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...
NEW DELHI: United States secretary of state Marco Rubio remarked that “every country has stupid people” while responding to a reporter’s question on recent...
JIUQUAN (CHINA): China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in...
BEIJING: A joint China-Nepal scientific expedition has completed the first full-depth ice core drilling at the summit of Mt Everest to collect samples for...
Iran blames US for third straight collapse of NPT conference
UNITED NATIONS: Fresh tensions erupted between Iran and the United States after the latest round...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump today claimed that Iran is now seeking negotiations following recent American military strikes, asserting that Tehran’s military infrastructure had...
JERUSALEM: Israeli security officials fear Iran could launch a surprise missile and drone attack targeting Gulf countries and Israel amid ongoing indirect negotiations between...
BEIJING: China and Russia's leaderslauded on Wednesday the progress in their strategic ties, as they met in Beijing for summit talks where Moscow is...
WASHINGTON: At least 42 US aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, were lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury launched on February 28 targeting...
Trump says US attack delayed as Gulf nations mediate
Verbal confrontation pushes West Asia into spotlight
TEHRAN: Senior Advisor of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba...
GENEVA: The United Nations demanded Monday that Israel take measures to prevent acts of “genocide” in Gaza, and decried indications of “ethnic cleansing” in...
OSLO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday conferred with Norway's highest civilian honour, the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.
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NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency. The...