Dubai/Jerusalem/Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure. Trump’s announcement on social media represented an abrupt turnaround from earlier in the day, when he issued an…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to decimate Iran within four hours if it did not agree to a deal by Tuesday night, while brushing aside allegations of possible war crimes in case of attacks on power plants and bridges. “We have a plan, because of the power of our military, where every…
Dubai: Five Indian nationals were injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday by the debris of missiles intercepted by the country’s air defence system, local media reported. The authorities confirmed that the incident has resulted in minor to moderate injuries sustained by six individuals of Nepali nationality and five individuals of Indian nationality, UAE’s official news…
United Nations: The UN has lauded efforts by Indian peacekeepers deployed in South Sudan to re-open a critical supply route impacted by floods last year, emphasising the “vital role” played by peacekeeping missions in assisting local communities. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said amid these difficult times, there are some hopeful developments to…
Peshawar: A suicide car bomb blast targeting a police station in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed five persons, including three women and a child, late Thursday, police said. Several nearby houses were also damaged in the blast. At least four police personnel were reported injured. Emergency response and rescue operations are ongoing as authorities…
Jerusalem: A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative with technology transfer. The first batch of 2,000 NEGEV 7.62×51 LMGs, part of a larger contract for 41,000 units, was delivered over the last weekend, with an additional 4,000 scheduled…
Melbourne: For all their claims of military success in their war with Iran, the United States and Israel have yet to clearly define their rationale for starting the conflict, their goals and their exit strategy. With the Iranian regime having mounted a robust response, the Middle East has been plunged into an unnecessary confrontation with…
Washington: US President Donald Trump cares deeply about the US-India relationship, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Tuesday after meeting Trump at the White House. “Back in the US for a few days. First stop, meeting with our GREAT President in the White House. The President deeply cares about the relationship between the…
Jerusalem: Lauding “enormous accomplishments” in the war against Iran, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday evening that the joint Israel-US campaign was “systematically crushing” the Islamic regime while removing existential threats to the Jewish state. Addressing the nation in Hebrew ahead of the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover), Netanyahu stressed that “sooner or later”…
Islamabad: A well-known Pakistani cleric claimed to have uncovered the systematic abuse of women by state-backed militants in Kashmir. A Deobandi cleric from Pakistan, Mufti Saeed Khan — also known to be a close aide of former prime minister Imran Khan — made a public admission during a lecture titled ‘Kashmir and our hypocrisy’. Khan…
