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Ali Larijani, Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council came of age during the tremulous years of pre-revolutionary Iran
Iran is the loser of the Middle East, and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse! Mr. Trump said after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier apologised to Irans Gulf neighbours
Asked if Colombo was under pressure from the U.S. to not repatriate the Iranians, Mr. Herath did not answer directly
The BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, won a decisive mandate in February 2026, winning 209 of the 298 seats; its allies picked up another three seats, giving the block a clear majority in the 299-member Jatiya Sansad
During the conduct of the operation, the troops effectively engaged the 'Khawarij' hideout, the Army said, adding that after an intense engagement, 12 terrorists were killed
Jaishankar, flagging social media debates over the incident, called for people to understand the reality of the Indian Ocean
The Iran President said that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a dream that they should take to their grave
Panama's government last week seized control of the Balboa and Cristobal ports on each end of the Panama Canal, a crucial waterway for maritime trade
Gavin Kliger, in social media posts between October 2024 and January 2025, has voiced controversial views and reposted content from white supremacist Nick Fuentes and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate
President Putin said he was in constant contact with the leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council member states
The bodies of five people were found in the rubble of an attack on an apartment block in the Kharkiv region, while one person was killed in the Dnipro region
Dubai Media Office described a minor incident resulting from the fall of debris after an interception in a post on X, but also denied reports circulating about the airport in the same post
The Branch County Sheriffs Office said a tornado near Union City in the southern part of the state killed three people and left 12 injured, according to multiple media outlets
The election is being closely watched by India, which hopes for a stable government in the politically fragile Himalayan nation to take forward the developmental partnership between the two sides
Iran is pressing attacks across the Gulf, a week since U.S.-Israeli strikes against the Islamic republic triggered regional war
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is being investigated for alleged misconduct in public office following revelations about his dealings with the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
We could not brief Prime Minister Modi on this because the decision was taken only on Saturday early morning, said Gideon Saar
Maritime traffic has all but dried up through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the worlds crude oil and liquefied natural gas supplies run
A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centred on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons
In addition to the munitions, the sale will include U.S. government and contract engineering, logistics and technical support services
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's comments came hours after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington has issued a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil
Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter
Asif Raza Merchant, 48, was convicted by a federal jury in a Brooklyn court on Friday (March 6) of murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries. Merchant faces up to life in prison.
A federal grand jury indicted Amin in 2022 on charges including child pornography, cyberstalking and wire fraud.
A U.S. submarine sank the IRIS Dena warship in the Indian Ocean about 19 nautical miles off Sri Lankas southern port city of Galle on Wednesday, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washingtons pursuit of the Iranian navy.
Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war
In addition to the two critically injured soldiers, Ghanas armed forces said that another soldier has been traumatised while the officers mess facility was hit and burned down
An Iranian warship was struck by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka, days after participating in Indias MILAN 2026 naval exercise. The incident raises major questions about Indias role in the Indian Ocean and the strategic balance between Washington and Tehran.
The question of who fights and who profits from wars has become an open public argument in the U.S.
Mr. Stubb says Europe would back U.S. against Iran, but concedes U.S. and Israel are acting outside framework of international law
Irans Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf claimed on Friday (March 6, 2026) that Iranian attacks forced the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier to retreat
Sri Lanka is evacuating 208 crew members from an Iranian naval ship IRINS Bushehr stranded near its territorial waters, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on March 5, 2026, a day after a U.S. submarine torpedoed another Iranian warship off Sri Lankas southern coast, killing at least 84 sailors and widening the war in West Asia into the Indian Ocean region.
Israel has issued large-scale evacuation orders for southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut amid hostilities with the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the employees of Oschadbank had been transporting cash from Austria back to Ukraine via Hungary when they were detained. He said their whereabouts were currently unknown
Australia introduced a ban on social media for under-16s in December, and Spain also said last month that it would ban access to social media for minors under 16
Kosovo already held a snap election on December 28 after failing to form a government following the February 2025 poll
The Arizona sank just nine minutes after being bombed, and its 1,177 dead account for nearly half the servicemen killed in the attack. Today the battleship still lies where it hit bottom, with more than 900 sailors and Marines are entombed inside
Prime Minister Orban accused Kyiv of blackmail and said Hungary would use all means at its disposal until oil flows resume
The INEI committee will be chaired by Senior Minister of State for Transport and Law Murali Pillai, as well as Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Dinesh Vasu Dash, both of whom are of Indian origin
Cho Hyun was responding to questions at a Parliamentary hearing following media reports on March 6 that units of the U.S. mobile missile interceptor system had been moved to the Osan Air Base in South Korea from other locations in the country
Saeed Khatibzadeh, blasting the U.S. for killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said cherry-picking of international law cannot be acceptable.
The carrier will operate 9 flights from Fujairah to Mumbai, 4 services to Delhi and 1 from Dubai to Pune, according to a statement
Amnesty interviewed 10 survivors of sexual violence in two districts of Oromia, including seven who were minors at the time of their assaults, as well as health professionals
The accuser was interviewed by the FBI four times as it sought to assess her account but a summary of only one of those interviews had been included in the publicly released files
Iran launched new retaliatory attacks in West Asia at the end of a full week of bombardment, which U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned was about to surge dramatically. Israel's military said on March 6 that it had begun a broad-scale wave of strikes on Tehran, Iran's capital
The identity of the second Japanese person held, the date as well as other details of the arrest are unclear
Some sites in Australia had already barred non-members on March 6 and were refusing new registrations, days before being obliged to use age verification technology to keep out underage users
The personnel were on the submarine as part of training arrangements under AUKUS, a multi-decade defence pact with Britain and the United States, Mr. Albanese said
Government lawyers have said the process for refunding President Donald Trumps signature tariffs was unprecedented in scope and would require manual review of tens of millions of tariff payments.

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