US President Donald Trump said here on Wednesday that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel is going “very good,” following days of intense military escalation between the two foes. “I think it’s (going) very good. Israel came back yesterday,” Trump told reporters at the NATO summit in The Hague, referring to his Tuesday warning to…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio (AP) US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran is “much further away from a nuclear weapon.”In an interview with news portal Politico on the sidelines of the Nato summit in The Hague, Rubio offered a more nuanced assessment of US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities…
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s Parliament (Majles) passed a resolution on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) to suspend the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The development was shared on social media by the Embassy of Iran. The announcement came soon…
New Delhi: A fusion of tradition and science has landed aboard Axiom Mission-4. Indian Air Force Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla brings flavors from home – carrot halwa, moong dal halwa and mango juice. These lovingly packed items answer a simple desire for familiar taste in zero gravity and liftoff stress. On Wednesday (June 25), the Falcon 9…
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) that the security forces had foiled a coup plot involving a senior cleric, the latest twist in his escalating conflict with the powerful Apostolic Church. Mr. Pashinyan has been at loggerheads with the Church…
Israel-Iran Conflict: US President Donald Trump, during a media briefing at the NATO summit, made a statement that left the global diplomatic corridors buzzing. When asked if he would consider easing sanctions on Iran, he did not respond with policy talk or threats. Instead, he acknowledged Iran’s courage during recent hostilities. “They fought with grit,”…
Representative Image (AI-generated) In an official statement issued immediately after a suicide bomber opened fire on worshippers before blowing himself up at a Christian church in Damascus, Syria’s government called the attack a desperate attempt to undermine national coexistence and destabilize the country. The Interior Ministry blamed the so-called “Islamic State” group for the attack,…
Extreme heat wave hits eastern United States (Image: AP) A brutal heat wave has gripped the eastern part of the United States as tens of millions of people sweltered in record high temperatures on Tuesday.A climate phenomenon called a “heat dome” has sent temperatures soaring to dangerous triple digits in some cities while also trigerring…
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) passed a law to strengthen the use of the Kyrgyz language over Russian, a move that comes with Moscow’s influence across Central Asia waning amid its invasion of Ukraine. The five ex-Soviet states in the region have taken steps to promote and reinforce their national identities since…
New Delhi: Winter, 1956. British journalist David Holden stepped off a plane in Bahrain. Palm trees rustled in the desert breeze. The scent of spice lingered in the air. But what caught Holden off guard was not the heat. It was the unmistakable echo of India. From Bahrain to Dubai, from Abu Dhabi to Oman,…
Chris Pappas (left-X@ChrisPappasNH) and Scott Brown (AP) Former ambassador and former senator Scott Brown launched his campaign for senate in the swing state of New Hampshire on Wednesday.“I’m running for the United States senate to restore common sense, keep our border secure, and fight for our New Hampshire values,” Brown, a Republican, said in a…
Truck hangs from collapsed bridge in China after landslide, driver rescued in daring operation (Video credit: Reuters) In a dramatic and heart-stopping incident caught on camera, a cargo truck was left dangling from a collapsed highway bridge in China’s southwestern Guizhou province after a landslide triggered by torrential rains struck on Tuesday morning, June 24.The…
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer speaks to the press during the NATO summit on June 25, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. | Photo Credit: Getty Images British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) doubled down on controversial plans to cut disability and sickness welfare, amid the biggest rebellion by…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A large brush fire erupted Tuesday afternoon in the Wetlands Park area of Clark County, burning over 100 acres of land and prompting a significant multi-agency response, as reported by KTNV. The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) and the US bureau of land management are leading efforts to contain the blaze. Additional…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that its commander Major General Ali Shadmani has died of injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike last week. According to Iranian media reports, the IRGC has vowed to take “harsh revenge” for Shadmani’s killing. Shadmani, a key aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, took command just four…
Secretary of state Marco Rubio stands behind US President Donald Trump. (Pic credit: AP) It seems like US President Donald Trump will buck Europe’s demand to impose more sanctions on Russia as secreatry of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday emphasised that America still wants room to negotiate a peace deal.In an exclusive talk with Politico,…
