Warns of wider conflict if talks collapse
TEHRAN: Asenior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader has claimed that the country has secured what he described as...
TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the idea of his country’s supreme leader meeting Donald Trump, after the US president floated the...
LONDON: Microsoft has said it will strengthen human rights oversight for national security agencies using its products, following an internal inquiry into how the...
Disappearing ice exposes seabed to sunlight, accelerates nitrate loss; only smaller plankton species can survive; less food for fish, seabirds, whales, seals
NEW DELHI: Something...
DHAKA: The death toll from measles outbreak in Bangladesh crossed the 600-mark after seven children died of suspected measles in the 24-hour period ending...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he persuaded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call off a planned strike on Beirut,...
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said Tuesday that a resumption of hostilities with the United States was inevitable, as negotiations between Tehran and...
DUBAI: Iran’s Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran’s negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due...
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iran-backed...
NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Sunday, May 31, sparked a major political controversy in the Himalayan nation after statng that he...
Outlines Indo-Pacific strategy
SINGAPORE: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Saturday credited President Donald Trump with helping broker peace between India and Pakistan, while...
SINGAPORE: India is "powerful" and "modernising" its military with heavy industrial and logistics capacity to sustain "high-end military operations", US Secretary of War Pete...
WASHINGTON: The United States is prepared to restart military strikes on Iran if ongoing diplomatic efforts fail to produce a nuclear agreement, defence secretary...
TEHRAN: Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said on Friday that Tehran secured concessions “not through talks, but through missiles,” underscoring Iran’s hardline stance despite...
GAZA/CAIRO: Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration that his country would expand its area of control in Gaza was...
Targets vessels, firms across Qatar, Singapore, UAE
WASHINGTON: The United States has launched a sweeping new crackdown on Iran’s oil and petrochemical trade, unveiling fresh...
ASTANA: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that negotiations on trade liberalisation between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India have intensified, signalling fresh...
Beijing criticises as Cold War-style construct aimed at containing its development
NEW DELHI: The Quad grouping on Tuesday expanded cooperation in critical minerals and energy...
BEIJING: China’s struggling banking sector is facing a major challenge as crackdown on inactive accounts and weak consumer spending have led to a steep...
WASHINGTON: The peace deal negotiations between the United States and Iran are “proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner,” President Donald Trump said on...
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon during a phone...
QUETTA: A blast targeting a train carrying military personnel killed at least 24 people on Sunday in Pakistan’s turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, a...