NSCN (Akato) militant surrenders in Arunachal
Itanagar (PTI): A militant belonging to the banned NSCN (Akato) outfit has surrendered before security forces in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district, an official statement said.
The surrendered operative has been identified as 23-year-old self-styled 'sergeant' Inno Mosha Pangsa.
A resident of Nagaland's Tuensang district, Pangsa joined the organisation on April 19, 2022.
During the surrender at Khonsa on Sunday, the insurgent handed over one .32 calibre pistol, four cartridges and a walkie-talkie radio set with a charger, it said.
The surrendered militant was handed over to the Khonsa Police for further action.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
