The Hindu Businessline

President Vladimir Putin said the missile, known in the West as Satan II, would enter combat service by the end of the year and described it as the worlds most powerful missile

Higher energy prices, driven by tensions involving Iran and elevated oil prices, played a major role in the increase

A senior Pakistani official rejected the allegations, saying large aircraft movements at Nur Khan airbase would be publicly visible and difficult to concea

Although Trump approved record arms sales to Taiwan and pushed Taipei to boost defence spending, his recent comments about discussing arms supplies with Xi and his repeated calls for Taiwan to pay for US protection have fuelled uncertainty

A major sticking point in negotiations is Irans demand for war damages, which US officials reportedly fear could be interpreted as an admission of defeat.

During the meeting, the Iranian president emphasised the need to strengthen the countrys internal security apparatus

Irans deputy foreign minister responded that any such plans would be considered an escalation of the US-Israeli war on Iran and would be met with a military response

Netanyahu declined to elaborate when asked if US or Israeli special forces would enter Iran to remove the nuclear material

Totally unacceptable, Trump wrote on Truth Social, without further details, regarding the US proposal to end fighting before discussing contentious issues like Irans nuclear program

The UAE has reported being attacked in the past days by Iran after four weeks of relative calm

Not easily transferable, unlike COVID. But well see; were studying it very closely, said Trump

In a statement, US Treasury said it remains ready to take economic action against Irans military industrial base so Tehran cannot reconstitute its production capacity and project power outside its borders

Oil edged higher, with investors weighing whether renewed clashes would derail the fragile ceasefire; Brent crude settled around $101 a barrel, but still notched a weekly drop of about 6%