General Anil Chauhan appears to confirm India lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month. India’s chief of defence staff says the country suffered initial losses in the air during a recent military conflict with neighbouring Pakistan, but declined to give details. “What was important is, why did these losses occur, and what we will do after that,” General Anil Chauhan told...

Saudi and Qatari efforts aim to stabilise Syria by funding public-sector salaries and boosting economic recovery plans. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said that the kingdom and Qatar will offer joint financial support to state employees in Syria. His statements came on Saturday during a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Damascus. The two Gulf nations have been...

Russia has confirmed it will send a delegation to Istanbul, but Kyiv has not yet accepted the proposal. Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have killed at least two people, according to officials, as Ukraine ordered the evacuation of 11 more villages in its Sumy region bordering Russia. Russian troops launched an estimated 109 drones and five missiles across Ukraine on Friday and overnight, the Ukrainian air...