The U.S. military said on Wednesday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, which lasted two hours and hit dozens of targets, with Washington casting the strikes as a “powerful response” to Iranian missiles launched towards U.S. forces in the Middle East a day earlier.
The U.S. military said on...
The UN Human Rights Office has voiced concern over Islamabad’s crackdown on peaceful protesters in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Over 40 civilians were killed and several others injured in the firing by Pakistani forces on protesters during a march organised by the Joint Awami Action Committee from Rawalakot to...
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, saying they were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, prompting Iran to warn that blaming it for such attacks was a “major miscalculation”.
The strikes on targets inside Iraq come as Oman proposed a...
President Donald Trump held separate meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House yesterday. Both meetings took place behind closed doors in the Oval Office.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a social media post, said President Trump had concluded his...
In Japan, a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck southern Kumamoto Prefecture, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads, and injuring at least 50 people. Several people were reportedly trapped inside a partially collapsed shopping mall. Japan’s disaster management agency said around 3 lakh residents have been advised...
A strong earthquake has struck Southern Japan today. The Japan Meteorological Agency has said that the magnitude 7.1 quake occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture this afternoon. The agency has issued a tsunami advisory for the coasts of the Ariake Sea and the Yatsushiro Sea.
The operator of the Genkai Nuclear Power...
Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia have called for strengthening joint diplomatic efforts to ensure the security of the Strait of Hormuz and promote regional stability, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The issue was discussed during separate phone conversations on Monday night between Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and...
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, with wars in Iran and Ukraine at critical stages and his ties with both leaders markedly different.
Relations with Zelenskiy have warmed as Ukraine has blunted Russian advances, while Netanyahu arrives amid growing...
French authorities today ordered around 4,000 people to evacuate tourist areas on the Atlantic coast as rising temperatures threatened to reignite a massive wildfire west of Bordeaux. The Gironde fire, which has burned about 420 square kilometres, was stabilized but still not contained. The blaze, raging since last week,...
Israel will allow a multinational security force to enter Gaza as proposed under U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for the enclave, an Israeli official said on Sunday, a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington.
Netanyahu’s security cabinet on Sunday approved the legal framework that would allow...
