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Iran increasing electronic surveillance of women for headscarf violations: UN

Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the countrys mandatory headscarf in public, even as hard-liners push for harsher penalties for those protesting the law

15 Mar 2025 12:02 pm
Did not want PM Modi, other world leaders to see tents, graffiti, potholes in Washington D.C.: President Trump

President Trump orders cleaning of the capital and appreciate Washington D.C. Mayor for his work

15 Mar 2025 9:08 am
Who is Ranjani Srinivasan, the Indian student at Columbia University who self-deported after visa revocation?

The Trump administration revoked the visa of Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian citizen and doctoral student, for advocating for violence and terrorism

15 Mar 2025 8:12 am
NASAs Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore to return as SpaceX launches new crew to space station to replace them

The duo will be escorted back by astronauts who flew up on a rescue mission on SpaceX last September alongside two empty seats reserved for Mr. Wilmore and Ms. Williams on the return leg.

15 Mar 2025 8:03 am
Senior cleric among 4 worshippers injured in bomb explosion at mosque in Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The official said an improvised explosive device was planted in the Maulana Abdul Aziz Mosques pulpit

15 Mar 2025 7:04 am
After Trump request, Putin says he will let Ukraine troops in Kursk live if they surrender

Kyiv's military said there was no threat of encirclement, and its troops were pulling back to better positions.

15 Mar 2025 7:04 am
Immigration officials arrest second person who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia

Immigration officials arrest Palestinian student for visa violations, sparking controversy and legal battle, as Trump vows more deportations

14 Mar 2025 11:45 pm
G7 points finger at Iran's use of arbitrary arrests, foreign assassination attempts

The countries said Tehran was a principle source of instability in the Middle East and urged it to resume diplomacy over its nuclear programme

14 Mar 2025 6:09 pm
U.S. envoy is taking Putins comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin official says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine

14 Mar 2025 5:08 pm
Russia retakes another village in drive to push Ukraine out of Kursk

Russias defence ministry said its troops had retaken Goncharovka, one of only a handful of settlements still in Ukrainian hands.

14 Mar 2025 4:55 pm
PIA flight lands at Lahore airport with a missing wheel

It was being probed whether the aircraft left Karachi with the missing wheel or got detached and fell during the take-off

14 Mar 2025 3:10 pm
Indian national injured during illegal boarding of tanker in Singapore Strait, discharged from hospital

Officers from Police Coast Guard (PCG) boarded the vessel on February 28 at 8.20 a.m. and saw a crew member lying on the ships main deck, bleeding from his right eye

14 Mar 2025 1:07 pm
Pope receives cake and glad tidings on the 12th anniversary of his papacy, marked in the hospital

The Pope spent the morning in physiotherapy, followed Lenten spiritual exercises of the Roman curia and stopped to pray at the chapel in the Gemelli Hospital

14 Mar 2025 11:16 am
U.S., Israel approach African nations to resettle Palestinians uprooted from Gaza

U.S. and Israeli officials confirmed the contacts with Somalia and Somaliland, while the Americans confirmed Sudan as well

14 Mar 2025 11:07 am
Global displacement to rise by 6.7 million by end of next year, says aid group

The U.N. refugee agency said last year that the number of forcibly displaced people around the globe stood at over 117 million people and warned that number could rise.

14 Mar 2025 10:56 am
12 taken to hospitals after American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport gate

The Federal Aviation Administrationsays an engine on the Boeing 737-800 caught fire while taxiing to the gate

14 Mar 2025 10:09 am
Putin says he agrees in principle with U.S. proposal for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

Mr. Putin noted that while it appeared that the U.S. persuaded Ukraine to accept a ceasefire, Ukraine is interested in that because of the battlefield situation

13 Mar 2025 9:54 pm
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif visits Balochistan after insurgents attack train

Army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhrysaid units from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Special Services Group (SSG), Army, and Frontier Corps (FC) took part in the rescue operation that lasted two days

13 Mar 2025 5:02 pm
All will lose: U.N. chief warns amidst growing global trade war

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns of detrimental effects of trade wars, as Trump administration imposes tariffs on global partners

13 Mar 2025 4:06 pm
Greenlands election winners push back against Trumps wish to take control of the island

A party that favors a gradual path to Greenlands independence from Denmark has won a surprise victory in parliamentary elections

13 Mar 2025 3:16 pm
Putin visits Kursk in military fatigues, orders swift defeat of Ukrainian forces

The Russian President ordered defeat of last Ukrainian troops in Kursk as U.S. attempts to broker 30-day ceasefire

13 Mar 2025 12:14 pm
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says U.S. threats of military action 'unwise'

The remarks came as local media in Iran reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had received Mr. Trump's letter, which was delivered by senior United Arab Emirates official Anwar Gargash

13 Mar 2025 7:06 am
At least 1,383 civilians killed in Syria violence: new monitor toll

At least 231 security personnel were killed in the ensuing fighting, according to an official toll; the Observatory said 250 pro-Assad fighters were also killed

13 Mar 2025 3:12 am
Rubio says minerals deal will give U.S. 'vested interest' in Ukraine security

Secretary of State Marco Rubio discusses U.S. economic interests in Ukraine, ceasefire talks with Russia, and European involvement in diplomacy

13 Mar 2025 1:00 am
Trump administration claws back $20 billion in climate funds

The EPA said it would work to use the funds with enhanced controls within the law but did not say specifically what it would do with the money

12 Mar 2025 6:09 pm
Trump administration halts $1 billion programme that keeps aging affordable housing livable

The programme has already awarded the money to projects that would upgrade at least 25,000 affordable units across the country, and details of how it will be wound down remain unclear

12 Mar 2025 4:10 pm
Captain arrested in North Sea ship collision is Russian national, owner says

British police arrested the Solong's captain on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

12 Mar 2025 4:01 pm
Greenland election: Centre-right party wins most votes in parliamentary polls as Trump seeks control

Both Demokraatit the Democrats and the second place party, Naleraq Point of Orientation favour independence from Denmark but differ on the pace of change.

12 Mar 2025 2:11 pm
European Union says its countermeasures to U.S. President Donald Trumps tariffs will go into effect on April 1, 2025

As the U.S. are applying tariffs worth 28 billion dollars, we are responding with countermeasures worth 26 billion euros ($28 billion), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said

12 Mar 2025 12:56 pm
China wraps its Congress meet amid rumours over missing Chairman

Chinese parliament session ends with concerns over economy, absence of chairman Zhao Leji, and Trumps tariff war impact

12 Mar 2025 12:07 pm
Iran President rejects U.S. talks under threats, says go and do whatever damn thing you want

The comments followed Mr. Trump saying that he had written to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urging Tehran to strike a new deal on its nuclear program or face potential military action.

12 Mar 2025 7:05 am
Germany 2025 poll results: a highly fractured verdict

No single political formations vote share crossed the 30% mark in Germany in 2025

12 Mar 2025 7:00 am
Six killed in West Bank as Israeli troops clamp down

The latest incidents bring the number of Palestinians killed since January, when Israeli forces launched a major operation involving thousands of troops in cities and refugee camps in the north of the West Bank, to more than 30

11 Mar 2025 10:05 pm
Trump doubles down on Canada trade war

Trump's shock new threats came hours before a midnight deadline for ramping up the Republican's increasingly global trade offensive

11 Mar 2025 9:16 pm
Polls open in Greenland for parliamentary elections as Trump seeks control of the strategic island

The polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island

11 Mar 2025 9:06 pm
Daily Quiz | On countries that were part of the Soviet Union

Lithuania became the first country to declare independence from the Soviet Union on March 11, 1991. Here is a quiz on countries that were part of the Soviet Union

11 Mar 2025 5:10 pm
Ships continue to burn after North Sea collision sparking fears of environmental damage

Jet fuel from a ruptured tank poured into the North Sea after a cargo ship carrying a toxic chemical hit a tanker transporting jet fuel

11 Mar 2025 5:00 pm
Japan's Trade Minister fails to win U.S. assurances on tariff exemptions

Japan's Trade Yoji Muto said the U.S. officials acknowledged Japanese contributions and agreed to continue talks but did not approve his request for Japan's exemption from the steep import duties

11 Mar 2025 3:09 pm
Teslas stock defied gravity for years, but is Elon Musks EV party over?

Tesla's stock keeps falling, losing post-election gains after Musk backed Trump; it dropped more than 15% on March 10

11 Mar 2025 2:12 pm
Trump says he will buy a 'new Tesla' to show support for Musk

About 350 demonstrators protested outside a Tesla electric vehicle dealership in Portland, Oregon, last week, while nine people were arrested during a raucous demonstration outside a New York City Tesla dealership earlier in March

11 Mar 2025 1:04 pm