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West Asia conflict: Two Indians killed in attack in Omans Sohar

Additional Secretary (Gulf) said that of the 10 injured, five had been discharged; first deaths reported on land in the sultanate during the ongoing war

14 Mar 2026 2:59 am
Futuristic mindfulness city fuels Bhutans fly east via Assam

Drukair says the commencement of Paro-Singapore flight via Guwahati makes commercial sense because of altitude-dictated weight restrictions that force aeroplanes to take off from or land at Paro Airport with less fuel

14 Mar 2026 1:02 am
U.K. Defence Minister suggests Putins hidden hand behind Iran tactics

He told reporters that officials were analysing an Iranian-made drone that hit the U.K.s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus on March 1 for any evidence of Russian or any other foreign components and parts

13 Mar 2026 9:55 pm
Macron says Russia mistaken if thinks West Asia war offers it respite

During a meeting of the Group of Seven countries earlier this week, we reaffirmed rising oil prices must under no circumstances lead us to reconsider our sanctions policy towards Russia, says the French President

13 Mar 2026 8:03 pm
U.S. opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries, including India, over forced labour

The list of 60 countries and economies includes some major U.S. trade partners and allies such as Australia, Canada, the EU, Britain, Israel, India, Qatar and Saudi Arabia; China and Russia are also on the list

13 Mar 2026 7:25 pm
Iranian supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured: claims Hegseth

Iranian officials have confirmed Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded but have given no further detail

13 Mar 2026 6:26 pm
Deadly blast rocks Iran as leaders attend rally in show of defiance

These attacks are out of fear, out of desperation, said Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, who attended the rally in Iran to mark Quds Day; President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also attended the rally

13 Mar 2026 5:51 pm
Israel expands strikes on Lebanon, cuts bridge over Litani river

Israel targeted a bridge over the Litani River between the towns of Zrariyeh and Tayr Falsay, according to state media

13 Mar 2026 5:13 pm
Why is Google Maps blurry in certain countries and locations?

Not all countries want you to find your way around them easily, leaving Google Maps to juggle national restrictions with the needs of its international users

13 Mar 2026 4:47 pm
Seven killed in IED blast in northwest Pakistan

The incident occurred in the Shadi Khel Bettani area in Lakki Marwat district when a police mobile on routine patrol near the Rasool Khel check post was hit by a roadside IED.

13 Mar 2026 4:36 pm
Days after launching party, V. Pugazhendi pledges support to DMK

After Jayalalithaas demise, when the AIADMK faced a leadership crisis, Mr. Pugazhendi threw his weight behind Jayalalithaas aide Sasikala and her nephew T.T.V. Dhinakaran.

13 Mar 2026 4:18 pm
U.S. opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries, including India, over forced labor

The list of 60 countries and economies includes some major U.S. trade partners and allies such as Australia, Canada, the EU, Britain, Israel, India, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. China and Russia are also on the list

13 Mar 2026 4:08 pm
China donates $200,000 to families of Iran school strike victims

Beijing's Foreign Ministry said the Chinese Red Cross Society will donate $200,000 in emergency humanitarian assistance to the Iranian Red Crescent Society

13 Mar 2026 3:57 pm
Four U.S. service members killed in plane crash over Iraq

The U.S. military said the incident involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire

13 Mar 2026 3:44 pm
EAM Jaishankar, Irans Araghchi hold 4th phone call since start of West Asian conflict

The conversation comes as India ramped up efforts to secure safe passage to the Indian-flagged merchant vessels through the strategic shipping route of Strait of Hormuz that has been partially blocked by Tehran

13 Mar 2026 3:18 pm
Ukraine's tech evangelist defence chief preaching the future of war

Appointed in January, the 35-year-old Mykhailo Fedorov is Ukraine's youngest ever Defence Minister

13 Mar 2026 1:44 pm
INDIA bloc MPs submit notice seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Parliament

It is the first time such a notice has been submitted in Parliament

13 Mar 2026 1:36 pm
Cambodia approves draft law targeting cyberscammers

Cambodia has emerged as a hotspot for crime syndicates running a multibillion-dollar fraud industry that sees scammers lure internet users globally into fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investments

13 Mar 2026 1:11 pm
U.S., Israel wanted quick win, but they failed: Mohammad Marandi

As time goes on, the price of oil is going to go up. And the world knows that this is not Irans fault. This is the fault of the Trump regime and Netanyahu, says Marandi

13 Mar 2026 1:06 pm
Russia accuses Ukraine of 'reckless' strikes on major gas pipeline

State-owned Russian gas producer Gazprom earlier said that the Russkaya and Beregovaya stations were targeted

13 Mar 2026 1:00 pm
U.S. wants to 'divide Europe': EU's Kallas

EU countries should not be looking to deal with Mr. Trump bilaterally, she said

13 Mar 2026 12:49 pm
China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritise use of Mandarin language

Called Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, the ethnic minority law aims to forge national unity and advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at its core, a draft copy of the law showed

13 Mar 2026 12:46 pm
Pakistan court rejects plea to shift Imran Khan to private hospital

The court refused to grant the petition to shift Khan to a private hospital. It, however, directed Islamabad Chief Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa to constitute a medical board to check Khan

13 Mar 2026 12:33 pm
Ukraine opens battlefield data access to allies' AI models

Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said a platform had been created to safely train AI models without giving away sensitive data

13 Mar 2026 12:25 pm
Amid war, U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for SIR-type electoral overhaul

A Bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and stuck in the Senate proposes a nationwide requirement for each voter to provide documentary proof of citizenship

13 Mar 2026 12:21 pm
Donald Trump threatens Iran following new wave of attacks on Gulf states and Israel

Iran has launched multiple attacks on Gulf Arab states, including sending dozens of drones toward Saudi Arabia, following warnings from its new supreme leader about hosting American bases

13 Mar 2026 12:11 pm
Irans new leader warns Strait of Hormuz could be used as strategic leverage

Mohammad Marandi, Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran and a former adviser to Irans nuclear negotiating team, shares his perspective on the ongoing war, Irans military strategy, and the wider impact of the conflict on global energy markets and the world economy.

13 Mar 2026 11:59 am
Taiwan Parliament authorises government to sign stalled U.S. arms deals

The back and forth on Taiwans defence spending has provoked concern in the United States, as it is the most important international backer and arms supplier of the Chinese-claimed island

13 Mar 2026 11:50 am
Pakistan bombs airline fuel depot near Kandahar airport: Afghan Taliban

Pakistan's military did not respond to a request for comment

13 Mar 2026 11:43 am
'We're not wombs': Japan women seek rights to sterilisation

Women in Japan are challenging the constitutionality of Japan's decades-old maternity protection law, one of the world's most restrictive barriers to sterilisation

13 Mar 2026 11:30 am
Israeli Military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the announcement, while human rights groups accused the military of ignoring one of the gravest instances of abuse in the countrys network of wartime prisons

13 Mar 2026 11:10 am
Adobe's longtime CEO Shantanu Narayen to exit role amid AI disruption, shares fall

Adobes shares have fallen around 22% so far this year after declining over 21% in 2025, reflecting investor apprehension over the firms AI strategy and outlook

13 Mar 2026 11:10 am
West Asia conflict: Blasts heard, smoke seen over central Dubai

Sirens could be heard coming from the direction of Sheikh Zayed Road, the United Arab Emirates citys main artery

13 Mar 2026 9:49 am
One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, SnapChat after social media ban

The data is among the first to show the effects on youth online behaviour since Australia rolled out the ban, which is being copied by governments around the world

13 Mar 2026 9:27 am
Tracking ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf: Timeline

A wave of attacks on commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz has heightened tensions along one of the worlds busiest shipping routes.

13 Mar 2026 9:07 am
French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan, says President Emmanuel Macron

The French military said earlier that drones had hit a base where troops were taking part in counter-terrorism training with Iraqi counterparts

13 Mar 2026 8:34 am
Warmonger: Trumps second term sees highest external attacks by the U.S. in a decade

U.S. interventions resulted in more than a thousand fatalities in 2025, the deadliest single year since 2011

13 Mar 2026 8:29 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. military refuelling aircraft crashes; Saudi, Israel intercept Iranian missiles

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Irans national soccer team should withdraw from the upcoming FIFA World Cup as a personal safety measure

13 Mar 2026 6:52 am
U.S. intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources

A multitude of intelligence reports provide consistent analysis that the regime is not in danger of collapse and etains control of the Iranian public, said one of the sources, all of whom were granted anonymity to discuss U.S. intelligence findings

13 Mar 2026 6:51 am
NASA clears its Artemis 2 moon rocket for April launch with four astronauts

The rocket will be crewed by three American astronauts mission commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen

13 Mar 2026 5:24 am
Trump tells Iran team to skip FIFA World Cup for 'their own life and safety'

Iranian athletes and coaches are exempt from the travel ban Mr. Trump imposed against their country last June

13 Mar 2026 5:07 am
U.S. military says refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq during Operation Epic Fury; rescue effort under way

The KC-135 is at least the fourth U.S. military aircraft lost during the war, after three F-15s were shot down by friendly fire over Kuwait

13 Mar 2026 4:07 am
Iran not going to close Strait of Hormuz, Tehrans UN Envoy says

Ships must coordinate with Irans navy to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the countrys foreign ministry spokesperson said

13 Mar 2026 3:42 am
Netanyahu says Israel 'crushing' Iran and Hezbollah; issues veiled threat to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei

I have added a third objective, which is to create, for the Iranian people, the conditions to bring down this regime, Mr. Netanyahu said

13 Mar 2026 3:16 am
U.S. Navy could escort vessels in Strait of Hormuz with international coalition, Bessent says

U.S. Treasury Secretary said absolutely not when asked whether there was a price that could cause him to confront President Donald Trump and say the Iran war was no longer affordable

13 Mar 2026 2:26 am
Active shooter at Michigan synagogue: authorities

FBI, police at the scene; all Jewish organisations in the area asked to go into lockout protocol nobody in or out of your building

12 Mar 2026 11:25 pm
Trump says U.S. benefits from high oil prices; Iran, Israel continue to exchange fire

Ali Larijani, Secretary of Irans National Security Council, responded to Mr. Trump, saying if Irans electricity grid is targeted, the whole region will go dark

12 Mar 2026 9:49 pm
Balendra Shahs RSP party of wins majority: Nepal Election Commission

In direct elections, RSP won 125 of the 165, and secured another 57 in PR votes, leaving them only two seats short of securing a powerful two-thirds majority

12 Mar 2026 9:07 pm