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Iran’s parl speaker claims 7 million ready to fight US

TEHRAN: Iran's parliament speaker claimed Thursday that 7 million Iranians stood ready to fight any US ground invasion of the Islamic Republic. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,...

Iran war could kill NATO: Trump

Says ‘strongly considering’ pulling US out of ‘paper tiger’ alliance WASHINGTON: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO is on the verge of collapse as...

Trump says military could end its Iran offensive in 2 to 3 weeks

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said the military could end its Iran offensive in two to three weeks and will shift responsibility for the...

Oil falls, world shares jump on renewed hopes of Iran war ending

HONG KONG: World shares were higher and oil fell briefly below $100 per barrel on Wednesday after US stocks soared to their best day...

‘Go get your own oil’: Trump blasts UK, allies over Strait of Hormuz situation

Says US won’t help anymore WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that countries like the United Kingdom, which refused to join his war...

Iran strikes fully loaded oil tanker off Dubai coast

DUBAI: Authorities in Dubai said Tuesday morning they “contained” a Kuwaiti oil tanker after it came under attack from Iran. Officials said there was...

Serious talks on to end war, will attack Iran’s oil, power, water if Hormuz stays shut: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday said Washington was in “serious discussions with a new, and more reasonable, regime” to end military operations...

Iran’s heavy water plant at Khondab ‘severely damaged, not operational’: IAEA

VIENNA: Iran’s heavy water production plant at Khondab has been severely damaged and is no longer operational, confirmed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)....

Ground war next? US CENTCOM chief meets IDF head in Israel

WASHINGTON: Amid rising tensions in West Asia, the Chief of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, met Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief...

Al-Aqsa Mosque remains closed for 30 days amid Israeli war with Iran

JERUSALEM: Al-Aqsa Mosque in the walled city of occupied East Jerusalem has been closed for the past 30 days, following a joint military campaign...

Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo said on Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have "hands full of blood", in...

Skies in Australia eerily turn blood-red. Here’s what happened

NEW DELHI: The sky above Western Australia recently transformed into a scene from a science fiction movie, leaving residents and social media users questioning...

Americans stage massive ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump

NEW YORK: Large crowds took to the streets across the United States and staged the “No Kings” protests on Saturday, marking nationwide demonstrations against...

Rapid glacier melt in western Himalayas raises flood threat, warn scientists

LUCKNOW: In a new study, scientists from Lucknow University have issued a serious warning over the rapid melting of glaciers and the expansion of...

Trump faces stark choice on Iran war as energy shock deepens, approval slips

WASHINGTON: Rising global energy prices and falling approval ratings have forced US President Donald Trump into a difficult choice after a month of war...

PM Modi speaks to Saudi Crown Prince, discusses West Asia conflict

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed the ongoing conflict in West Asia with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. During their...

UN demands ‘justice’ after Iran school strike

GENEVA: The deadly bombing of an Iranian school spurred “visceral horror,” the UN rights chief said Friday, urging Washington to conclude its probe and...

Rapper-turned-politician ‘Balen’ sworn in as Nepal’s 47th PM

KATHMANDU: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen,' took oath as Nepal's democratically elected prime minister on Friday, around six months after the K P Sharma Oli-led...

Modi congratulates Balendra Shah on becoming Nepal’s new PM

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Balendra Shah 'Balen' on being sworn in as Nepal's new prime minister, saying that he...

Scientists train to dive beneath polar ice as climate change warms Arctic, Antarctica

KILPISJARVI (FINLAND): As bubbles rippled across the frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerged from a hole carved out of the thick, crackling ice. The...

G7: EAM Jaishankar, Canadian FM discuss West Asia crisis

PARIS: The West Asia crisis and its consequences figured prominently during a conversation between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Anita...

Iran says reviewing US ceasefire plan but no talks

Trump says Tehran leaders ‘begging’ for deal DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Iran was desperate to make a deal to end nearly four...

IRGC naval chief Alireza Tangsiri linked to Hormuz closure killed: Report

DUBAI: Alireza Tangsiri, who headed the naval wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been killed in a strike in Bandar Abbas,...

‘Israel took Iran’s Araqchi, Qalibaf off hit-list on Pakistan request’

NEW DELHI: Israel took Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf off its hit-list after Pakistan requested Washington not to...

Aid groups plead for more cash to help displaced

WASHINGTON: International humanitarian aid groups pleaded for cash on Wednesday as the Middle East war creates new challenges for already depleted resources. The UN refugee...

Nepal panel recommends prosecuting ousted PM Oli

KATHMANDU: A Nepali panel set up to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests in September last year has recommended that former Prime Minister K.P....

Rare caracal spotted near India-Pakistan border amid extinction threats

NEW DELHI: In a significant boost to India’s wildlife conservation efforts, a rare sighting of the elusive caracal has been confirmed near the India-Pakistan...

Iran receives 15-point ceasefire proposal from US

DUBAI: Iran received a 15-point proposal from the US to reach a ceasefire in the war, two Pakistani officials said Wednesday. The Pakistani officials described...

Deadliest year ever for Red Sea migrants with 922 deaths: UN

ADDIS ABABA: The number of migrants who died on the “Eastern Route” from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula doubled to a...

Iran targets Israel, Gulf Arab states even as Trump says US is in talks to end war

DUBAI: A missile slammed into a street in central Tel Aviv as Iran kept up its barrages targeting Israel and Gulf Arab states on...

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