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The vessel, MSV Faize Noore Oliya, was attacked about 13 nautical miles south of the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah. An India-flagged cargo vessel overturned and sank in the Red Sea off Yemen’s western coast after it was attacked by a projectile on Tuesday. There were 14 crew members on the ship, of which 13 were Indian…

While Mohsin Naqvi refrained from taking names, his back-to-back salvos have fueled speculations about whether Pakistan is headed to a major power reshuffle Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has claimed to have unearthed what he calls the “biggest scam” in the country’s history. He suggested that multiple pillars of the state machinery, including judges and politicians, were…

Authorities recovered a loaded pistol from suspect’s vehicle and found a 16-round magazine loaded with ammunition in his pocket during the arrest. A 38-year-old man armed with a loaded pistol and ammunition was arrested near US President Donald Trump’s California golf course after allegedly photographing security arrangements just days before a Republican National Committee fundraiser at the…

Trump also pushed back on Iranian claims about control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route. He said that access through the strait would remain entirely up to the US. “Deal, or Total Surrender”: these are the two options that US President Donald Trump has put in front of Iran’s leadership. The ultimatum came…

Amid Iran war, Netanyahu said India remains one of the key countries with which Israel is strengthening ties. Amid the ongoing Iran conflict and shifting geopolitical equations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israel is investing heavily in its relationship with India, describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “one of our greatest friends” and praising…

Republic of Balochistan considers August 11 its Independence Day and said the occasion would continue to be celebrated every year. Republic of Balochistan on Monday declared August 11 as the Independence Day of Balochistan and called for worldwide celebrations, weeks after announcing the province’s independence from Pakistan. In a statement, the Republic of Balochistan urged Baloch people…

Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading U.S. artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic to ​train domestic AI systems to advance China’s defence capabilities, according to a Reuters review of more than 80 Chinese academic papers and patents. The previously unreported findings offer a rare glimpse into ‌how military and security-linked institutions in China…

Iran on Sunday said it is close to reaching an agreement with Oman on a new maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz, separate from the existing shipping corridors. According to Tehran, the proposed route is intended to protect the sovereign rights and security interests of both countries. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the two…

UKRAINE has given Vladimir Putin a major headache by dragging Iran towards the Ukraine war and giving Donald Trump a reason to tighten the screws on Moscow. Kyiv’s daring drone strike on an Iranian military cargo ship in the Caspian Sea sparked threats from Tehran that may see two conflicts collide. As opposing allies become drawn into…

Donald Trump was reportedly considering renewed heavy attacks on Iran over this weekend. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the US and Israel had agreed to “hold off” on planned strikes on Iran at the request of Tehran and other countries in the region, claiming that the Middle East allies have reached the parameters of a…

The July 27 Rawalakot violence triggered nationwide rallies, with demonstrators targeting the government and military establishment. Mass protests have erupted across several major Pakistani cities against the alleged crackdown on demonstrators in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Rawalakot on July 27, with protesters accusing the Shehbaz Sharif government and the military establishment of using force to suppress demands for civil…

At least nine people were killed and 22 civilians injured in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv after Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, authorities said. A five-story residential building in the city’s Solomianskyi District was damaged by falling debris and a fire broke out. Rescue workers evacuated 35 people from the…

Under the new plan, students would reportedly have to pay $100,000 to work in the US — that’s over Rs 95 lakh at current exchange rates. Here’s a number that should worry every Indian student dreaming of a US degree — $100,000. That’s the fee the Trump administration is reportedly weighing on international students who want to…

Saudi Arabia and 13 nations formed a maritime coalition in Riyadh to guard the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden amid Houthi blockades. Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries signed a joint statement in Riyadh on Thursday to establish a multinational defensive maritime coalition guarding the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea and the…

Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had personally assured him that Beijing would not arm Iran. US President Donald Trump said he would be “quite disappointed” if China supplied weapons to Iran, responding to reports that Tehran could soon receive hundreds of Chinese-made shoulder-fired missiles. Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had personally assured him that Beijing…

Saudi Arabia is facing a difficult dilemma. Ever since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on 28 February, the Saudis have largely tried to stay out of it. But now, after being attacked from three sides, the Saudis have had enough. This week, they carried out joint strikes with the US on Iranian proxy…

CENTCOM said the strikes targeted “Iran-aligned terrorists” allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to carry out attacks. The US and Saudi Arabia carried out joint airstrikes on Tuesday against Iran-aligned militants in Iraq after more than 30 drone attacks targeting US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure in the past 72 hours, the US military…

What makes the deployment of the J-20 significant are its stealth characteristics which enable it to dominate contested airspace China has stepped up operational deployments of its frontline J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’ stealth fighter jets at airbases which are ranged against India. The satellite images in this report, sourced from Vantor, show that China had deployed eleven J-20s…

Trump said he remained willing to give diplomacy an opportunity despite warning that military action could resume if talks failed. US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed optimism about the prospects of a diplomatic breakthrough with Iran, saying there was a “good chance” ongoing efforts to restart negotiations could produce results, even as a fragile pause in…

The deputy speaker of the Iranian Parliament assereted the Strait of Hormuz would “never” return to pre-war conditions. Iran has rejected any proposal for a new passage or alternative route through the Strait of Hormuz, setting three conditions for any future negotiations. According to Al Arabiya, Tehran wants discussions to begin only after the Strait’s status is…

IRAN is threatening to attack Ukraine in retaliation for a drone strike on one of its ships carrying military hardware to Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the strike in the Caspian Sea as he also revealed Russia has been passing satellite images to Iran to help it attack American bases. He said Ukraine had “achieved very strong results…

US-Iran War: Washington has asked Qatar and Pakistan to mediate an immediate ceasefire and help restart negotiations with Tehran under the MoU. US-Iran War News: After carrying out strikes on Iran for 13 consecutive nights, the United States is now reportedly seeking a temporary ceasefire and a return to negotiations with Tehran under the previously suspended Memorandum…

India avoids a steeper US tariff, with exports facing a 10% Section 301 duty from Friday after New Delhi tightened rules against forced-labour imports. India will pay a 10% tariff on most of its exports to the US from Friday after the Trump administration rolled out the levy under a new legal provision as the successor to…

Trump’s comment on Truth Social comes amid reports that Washington is investigating whether Moscow and Beijing are giving Iran targeting information, following a series of strikes on US bases. US President Donald Trump warned China and Russia on Friday against selling weapons to Iran — while saying he believed assurances from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin that…

US launches 13th night of strikes on Iran US forces have said that they have started another round of strikes “against Iranian military targets.” “This is the 13th consecutive night of strikes aimed to hold Iran accountable and diminish threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post…

The United States said Thursday that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year. The Trump administration on Friday will impose new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union, over…

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark agreement on civil nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Department said on ‌Wednesday, a deal that allows the kingdom to build nuclear reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium. A civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia has been in the works for years during both President Donald Trump’s…

The Iranian-aligned Houthis on Thursday claimed military strikes on two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on ​Saudi Arabia, advancing toward a second chokehold on world oil supplies at the Red Sea in coordination with Iran’s attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile the U.S. military said on Wednesday it ‌launched a new…

The remarks came after US President Donald Trump warned that American forces will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that Tehran would not let the situation in the Strait of Hormuz return to its…

US military says it’s launched an 11th night of strikes on Iran as they vie for control of choked-off Strait of Hormuz. The US military said it launched an 11th night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed.…

THE World Cup was a smashing success for Donald Trump’s economy – a risk that has landed America a huge windfall. The tournament brought in billions of viewers worldwide, and for those involved across the country, a major cash boost. Bidding to host the World Cup years ago was always going to be a gamble. The US…

President Trump ordered American forces to pummel Iranian military targets for a tenth consecutive night Monday, after vowing to avenge the deaths of US service members “many times over.” “Today at 4 pm ET, US forces began a new round of strikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction,” CENTCOM announced on X. “The strikes are…

President Donald Trump has imposed new 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian imports, citing what his administration calls discriminatory trade practices against US industries. President Donald Trump has signed an executive action imposing an additional 50% tariff on a wide range of Canadian imports, with the Trump administration saying the move is a response to what…

Donald Trump praised incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham for plans to fast track North Sea oil drilling, claiming Aberdeen residents were celebrating the move, though Burnham is expected to limit the plan to existing licences rather than issue new ones. Donald Trump has publicly praised incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham for plans to speed up oil and…

Vasyl Krupych knows what it is to fight for Ukraine. He describes terrifying scenes from battles in the eastern Donbas region where, sometimes praying, sometimes crying, the machine gunner somehow survived the onslaught by Russian troops. But last December, by then serving in the rear, Krupych was attacked by his own countrymen whilst out searching for draft…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the US of “unforgettable lessons” and said that the ceasefire violation proves the ‘worthlessness’ of President Donald Trump’s signature. Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has sharply criticised the United States, saying a recent violation of an agreement underscores the “worthlessness” of the American president’s signature. In his recent message,…

The attack came after Ukraine’s intensified drone strikes on Russian logistics and energy sites resulted in the deaths of nine people and injured over 80 Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv since the start of the war overnight, firing dozens of missiles at the Ukrainian capital as Ukraine intensified its long-range drone…

The $65-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor links Gwadar Port in Balochistan to China’s Xinjiang through highways, railways and pipelines. Balochistan has declared independence from Pakistan. Although it remains unrecognised internationally, it has raised fresh questions over the future of China’s China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), one of the flagship projects under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The China-Pakistan…

Pakistan has been negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, according ​to five sources with knowledge of the talks. The talks remain at an early stage, all the sources said, and could still be complicated by ‌heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, said one source. Reuters reported on…

The US will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil starting later this month. It’s the first action in the Trump administration’s new tariff strategy, after the Supreme Court struck down its prior impositions. The US Trade Representative’s office (USTR) has said it will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil. The charges…

A fire at an orphanage in the province of Algiers has killed 11 people and injured 19 more, authorities said. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed his condolences amid his trip to Berlin. Locals and emergency crews rushed to an orphanage in the Mohammadia district of the province of Algiers on Thursday, responding to a fire at the building.…

SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapor. Elon Musk, the company’s founder and CEO, said two engines will be replaced “to be confident of a good flight”…

US strikes overnight hit an airport and two bridges in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said Friday. The United States launched fresh strikes Thursday on Iran with bridges and transport infrastructure among the apparent targets, as Tehran responded with attacks on US allies in the Gulf. The rekindled fighting over the vital…

U.S. President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that he maintained showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a U.S. intelligence assessment that found no evidence Beijing affected the 2020 vote that he lost. The ​25-minute prime-time address underscored Trump’s effort to make election security a central political issue ahead…

Iran said it no longer considers itself bound by June 17 memorandum aimed at halting hostilities, as US strikes on Iranian military facilities near the Strait of Hormuz continued. Iran on Wednesday dismissed United States President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Tehran was seeking talks with Washington. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said it has “currently…

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has described Bill Gates’ relationship with late sex offender Jeffery Epstein as “distasteful”, but said he himself had made mistakes in life by being friends with people “who weren’t great”. On Tuesday, Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway stopped giving donations to the Microsoft co-founder’s charity for the first time in 20 years and instead…

President Trump on Tuesday warned the US will pummel Iran until “I say it’s enough” and that “energy targets” are next in his ramped-up war effort. “I’ll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we’ll hit energy targets,” Trump told Fox News reporter Trey Yingst in an interview on the stepped-up military operation. “We’re going to…

“The days are over when someone strikes us and we don’t hit back with a decisive blow,” said Israeli Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday (Jul 14) to strike powerfully against Iran if it staged a new attack on his country. “I will say it to the leaders of Iran: Do not…

The updated version also allows an exception for countries that import less than 15 per cent of Russia’s natural gas exports and are taking significant steps to reduce those imports, which could exempt Japan, France, Hungary, and Belgium. US lawmakers have unveiled a revised version of the Russia sanctions bill, the bipartisan bill first introduced by late…

Yemen’s Houthi movement fired missiles at Saudi ​Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control on Monday, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between ‌the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group. Saudi Arabia intercepted missiles “launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the southern region,” the spokesperson for a Saudi-led military coalition in…

Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilizing Kyiv’s experience in fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion for over four years. “Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe,” the 10 nations said in a statement in Paris at talks with Ukrainian President…

Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since February 28, when he was injured in the same US and Israeli strikes that also killed his father. US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has lost military capabilities and its top commanders in the US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic. He also claimed that Iran’s supreme…

Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought heavy rain to the eastern coast on Sunday ​and lashed densely populated cities with violent winds, testing the country’s ability to cope with extreme weather. Bavi had weakened by Sunday morning to a tropical storm as it ‌pushed inland, but forecasters warned that the…

VLADIMIR Putin’s warmongering has soared to new heights – threatening to deploy nukes in space and spark all-out war. From satellite stalking to “shrapnel cloud” missiles, experts say an orbital conflict is a real threat – because Vlad has so little to lose. Victoria Sampson, chief director of space security and stability at the Secure World Foundation,…

Iran has initiated repairs on various nuclear and missile facilities that were damaged by recent US and Israeli strikes, as revealed by a CNN investigation utilizing satellite imagery. Iran has begun repairing several nuclear and missile facilities damaged in recent US and Israeli strikes, according to a CNN visual investigation that cites satellite imagery showing reconstruction work…

The U.S. military launched strikes on Iran after it struck a ​container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and some Gulf states came under attack. A series of attacks between the U.S. and Iran ‌over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of a…

President Zelenskyy acknowledged the interception of many drones and missiles but highlighted Ukraine’s urgent need for enhanced air defense systems, particularly against ballistic missiles. Russian attacks across Ukraine killed six people, including a child, and wounded 29 others overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, as Kyiv also claimed to have damaged more than two dozen Russian vessels…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon upgraded their nations’ ​diplomatic ties on Saturday, as Modi seeks to ‌bolster New Delhi’s ties in the Asia-Pacific region. The leaders elevated bilateral relations to a “strategic partnership” during talks in Auckland, reflecting their ​nations’ “shared democratic values, deep people-to-people links, and shared ​interests in…

When asked about the new plot by Iran to assassinate him that Israel warned about, US President Donald Trump said that there were no new plans. However, he claimed that Iran has wanted him dead for years. US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he has directed officials to “bomb” Iran on a massive scale if…

Tehran, for years, has openly threatened to retaliate against Trump for America’s alleged role in the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, who was a top general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the president’s first term. In the weeks leading up to the United States’ renewed strike on Iran amid former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s week-long funeral…

The European Parliament resolution expressed concern over what lawmakers described as a deteriorating human rights situation in Pakistan The European Parliament has issued one of its strongest warnings yet to Pakistan, linking the country’s human rights record to the future of its preferential trade access to the European Union under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+)…

Australia’s concerns have been addressed after the big change came in December 2025, when India passed the SHANTI Act. For years, India and Australia had a civil nuclear agreement on paper. But one crucial piece was missing – uranium. Despite signing a framework over a decade ago, Australia never operationalised uranium exports to India because of concerns…

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian “mid-strike” drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told ​Reuters. Kyiv’s development of “mid-strike” drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink,…

The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of ‌Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war. The latest round of attacks, which the U.S. said was carried out in response to Tuesday’s assault on…

During a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, when a reporter asked Trump to clarify his social media post regarding the ‘restraining order’ post on Meloni, the US President said, “We had a bad relationship. It became a little bad because she refused to help us.” US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he ‘likes’ Italian…

An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said that people have been likening the leader’s assassination to the martyrdom of Imam Hussain. Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei will be regarded as the second Imam Hussain in a hundred years from now, Tehran said on Tuesday, as lakhs of people gathered across the country to pay respects…

Russia hammered Kyiv and the surrounding region with missiles and drones early on Monday, killing at least ‌28 people and exposing Ukraine’s critical shortage of U.S.-made air-defence interceptors, officials said. Rescuers were digging bodies from the rubble of a Kyiv high-rise ripped open in the overnight bombardment. The latest attack came on the eve of a NATO…

The funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was more than a national farewell. The sea of mourners in Tehran sent a message to the United States and Israel that their attempt ​to break the Islamic Republic had failed. Rather than looking weakened by the war that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on February…

Ukraine’s president plans to use the Nato meeting in Turkey to urge Kyiv’s allies to deliver the air defence systems it urgently needs to protect it from escalating Russian attacks. Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for help rings with extra intensity after Russian missiles rained down on the Ukrainian capital twice in less than a week, crashing into blocks…

Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside ​his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him as Iran’s supreme leader, did not make an appearance. State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and ‌Masoud Khamenei praying behind the coffins laid out in the vast courtyard of…

U.S. ​President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered ‌to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early on Sunday. Ushakov said Trump made the offer during the call on Saturday, U.S. Independence Day, in the context of his…

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts and President Donald Trump could hardly be more different personally, but each prevailed during the Supreme Court’s most recent term when their interests aligned. The mutual benefits of the dynamic between Roberts, a mild-mannered Midwestern institutionalist, and Trump, an audacious billionaire New York real estate developer, were on display when the court…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr ​Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had ‌spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump on the Fourth of July holiday and called ​for “American resolve” to help end the ​more than four-year-old war with Russia. Zelenskiy ⁠said he had a “very good” conversation ​with Trump, discussing the situation on the ​front line. “There is a real…

Tens of thousands of Iranians thronged a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday to view the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and his family. Dressed ​in black and draped in the red, white and green flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran,…

The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign ​dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader, slain by U.S. and Israeli bombs. Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, whose 37-year reign was brought to ‌an…

NATO leaders gather next week in Ankara, where Europeans aim to set aside strife with U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran and Greenland ​and show they are stepping up to defend the continent as Washington cuts back on its commitments to the alliance. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says ‌the gathering next Tuesday and Wednesday will show…

The world’s biggest internet domain seller, GoDaddy, has warned that India’s crackdown on fake websites impersonating famous brands will make the internet less safe for legitimate ​businesses and carry global ramifications. Soaring smartphone and internet use has coincided with a worsening problem of online fraud in India, the world’s most populous nation. It’s a key challenge for…

Donald Trump Jr. helped take an online retailer known as the “Amazon of guns” public last year. Now, GrabAGun, where the U.S. president’s son is a shareholder and board member, could reap a windfall from a proposed rule change at Trump’s Bureau of Alcohol, ​Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that would make it easier to ship guns directly…