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Yemen’s Houthis vow to continue military operations despite Iran-Israel ceasefire

Aden: Yemen’s Houthi group announced that it will continue military operations against Israel, hours after US President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel. The announcement was made in…
Middle East

Iran carries out three more executions over spying for Israel

Tehran: Iran executed three more prisoners on Wednesday over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency reported, the latest hangings connected to its war with Israel. The hangings happened in Urmia…

India

India evacuates over 3,100 Indians from Iran, Israel

New Delhi: India on Tuesday evacuated over 1,100 citizens from Iran and Israel amid ongoing tensions between the two countries, taking the number of evacuees under Operation Sindhu to 3,170. It brought…
News

Israeli forces fire at people waiting for food aid in Gaza, 25 killed

Deir al-Balah: Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza early Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian witnesses and hospitals said. The…
World

Operation to assist New Zealanders in Middle East

Auckland: The Government continues to call for diplomacy and dialogue in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “We acknowledge developments in the last 24 hours, including President Trump’s announcement of…
India

219 Indian nationals from Iran, 161 from Israel arrive in Delhi on Tuesday

New Delhi: A total of 380 Indian nationals — 219 from Iran and 161 from Israel — arrived safely in New Delhi on Tuesday as part of the government’s ongoing Operation Sindhu,…
Middle East

3 killed, several wounded as Iranian missile hits apartment complex in Israel

Tel Aviv: Three people were killed and several others injured after an Iranian ballistic missile struck an apartment complex in Beersheba, as Iran launched eight missiles targeting central and southern Israel on…

Middle East

Concerned at possible escalation in Israel-Iran conflict, Pak supports Tehran’s right of defence

Islamabad: Pakistan’s top security body on Monday raised concerns at the possibility of further escalation in Israel-Iran conflict after US strikes in Iran and expressed regret that these attacks coincided with a…
Opinions

Opinion: One region, two wars, and a world that doesn’t care

If peace is the goal, war cannot be the solution. And yet, war is what the world continues to embrace – in the name of peace, in the name of justice, in…
Middle East

After US, Israel strikes Iran’s Fordow nuclear site; 6 military airports targeted

Israel on Monday, June 23, launched a fresh strike on Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility at the Fordow nuclear site, south of Tehran, alongside six military airports. The attack followed a US…
Middle East

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel

Tehran: Iran on Monday executed a man found to be guilty of spying for the Israeli intelligence service, the judiciary of the Islamic Republic reported. “Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh was hanged this…
Middle East

‘Even if they kill me’: Activist Mahmoud Khalil vows to speak up for Palestine

Newark: A Palestinian activist who was detained for more than three months pushed his infant son’s stroller with one hand and cheered as he was welcomed home Saturday by supporters, including US…
Telangana

Six Telangana students return from Iran, Israel amid conflict

Hyderabad: Six students from Telangana who were stranded in Iran and Israel due to the ongoing conflict returned to Hyderabad on Monday, June 23. The students arrived at the Telangana Bhavan in…
Business

Oil prices surge to five-month high amid Iran-Israel conflict

New Delhi: Oil prices rose to their highest level since January this year on Monday after the US strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, with the country threatening to shut Strait of…
Business

Rupee falls 17 paise to 86.72 against US dollar amid rise in global crude oil prices

Mumbai: Rupee declined 17 paise to 86.72 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday as global crude oil prices surged following the US’s attack on three nuclear facilities in Iran.…