cross-border military action and raising fears of a broader conflict between the two neighboring states. Pakistan says it launched targeted strikes against the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakis...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) –– Iraq has begun taking steps to prevent its citizens from joining the Russian military, as Moscow continues its ongoing war in Ukraine. The Iraqi government formed a special committee last month to address the issue, with officials saying more than 5,000 Iraqis have reportedly enlisted to fight for Russia, often motivate...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — The United States plans to largely withdraw its remaining troops from Syria over the coming months, BBC quoted a White House official as saying. The move comes as the Syrian government assumes primary responsibility for combating terrorism within its borders, reducing the need for a large-scale American military presence. ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MNTV) — Germany has temporarily redeployed some of its troops stationed in northern Iraq due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, a defense ministry spokesperson told Arab News. The relocation involved dozens of German soldiers previously based in Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region. Officials said onl...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – China’s Type 055 Destroyer has set sail towards Iranian territorial waters amid ongoing tensions with the United States. At least one or more type-055 destroyers of China have set off for Iranian waters, and one has already entered the Iranian waters, international news outlets indicate. This is a serious [&hel...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) — An Israeli strike near Lebanon’s border with Syria killed four people on Sunday, Lebanese authorities said, as Israel claimed it targeted members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, despite a 2024 truce. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone hit a vehicle in the Majdal Anjar area, ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) — As part of its continued aggression against Lebanon, Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of air attacks across several regions of the country, targeting areas in southern and eastern Lebanon. The strikes hit the town of al-Manara in the eastern Beqaa Valley as well as locations in the Jezzine district [&hell...
NEW YORK (MNTV) — Nicolás Maduro, the kidnapped president of Venezuela, made an extraordinary first appearance in a U.S. federal court in New York on January 5, 2026, where he entered not guilty pleas to multiple narcotics and weapons charges. His appearance followed his capture in Caracas during a pre-dawn strike by United States military [&h...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) – President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States will take control of Venezuela during what he described as a “safe transition,” following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were captured in a U.S. operation that unfolded amid heavy gunfire and carried a real [&...
