Tehran/Washington: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday seized three ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz as US President Donald Trump extended a temporary ceasefire between both countries. The IRGC, in a statement earlier in the day, confirmed the seizure of two ships. “The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval force this morning identified and stopped…
London: The European Union (EU) on Wednesday expressed solidarity with the people of India in commemoration of the first anniversary of the “heinous terrorist attack” in Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 people on April 22 last year. In a statement on behalf of the 27-member economic bloc, the EU reiterated its condemnation of…
Jerusalem: Vowing to fight against terrorism “resolutely” in “all its forms”, Israel on Wednesday expressed solidarity with grieving India on the first anniversary of the dastardly Pahalgam attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people on April 22 last year. “On behalf of the State of Israel, on one year to the Pahalgam terror attack,…
Washington: US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Islamabad, for peace talks with Iran to end the seven-week war, has been put on hold after Tehran failed to respond to American negotiating positions, local media reported on Tuesday. Vance was scheduled to depart Tuesday morning for Islamabad, where talks were set to resume on Wednesday,…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran at the request of mediator Pakistan, saying the move was aimed at giving Tehran’s fractured leadership time to come up with a unified proposal to end the seven-week war. The dramatic announcement came just hours before the two-week ceasefire announced on April 8…
Washington/Islamabad: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to bomb Iran if they do not agree to a deal before the end of the two-week ceasefire on Wednesday, even as Pakistan urged the two sides to extend the truce and give diplomacy a chance. Trump had indicated that his team of negotiators could reach Islamabad…
London: The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, has held a wide range of high-level discussions with military counterparts and ministers on the evolving nature of conflict and countering emerging challenges in the Indo-Pacific in London this week. General Chauhan called on Luke Pollard, UK Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Readiness & Industry,…
United Nations: India’s economy is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent this year and 6.6 per cent in 2027, according to a report by the United Nations. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in the report released Monday that economies in South and South-West Asia grew…
Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until Tehran had agreed a peace deal to end the war. “THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a ‘DEAL,’ is absolutely destroying Iran,” Trump said on social media. “They are losing 500…
Singapore: Countries standing up for freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz are sending “the right message”, the head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said as tensions between Iran and the United States continue to threaten global shipping. Speaking to Singapore media on Monday, Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the IMO, also cautioned against…
