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WEB DESK: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Monday announced a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, opening a potential new front in the escalating confrontation involving the United States and Iran and raising fresh concerns over global energy supplies and maritime trade. The Houthis said the blockade would take immediate effect, […]
WEB DESK: US President Donald Trump will attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19, the White House has confirmed. The final will see defending champions Argentina take on Spain in the biggest FIFA World Cup ever staged. Trump’s attendance comes as […]
WEB DESK: Iran and the United States exchanged intensified attacks on Thursday as a week-long escalation further weakened last month’s ceasefire arrangement, while Tehran’s release of a US citizen was viewed as a possible signal that diplomatic channels could still prevent a return to a full-scale conflict. For the first […]
WEB DESK: Six Pakistani nationals were killed in a gas cylinder explosion in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, after a blast ripped through a residential building in the Manfouha area, according to media reports. The explosion occurred late Tuesday night, causing severe damage to part of the building. All six victims […]
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 […]