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Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to unite against ‘real enemy’
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite and confront what he described as attempts by the United States and…
- Middle East
Netanyahu condemns rioters after West Bank settler violence
Cairo: Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters.” Israeli strikes and fire have killed…
- World
US police officer killed, another injured in shooting in park
Columbia: A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a “gunfight” Saturday, August 29, after responding to a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W H…
- India
Hindu who wants no Muslims in Bharat is no Hindu: Bhagwat in US
New York: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday, August 29, said if any Hindu thinks that there should be no Muslims in Bharat, he will not remain a Hindu.…
- Middle East
Iran’s Pezeshkian urges Trump to avoid turmoil, pursue dialogue
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged US President Donald Trump to avoid creating further turmoil, saying Tehran believes its differences with Washington can be resolved through dialogue and implementation of a…
- India
Sitharaman begins 6-day US visit for G20 talks, business meets
Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman landed in the US for a six-day visit, during which she will participate in the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting and hold talks with CEOs and business leaders…
- World
Donald Trump to mark 25th 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon
Washington: President Donald Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Trump confirmed his plans Friday, August 28. Vice President JD Vance will attend the New…
- Middle East
US revokes visa of Iraqi woman honoured by Biden administration
Washington: The United States has revoked the visa of an Iraqi national honoured by the previous Biden administration after she was placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terror Watchlist, the State…
- Middle East
Iran urges countries not to join ‘illegal’ US sanctions
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday, August 28, urged countries not to join Washington’s unilateral sanctions against Iran. In a statement, the ministry condemned US sanctions policies against Iran, saying they…
- Middle East
Iran’s FM says US must drop pressure to put diplomacy on track
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the United States must abandon pressure and build trust if diplomacy is to be put back on track. In a post on X on…
- World
US senators demand report on Americans killed in West Bank
Washington: A group of US senators plans to introduce a privileged resolution requiring the State Department to report to Congress on escalating violence in the occupied West Bank, including the killings of…
- Middle East
US actions in Iran war face scrutiny over possible war crimes
Washington: The Trump administration has consistently viewed itself as being above international law. Not only does it claim international law doesn’t apply to the United States, but it has imposed sanctions on…
- India
Row deepens over Bhagwat’s NY rally as X account briefly blocked
Hyderabad: The X account of American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD), the organisers behind Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s upcoming New York event, went briefly dark on Thursday, August 27,…
- Hyderabad
Ex-roommate held in Agra for Hyderabad woman’s murder in US
Hyderabad: An accused in the alleged murder of a city-based woman in the US was traced in Agra, police said on Thursday, August 27. Arjun Sharma (26), the suspect in the murder…
- Middle East
Maritime threat remains severe after Strait of Hormuz attack
The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) on Thursday, August 27, maintained its regional maritime threat level at severe, reporting a confirmed tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz and continued security risks…