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…
Washington: US Second Lady Usha Vance said she considers herself a trusted adviser to her husband J D Vance, the US Vice President, especially when he’s taking a position on an issue that is “important personally.” Usha, the first Indian American Second Lady, in an interview with NBC News, also said she and her husband…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has told his aides that he’s willing to end the military operation against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, leaving the campaign to reopen it for a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing administration officials. In recent days, Trump and his aides assessed that…
Moscow: Moscow is apprehensive that the US could try to take control of a key Afghan Base amid its escalating military conflict with Iran, a senior Russian diplomat has said. Speaking in an interview with the government news agency RIA Novosti on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy on Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister on Sunday indicated the prospect of potential talks between the US and Iran to de-escalate the ongoing war, underlining that both countries have expressed their “confidence” in Islamabad to facilitate their talks. Ishaq Dar made these remarks while addressing the media after holding the quadrilateral consultations with his counterparts from Saudi…
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was arrested on Saturday, a day after the newly formed government of Balendra Shah implemented the probe commission report on the Gen Z protest that rocked the nation last year. Oli, also CPN-UML chair, was arrested at the Gundu area of Bhaktapur district, 12 km east…
Miami, Florida: Donald Trump spoke at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) summit on Friday evening, March 27. During his remarks, he described himself as a “peacemaker” and said he wants to be remembered that way in the future. He explained that he truly believes in this role and hopes it becomes part of his lasting…
Washington: Billionaire Elon Musk joined the phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump earlier this week, the New York Times reported. Trump had called Modi to discuss the war with Iran on Tuesday, the first interaction between the two leaders since Israel and the US’ military strikes on Iran began…
Kathmandu: Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ was on Friday appointed as the Prime Minister of Nepal, making him the youngest elected leader to hold the top executive post in the Himalayan nation. President Ramchandra Paudel appointed Balen, the parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), as the prime minister in accordance with Article 76 (1)…
