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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to target Iran’s heavily fortified “Pickaxe Mountain” nuclear facility, warning Tehran that Washington would continue military strikes as tensions between the two countries intensify. Speaking during an interview with the Hugh Hewitt Show, Trump said the United States was closely monitoring the […]
WEB DESK: Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has thanked the government of Pakistan after receiving a consignment of mangoes sent by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to his office in Budapest. In a post on social media, Magyar said a gift of 90 mangoes from PM Shehbaz Sharif was waiting for […]
Iran said on Monday it was working to establish a joint mechanism with Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz but claimed that United States pressure on Muscat had delayed progress. Speaking at a press briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran was seeking an agreement with Oman […]
WEB DESK: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met FBI Director Kash Patel in Washington on Monday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in counterterrorism, cyber investigations and law enforcement. During the meeting at FBI headquarters, both sides reviewed measures to curb terrorist financing and enhance coordination in cyber investigations, including the provision […]
TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday buried its late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the Imam Reza shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad, bringing to a close a week of state funeral ceremonies and mass public processions. According to reports, Khamenei was killed on February 28 during a joint US-Israeli […]
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said she intends to return to Bangladesh from self-imposed exile in India around December despite facing a death sentence and the ban on her Awami League party. In a telephone interview with Reuters, the 78-year-old said she and several senior Awami […]
LOS GALLARDOS: At least 11 people have been killed and 19 others remain missing after a fast-moving wildfire swept through southern Spain, as firefighters continued efforts to contain one of the country’s deadliest wildfires. Authorities said many of those who died were believed to be foreign nationals who left designated […]
ISHIGAKI: Powerful Typhoon Bavi approached Japan’s southwestern remote island chain on Friday, prompting authorities to issue warnings over destructive winds, torrential rain, landslides and flooding across the region. The typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 162 kilometres per hour (100 mph), is forecast to pass very close to […]
WEB DESK: At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured across Iran after United States air strikes targeted critical infrastructure in five provinces, according to Iranian state media and officials. The strikes, which included attacks in the oil-rich Khuzestan province, marked a sharp escalation in hostilities, prompting Tehran to […]
BERLIN: Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and deploy them on its own territory as part of efforts to strengthen its long-range strike capability, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday. The announcement marks a shift from an earlier plan under which the United States was expected […]