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US shoots down multiple Iranian drones near Hormuz
On the 106th day of the US-Israeli war on Saturday, June 13, tensions remained high across the Middle East as the United States and Iran exchanged statements on security and diplomacy, with…
- India
Trump claims Iran attacked Indian ships, Tehran says ‘baseless’
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday, June 12, accused Iran of carrying out drone attacks against Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz, describing the alleged action as “totally unacceptable”, while…
- Middle East
US lawmakers seek medical corridor for Gaza cancer patients
Washington: More than 60 US lawmakers have called on the Trump administration to help restore a medical corridor for cancer patients in Gaza, arguing that critically ill Palestinians are being denied access…
- Middle East
Details emerge of 14-point Iran-US memorandum
Tehran: As the United States and Iran move closer to a potential agreement, Iran’s state-affiliated Mehr News Agency on Friday, June 12, published details of a proposed 14-point memorandum of understanding covering…
- Middle East
Israeli firm BlackCore meddled in New York, Scotland polls
An Israeli private firm named BlackCore, already under scrutiny for alleged interference in France’s local elections in March this year, is now suspected of conducting digital influence operations targeting elections in New…
- India
India summons US envoy again over attack that killed 3 seafarers
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday, June 12, summoned US Charge d’Affaires Jason Meeks once again to lodge New Delhi’s protest against continuing attacks on commercial vessels off…
- Middle East
Israel frees Hamas co-founder Hassan Yousef after 2 years
Ramallah: Israel has released Hassan Yousef, a co-founder of Hamas and one of the movement’s most prominent figures in the occupied West Bank, after more than two years in administrative detention. His…
- Middle East
Iran calls US strike that killed three Indians ‘state piracy’
Tehran: Iran accused the United States of “state piracy” on Friday, June 12, after a US strike on a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman killed three Indian seafarers. In a…
- Middle East
Trump claims US secretly operated in Hormuz for weeks
Washington: US President Donald Trump claimed the United States had secretly conducted military operations in and around the Strait of Hormuz for weeks, moving ships and oil cargoes through the strategic waterway…
- Middle East
UN chief condemns US strike that killed three Indian seafarers
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the attack on a Palau-flagged tanker off the coast of Oman in which three Indian seafarers have been killed, his spokesperson said. On Wednesday,…
- Middle East
Trump warns US will hit Iran ‘very hard tonight’
US President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 11, warned that American forces would hit Iran “very hard tonight”, signalling a further escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran amid a widening regional…
- India
Father of killed Indian seafarer backed Gaza’s ethnic cleansing
Hours before the three Indian crew members were announced dead on Thursday, June 11, Rajesh Sharma, father of one of the seafarers, had asked for help to locate his son on social…
- Middle East
Kuwait reopens airspace, resumes flights after Iran tensions
Kuwait City: Kuwait reopened its airspace and resumed normal flight operations on Thursday, June 11, after lifting precautionary restrictions imposed earlier amid heightened regional security tensions. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation…
- Middle East
Israel set to approve USD 350M plan for 61 West Bank settlements
Israel’s cabinet is expected to approve a plan to fund the establishment of 61 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that could significantly expand settlement activity in the territory.…
- Middle East
War crime: US strikes hit Iranian water facility serving 20,000
US military strikes in southern Iran have damaged a drinking-water facility serving more than 20,000 people, according to an investigation by The New York Times (NYT). The attacks, carried out early on…
