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Oil prices climb, global markets decline as US prepares for blockade of Iran’s ports

TOKYO: Oil prices resumed their climb and global markets mostly declined Monday as the US military prepared to blockade traffic to and from Iranian...

US warships cross Strait of Hormuz for first time since Iran war: Report

DUBAI: Several US warships have reportedly crossed the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the Iran war, a move that American military...

World urges more negotiation after US-Iran talks end without deal

SYDNEY/LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman spoke Sunday about the failed peace talks between the US and...

EAM Jaishankar meets UAE President in Abu Dhabi

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discussed the...

Iran-US talks begin in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan-mediated talks between Iran and the US commenced in Islamabad on Saturday, official sources said. The sources said the talks began with messages being...

US airstrikes left Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei severely wounded’: Reports

DUBAI: Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, is still recovering from serious injuries sustained in an airstrike during the US-Israel-Iran war that killed...

Hormuz reopening remains unsafe as Iran fails to track ‘haphazardly’ deployed sea mines

DUBAI: The challenge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz intensifies, with Iran unable to locate all sea mines deployed in the key sea route,...

Negative effects of artificial sweeteners may pass on to offsprings, study in mice suggests

NEW DELHI: Negative effects of artificial sweeteners, such as sucralose and stevia, on the gut microbiome and gene expression may pass on to the...

‘Don’t try to play us’: US VP JD Vance warns Iran

Heads to Islamabad for peace talks WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran against any attempt to “play” the United States as...

Elon Musk says can’t trust WhatsApp, Meta-owned platform hits back

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk recently said that WhatsApp’s end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) cannot be trusted. The tech billionaire was responding to a post about a new...

Israel prepares for ‘forever war’ despite United States-Iran truce talks

Israel's creation of ‘buffer zones’ in Gaza, Syria and now Lebanon reflects a strategic shift after the attacks of October 7, 2023, one that...

Scientists develop inhalable nano therapy to target tuberculosis directly in lungs

JOHANNESBURG: Researchers at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP) are developing an innovative inhalable nanosystem aimed at delivering tuberculosis (TB) drugs directly to...

No uranium enrichment, sanctions relief’: Trump says US closely working with Tehran

WASHINGTON: Hours after the ceasefire announcement, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Washington will work closely with Iran following what he described...

Ceasefire: US, Iran to hold peace talks in Islamabad tomorrow

TEHRAN: After the announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, both countries will begin talks on finding a lasting end to...

Social media giants held responsible for addiction: US court

Landmark US verdict exposes how platforms like Meta exploit brain chemistry to keep users hooked, raising urgent questions about teen mental health and platform...

Artemis II Mission Completes Historic Lunar Flyby, Breaks Distance Records

NASA's first crewed moon mission since Apollo marks a new era of exploration, science, and celestial discovery, honouring past pioneers while paving the way...

‘Extremely ambitious & illogical’: Iran publicly tears into US’ 15-point plan

Vows its own terms TEHRAN: Iran on Monday sharply rejected the United States’ 15-point proposal to end the war, calling it “extremely ambitious”, “unusual” and...

FBI warns iPhone, Android users: Personal data, contact lists at risk from certain apps

Says popular apps like Shein, Temu, CapCut pose data risk Advise users to review app permissions regularly, be cautious while downloading NEW DELHI: The Federal Bureau...

Open Hormuz Strait or live in ‘hell’: Trump’s expletive-filled deadline to Iran

Tehran vows to hit back WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday wrote on Truth Social that "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge...

How US pulled off ‘one of most daring’ rescue of F-15 officer deep inside Iran

DUBAI: The United States has rescued the missing weapons officer of the US F-15E fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran on...

‘Iran using North Korean weapons against US, Israel’

WASHINGTON: Iran has been using several missiles, which are either directly purchased from North Korea or include weapons developed by North Korea, in attacks...

China aiding Iran rebuild its ballistic missile power: Reports

WASHINGTON: China is helping Iran rebuild its ballistic missile programme at a time when joint operations by the United States and Israel are trying...

ETA urges Russian artist Julia Buruleva to remove ‘Pink Elephant’ prints or donate proceeds to conservation

JAIPUR: Despite veterinarian experts attributing the death of the elephant Chanchal at Amer Hathi Gaon to old age and cardio-respiratory failure, the controversy surrounding...

West Asia crisis: Jaishankar speaks to Qatari PM, UAE foreign minister

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday to discuss...

Iran, US race to find crew member of crashed American fighter jet

TEHRAN: Iranian and American forces raced each other Saturday to recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go down inside...

Iranian FM signals openness to negotiate with US

Says Tehran’s position ‘misrepresented by US media’ TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday signalled that Tehran is open to negotiating a peace deal...

War optimism cracks, support for regime change dips

TEL AVIV: Public backing in Israel for continuing the war against Iran is weakening, with fewer people now believing the campaign will deliver major...

Trump slaps 50% tariff on metals, 100% on patented drugs

India among those hit WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping order imposing steep tariffs on imports of steel, aluminium and copper, while...

Pentagon jolt: Pete Hegseth forces out US Army chief in sudden shake-up

WASHINGTON: In a sudden move that signals deeper churn inside the Pentagon, US Army Chief of Staff General Randy George has stepped down with...

No-deal end to Iran war may leave Tehran stronger & Gulf vulnerable

DUBAI: If President Donald Trump ends the war with Iran without a deal, he risks leaving Tehran with a stranglehold over Middle East energy...

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