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New Delhi: Pakistan's embassy in Japan has clarified that it has no connection with a mosque project in the Japanese city of Kawagoe after local authorities said the building was constructed without the permissions required under Japanese law. The issue has drawn attention after reports emerged that the mosque was built in an area where construction is heavily restricted and that Pakistan's ambassador to Japan had attended its inauguration earlier this year. Mosque built without required approval  The mosque is located in Kawagoe, in Japan's Saitama Prefecture, on a 4,500-square-metre plot classified as mountain forest land. The area falls under…

New Delhi: The conflict involving the United States, Iran and Israel continues to escalate, with fresh military strikes, missile attacks and growing concerns over global oil supplies keeping the region on edge. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for missile attacks targeting American military bases in Kuwait. The strikes were described by Tehran as retaliation for recent US attacks on Iran's Qeshm Island. According to the IRGC, its Aerospace Force launched what it called "precise and concentrated" missile strikes against US military positions. The Iranian military also warned Washington that any further action against Iran would trigger a…

Moscow: Russia launched one of its largest overnight aerial assaults on Ukraine, with strikes reported across several regions and at least 22 people killed, including children. The attack came as Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled that Moscow would continue its military campaign and intensify pressure on Ukraine. According to Russia's Defence Ministry, the bombardment targeted facilities linked to Ukraine's defence industry in the Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi and Sumy regions. Ukrainian officials, however, said residential neighbourhoods, energy facilities and other civilian infrastructure were among the sites hit, Al Jazeera reported.  The latest strikes followed recent Russian attacks involving…