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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…

The US president described the ongoing negotiations with Iran as part of Washington’s efforts to eliminate Tehran’s nuclear capabilities. United States President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Iran has agreed to nearly all of Washington’s demands in the ongoing negotiations, while reiterating that the talks are aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Speaking to…

A US Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk crashed into the Arabian Sea during an emergency landing; 3 crew were rescued, 1 is missing, A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter with the US Navy crashed into the Arabian Sea on Wednesday during an emergency water landing, the US military said in a statement. The incident was not a result of…

India and Pakistan have exchanged sharp statements over Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, with Islamabad rejecting New Delhi’s criticism and insisting the operation targeted terrorist infrastructure. India condemned the strikes as aggression following civilian deaths, while Pakistan accused India of supporting militant groups, further intensifying diplomatic tensions over cross-border security. Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India’s criticism of its…

The Israeli leader also reiterated that Israeli forces would remain deployed in southern Lebanon as long as they viewed the Iran-backed Hezbollah as a threat. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Israel could carry out another military operation against Iran if it deems it necessary, saying Tehran will not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons…

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf said that under the memorandum of understanding, vessels would be allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz without charges for 60 days. Iranian Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday said Tehran was “not negotiating with a friend” but with an “untrustworthy enemy” as talks with the United States continue,…

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has claimed responsibility for airstrikes on alleged ISIS (ISKP) positions inside Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, saying the targets were being used to plan attacks. Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has claimed it carried out cross-border airstrikes against alleged Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) positions inside Pakistan, marking a significant escalation in tensions between the…

Scientists stumbled upon the first dinosaur bone ever found in Antarctica, decades after it had been unassumingly tucked away in a drawer. The bone, which comes from the tail of a titanosaur, was discovered in 1985 during an expedition to Antarctica’s James Ross Island led by geologist Mike Thomson — who logged it as belonging to a…

An Indonesian researcher spotted fishy behaviour by her compatriots at a conference in Denmark and refused to look away. The case has sparked a wider debate over research integrity in Indonesia. Indonesian authorities are investigating a case of suspected academic fraud that transcended borders and could have far-reaching consequences for the country’s researchers. The case involves research…

Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies said on Monday it had ​signed a strategic partnership with Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O), to help provide emerging ‌AI firms with more cost-effective access to computing power. Firmus said the deal would see it buy Nvidia infrastructure and sell Nvidia‑powered cloud services to “AI Native” customers, among ​others, in an agreement that…

Iran and the United States ​agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said on Sunday, raising ‌hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes. “Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of…