President Donald Trump’s administration has touted ‌its success at ​taking out suspected drug ⁠trafficking vessels in the eastern ‌Pacific and the Caribbean

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Ningbo, in southern Zhejiang Province of China, was once a historic maritime hub shaped by Buddhist culture and trade. It has now emerged as a key hub for showcasing China’s green industrial push, where electric vehicles, advanced manufacturing, and tightly integrated supply chains are powering the country’s bid for global leadership in the technologies of the future. Ananth Krishnan reports from the port city

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From podcasts and therapy-speak to breadcrumbing and attachment styles, modern dating has become saturated with emotional vocabulary. So why are situationships still thriving?

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Mr. Trump’s lawsuit ⁠says the Journal tarnished his reputation with an article describing a birthday card to deceased sex offender Epstein as bearing Mr. Trump’s signature

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Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed on ‌social media that there had been fighting in the area, as did the ⁠Army, but neither provided details on the death toll

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In his first encyclical, the pope has warned against algorithmic dehumanisation, but Frank Herbert already gave that genre of personality a name sixty years ago 

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The mixed signals have thrown into question talks aimed at formally ending the war that began on February 28 with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran

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Iran and the U.S. have traded threats for weeks while negotiating through Pakistani mediation

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The Cannes Film Festival has perfected the art of embracing politics without letting agent provocateurs scuttle the event

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Lindsey Graham asked Pakistan to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's call to mediators in the U.S.-Iran war to join the Accords.

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Canadian citizens, permanent residents and other foreign nationals who have been in affected areas in ⁠recent weeks and do not have symptoms will have to quarantine for 21 days from May 30, ‌according to a statement from Canada’s public health agency

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Ozgur Ozel and the core leadership of the Republican People's Party, or CHP, were removed from their posts on May 26 by a court order that many people consider to be politically motivated

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Authorities ⁠initially imposed an internet blackout from January 8 in response to nationwide ‌anti-government protests before a new blackout was initiated following the start of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on ‌February 28

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Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, leader of a small ‌far-right ⁠party in Mr. Netanyahu’s cabinet, has frequently made comments that go beyond official Israeli ⁠policy, including that Israel must annex southern Lebanon and Gaza

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The United States and Iran have observed a ceasefire since April 8 while mediators push for a negotiated settlement, although Iran has imposed controls on Gulf shipping, and the U.S. has blockaded Iran's ports

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U.S. Secretary of State underlines strategic alliance with India, calls Iran the ‘world’s leading sponsor of terrorism’, says Tehran has been holding civilian vessels hostage; S. Jaishankar calls for ‘safe and unimpeded maritime commerce’

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The Trump administration, which has imposed a punishing blockade on Cuba, has indicted the 94-year old former revolutionary leader and President, in a replay of the farcical accusations that led to the U.S. abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro early this year

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The strike has drawn a strong reaction from top Russian officials, with President Vladimir Putin ordering the Army to prepare a response

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A total of 247 miners were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province when the accident occurred on May 22 night

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, however, said the visit did not necessarily mean “we have reached a turning point or a decisive situation”

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Donald Trump told reporters that ‌Donald Trump Jr. wanted his father to attend, but that it ​was going to be a “small private affair”

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Tulsi Gabbard ​cited her husband’s recent diagnosis with ⁠a rare form of bone ⁠cancer as the reason for resignation

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“I’ve been a strong supporter of NATO my entire career,” said Marco Rubio

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The overall toll still remains unclear, partly because relatives of the victims have removed bodies of their loved ones, police said

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Burhan alias Arjumand Gulzar Dar, alias Doctor, a commander of the Al Badr terror group, was designated as a terrorist by India in April 2022 for his involvement in a series of terror acts in Jammu and Kashmir

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The Justice Department charged the influential former President over the deadly 1996 downing of two civilian planes manned by anti-Castro pilots

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On nuts, resilient insects and knowing your place in society

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued their own threat, saying, “if the aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will this time spread far beyond the region, and our devastating blows will crush you”

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The 82-year-old sports and equality icon received her Bachelor of Arts in History from Cal State Los Angeles on May 18

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The unclaimed drone struck an electrical generator on May 17 near the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant in Barakah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, triggering a fire but causing no injuries nor radiation leak

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Global turmoil has heightened the need for stable China-U.S. ties

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At India-Norway Business and Research Summit, Modi, Store discuss enhancing investment, trade in India

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Donald Trump said he had “further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached”

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At least two people were killed when the assailant opened fire at a restaurant, with the two others killed elsewhere and the assailant fleeing in a car

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Lawmaker Wes Streeting, who quit as Health Minister last week, said on Saturday (May 17) he would stand in any formal leadership contest.

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks followed the Israeli military’s announcement that Ezzedine Al-Haddad, commander of Hamas’s armed wing, had been killed in an airstrike in Gaza on May 15

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The victims were six men, three women, and a child, and all were shot in the early hours of May 17

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Canada’s national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive

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246 suspected cases had been reported as of ‌Saturday (May 16, 2026) in DRC’s Ituri province across at least three health zones, including ⁠Bunia, Rwampara and Mongbwalu

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India and the Netherlands inked a number of agreements to further enhance their cooperation in a range of areas

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Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weeken

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Rogers Devia died in an attack by gunmen in the rural area of Cubarral, a city he governed between 2020-2023 lying 170 kilometres (105 miles) south of the capital Bogota

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The cruise missile hit the nine-story corner block during what the Ukrainian air force said was Russia's biggest barrage of the country since its all-out invasion

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U.S. President said the U.S. “suffered immeasurably with open borders, high taxes, transgender for everybody, men in women's sports, Diversity-Equity-Inclusion (DEI), horrible trade deals, rampant crime, and so much more!”

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These neighbourhood grocery stores stock up on fresh produce and preserved meats from the seven States, and serve as a lifeline for the North East community. We speak to the people behind them who run their businesses here, even as conflict continues back home

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The new High Commissioner paid tributes to the statues of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square and Parliament Square and to Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar at Ambedkar House in London upon assuming charge

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The announcement comes just a day after U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee revealed that Israel had sent Iron Dome air-defence weapons to the UAE along with personnel to operate them

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Europe must push for a negotiated settlement to Ukraine war

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The U.S. President sought to downplay differences with Chinese President Xi Jinping over Iran and the shadow the conflict is casting on global oil markets

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They have been charged with conspiracy, wilfully failing to immediately inform U.S. Coast Guard of a known hazardous condition, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and false statements

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The group declined to support stronger measures from some European governments and withheld details, but French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the Ministers had decided to sanction Hamas leaders

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The security official said, “Israeli forces established a base in an abandoned airstrip, built by Saddam Hussein, in the Najaf desert”

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The U.S. President described Iran’s proposal as a “piece of garbage” which he was not going to waste time reading

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A British official said 20 of them had flown in on the special flight to Manchester; the other two did not live in Britain and would be travelling to their countries of residence

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Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of shipping, state TV said

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S. Jaishankar arrived in Port of Spain from Paramaribo on May 8 on the concluding leg of his three-nation tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at deepening India’s engagement with the Caribbean nations

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Iran on May 9 said it was still reviewing the United States’ proposal linked to ongoing negotiations over the West Asia conflict

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Attacks on May 8 were claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), who had already killed at least 30 people in attacks on villages on May 6

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The Russian President said he was ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a third country only once all conditions for a potential peace agreement were settled

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Iranian officials accused the United States of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to end the conflict

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Treasury said it remains ready to ‌take economic action against Iran’s ​military industrial base so Tehran cannot reconstitute its production capacity ⁠and project power outside its borders

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President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners

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The lifting of restrictions should clear the way for athletes from Belarus to compete ‌freely under their own flag and anthem, including in team sports, and allow them to ‌take ⁠part in all qualifying events starting later this year for the 2028 Los ⁠Angeles Olympics

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The West’s advantage lies not only in military alliances or economic scale, but in institutional resilience and its capacity to attract, integrate, and retain talent

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Analysts say the new Balendra Shah government, which has a whopping majority in Parliament, is trying to rule by ordinances and is bypassing legislative debate; it also faced pushback over clearance of ‘illegal’ settlements along riverbanks in Kathmandu Valley, that left many without homes

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A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the American blockade of Iran’s ports, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post

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Rubio will hold talks with Jaishankar and Ajit Doval, and call on Prime Minister Modi, in discussions that are expected to set the course for India-U.S. ties after several ups and downs over tariffs and sanctions

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The two were seized by Israeli forces and brought to Israel for questioning, while the others were taken to the Greek island of Crete and released

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"There's no oil blockade on Cuba, per se," Mr. Rubio said while guest-hosting the daily White House press briefing

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Mr. Trump said on Truth Social that he was now pausing ‘Project Freedom’ after a request by mediator Pakistan and other countries, saying that “Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement” with Tehran

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Lifelong learning should be elevated as a strategic policy priority, ILO tells governments; study finds only 16% of workers had any structured training in past year; highlights inequalities in access to learning

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The extension is to allow police more time to interrogate them, the pair's lawyer said

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Mamata percieved as hurdle in Teesta talks; ahead of Beijing trip, Bangladesh FM says, “Of course, Teesta will be discussed with China”; Dhaka demands greater share of Teesta waters

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worldRussia declares a ceasefire on May 8, 9 for Victory Day celebrations; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy announces his own ceasefire regime on May 5, 6

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The shooting near the National Mall occurred shortly after a motorcade carrying Vice-President J.D. Vance had passed by the area, U.S. Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said

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"We don't think that we're destined to submit to a more transactional, insular, and brutal world and gatherings such as these point to a better way forward," the Canadian Prime Minister told fellow leaders

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Three Indian nationals sustained injuries after the fire broke out on the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone, following a drone attack from Iran, local media reported

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“Project Freedom” would begin on Monday (May 4, 2026) morning in West Asia, Mr. Trump said, adding that his representatives are having discussions with Iran that could lead to something “very positive for all”

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The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde

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Nepal reiterates territorial claim to Lipulekh Pass, flags concerns over Kailash Manasarovar Yatra; India says the border pass has been long standing route for the yatra since 1954; it is unclear whether the Foreign Secretary will get to meet Nepal PM during the visit originally slated for May 11-12

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Why did Louisiana redraw districts, creating a new Black-majority district? How did Louisiana’s situation bring two legal problems into direct collision? What did the Court decide about the Voting Rights Act? What are the implications and concerns?

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The cartel, already grappling with changes in the global energy landscape, geopolitical tensions, and declining influence, faces a litmus test with the exit of the UAE, one of its top oil producers with capacity to influence the market

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A security source in Gao, south of Tessalit, said "no clashes took place" during the rebel forces' capture of Tessalit

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He did not elaborate on what he saw as shortcomings in the proposal received by Pakistani mediators

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In her new work at the Venice Biennale, artist Nalini Malini examines the patriarchal order in which violence against women is legitimised

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The vote on the U.S.-drafted resolution was 13-0 with Russia and China abstaining. It extends the mandate of the force until April 30, 2027

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The Supreme Court's ruling came in a congressional redistricting case out of Louisiana after the State created a district that gave the State its second Black representative to Congress

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Speaking to a delegation from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, President Joseph Aoun had earlier slammed “continuing Israeli violations” in south Lebanon

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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Donald Trump against "damaging consequences" of a new military action in Iran, Kremlin aide told reporters on April 29, after the two leaders spoke by phone.

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“After my term as chair ends ​on May 15, I will continue to serve as a governor for a period of time to ⁠be determined,” Mr. Powell told a news conference

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King Charles III acknowledged “times of great uncertainty” as he expressed gratitude to the American people and marked the 250th anniversary of independence from Britain in a speech to the U.S. Congress that highlighted the bonds between the two countries at a time of political turmoil.

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Democrats quickly pivoted to the ballooning costs of the war, the huge drawdown of critical U.S. munitions and the bombing of a school that killed children

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The U.S. should lift its blockade so that Iran can open the Strait of Hormuz

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In January, Mr. Trump threatened to stop all support for Iraq if two-time ex-premier Maliki, who has close ties to Iran, returned to power.

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Kyiv and Moscow have stepped up their aerial attacks over recent months, with both sides mainly targeting energy infrastructure

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Any deviation from these well-established and recognized principles would set a negative precedent and severely undermine the integrity and stability of shipping operations worldwide, IMO Secretary-General said

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The EU unveiled in March new "Made in Europe" rules for companies trying to access public funds in strategic sectors including cars, green tech and steel, obliging firms to meet minimum thresholds for EU-made parts

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The War Powers Act requires the President to seek authorisation from Congress for the continued use of military force abroad beyond 60 days of such involvement, raising questions over the Trump administration’s future course of action in the ongoing military engagement in West Asia

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Asked about NATO, Mr. Trump said he was “very, very disappointed” in the military alliance, which he has suggested the U.S. may consider leaving

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Mr. Trump slammed the petitioner in the case, contending that she had absolutely no standing to bring such a suit and it must be dropped immediately

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“No unreasonable blockade or pressure can shake our resolve and will to safeguard our dignity and connect with the international community,” he added

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Deeply polarised deputy FMs meeting in Delhi spell trouble for India’s BRICS Presidency; as the language of a joint statement eluded diplomats, India issued a ‘Chair’s Statement’ that reflected the subjects discussed

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In a country caught between external attacks and internal pressure, with much of its top leadership killed by its enemies, the Parliament Speaker, who cut his teeth in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war and served the IRGC as a commander, emerged as the new face of the revolutionary system

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Mr. Orbán said his party’s caucus in parliament would be “radically transformed” following the election loss, and that he would not take his seat

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Mr. Araghchi had left Islamabad and arrived in Muscat on Saturday (April 25) for meetings with Omani officials

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Pope Leo XIV’s anti-war stance is a reminder that politics was never meant to be morally silent or neutral

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This holiday home in a fishing hamlet near Chennai does not follow a predictable luxury-villa aesthetic and that’s why designers are booking it

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In this video, we cover the major shake-up as Raghav Chadha joins the BJP, protests by Telangana RTC employees, a new Opposition move targeting the Chief Election Commissioner, Iran war and more.

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During her visit to India, Ms. Baerbock will hold “multiple bilateral meetings with various government officials” and also meet the UN country team in India led by UN Resident Coordinator Stefan Priesner

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Two groups reportedly argued inside the food court and started shooting at each other

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Kyiv struck oil facilities in the southern town of Tuapse on April 20, triggering a huge blaze and sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky over the coastal city.

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A chemical gas reaction occurred at the plant involving nitric acid and another substance, an official said

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It is the first instance of a Taiwan President having to cancel an entire foreign trip due to denial of airspace access, representing a new Chinese strategy as its steps up ‌efforts to stifle the island’s efforts to engage internationally

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The U.S. President ⁠said he was acting at the request of ​Pakistan to ‌hold off attacks until Iranian leaders and representatives could come ‌up with what ​he called a unified proposal

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Iranian government sources told The Hindu that they plan to first reallow overflight operations that will bring a huge respite to all international airlines connecting Europe with Asia, including Indian carriers

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Loom, Legacy & Landmark is not just an exhibition of saris but a tribute in silk to a heritage that has endured

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In 2024, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu over allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including starvation as a method of warfare, in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.

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Her departure ‌makes her the third to leave U.S. ‌President ⁠Donald Trump’s cabinet in recent weeks

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In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the talks between the Saudi Foreign Minister and Mr. Doval had reviewed areas of India-Saudi cooperation, “alongside a discussion of the latest developments in the regional situation and an exchange of viewpoints regarding it”.

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In the latest episode of Above the Fold, we look at the next phase of peace talks between the US and Iran appear to be uncertain ahead of Wednesday’s ceasefire deadline. In other news, fresh violence that has gripped Manipur; a powerful earthquake that jolted Japan; the deadliest mass shooting in Louisiana; updates from the fireworks factory explosion in Virudhunagar, and more.

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Kim Jong Un expressed satisfaction with the test results, calling them proof that years of work by a specialised missile warhead research group had not been ‌in vain

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Mark Carney said tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump have affected workers in the auto and steel industries

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Hungarians have defeated a national autocrat and challenged a broader illiberal international alliance

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Fars cited one source as saying the lifting of a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports was a precondition for talks

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy warned vessels not to move from their anchorage in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, as “approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be considered as cooperation with the enemy"

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The 70-year-old pontiff, leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, has spoken out against the American President over the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, saying that in a world ‘being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’, peace ‘is everyone’s responsibility’

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Most of these ships are critical to India’s energy needs and are carrying crude oil

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Mr. Trump’s charge that Pope Leo caters to the radical left is incoherent on its face

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The U.S.-Israel ceasefire with Iran must hold across all fronts

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Pope Leo praised the peace movement and warned against allowing religion to enter conflicts

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AICC President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the INDIA bloc leaders have concluded deliberations on the Delimitation Bill, and the group has “unitedly” decided to oppose the Bill. In other news, Samrat Choudhary is sworn in as Bihar’s first BJP Chief Minister, the death toll rises to 16 in the Sakti power plant explosion in Chhattisgarh, and registration begins for the Amarnath Yatra starting July 3.

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The confirmation has come days after U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor said on a social media post that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India “next month”, i.e. in May

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The meeting comes at a critical juncture in the crisis in West Asia, a week into a fragile ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran. The parallel war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon has been a complicating factor in Pakistan’s mediation to end the wider conflict

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Beijing also denied aiding Iran militarily and threatened to hit back if U.S. President Donald Trump hikes tariffs against China on the allegation of helping Tehran

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Peter Magyar’s win may reverse hard-right domestic and foreign policies

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Asked about the post, Mr. Trump denied that he was trying to look like Jesus Christ

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Medics said the strike had hit a group of men outside a school in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. There was no immediate comment by the Israeli military

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"The forces of the 98th Division have completed the encirclement of the town of Bint Jbeil and have begun an assault on it," the military's Arabic-language spokesman Colonel Avichay Adraee said on X.

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The blockade will ​be enforced ‌impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports ‌and coastal areas, including ​all Iranian ports on the Arabian ⁠Gulf and Gulf of Oman, according to CENTCOM

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Mr. Magyar, 45, a political newcomer and former government insider, posed on social media that Mr. Orban "just called to congratulate us on our victory"

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U.S. and Iran must continue diplomatic efforts to end the war

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Iran "strongly rejected" Washington's claims that U.S. vessels entered the strait, military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari told state TV

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He also claimed major achievemnets on other fronts that posed threat to Israel-Syria, Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza

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After Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah in September 2024 and launched a ground offensive in Lebanon, many saw Hezbollah weakened; but over the past 40-plus days, the ‘Party of God’ has fired hundreds of rockets and drones, denying an easy victory to the invading Israeli forces

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The judges intensely questioned lawyers for both the plaintiffs and the government about what certain terms mean, including what precisely the term “balance-of-payments deficits” meant when it was used in the Trade Act of 1974 and what it means today

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IOR Ministers in Mauritius, for conference overshadowed this year by the US-Israel war with Iran and peace talks

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"The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!" - U.S. President’s post on Truth Social read

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"We did not seek war and we do not want it," Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in the message read out on state TV

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First Lady ‌Melania Trump said she ‌had never had ​a relationship with Epstein or his associate ⁠Ghislaine Maxwell, with whom she said ‌she had only a casual correspondence

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U.S.Vice-President J.D. Vance said Israel had agreed to show restraint in Lebanon, without ‌providing details

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U.S. should not allow Israel to sabotage the ceasefire with Iran

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Hundreds of merchant ships are stuck in the Gulf unable to move up or down the Strait of Hormuz

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The victims were two men and two women, and the military said they were all Israeli civilians from one family.

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The WTO’s fourteenth Ministerial Conference has showed up the cracks in the rules-based system

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Health Ministry figures ​show there have been ⁠17 confirmed deaths from measles so far, with 113 suspected deaths and more than 7,500 suspected infections ‌nationwide

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The Democratic congressman, who combines points from America First nationalism with the welfarism of the Democratic left, proposes state support for the development of manufacturing and the working class, and calls for moderation in maximalist tech capitalism

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U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat came after a strike near an Iranian nuclear power plant prompted evacuations, with the Revolutionary Guards saying they hit a commercial ship in Bahrain allegedly linked to Israel

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Over 100 international law experts in the U.S., ‌including from ⁠schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the University ⁠of California, say the conduct of U.S. forces and statements by senior U.S. officials “raise serious concerns about violations of international human rights ​law and international humanitarian law, ‌including potential war crimes”

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Milliners of India are painting the landscape of the country’s fashion industry with vibrant hues, one hat at a time

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At a depth of 150 km, Afghanistan was the epicentre of the earthquake, which also shook Pakistan

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“At the request of the ‌Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, I have issued an order ‌prohibiting the 40th edition of ‌the ⁠Annual Meeting of Muslims of ⁠France, from April 3 to April 6 at the Paris–Le Bourget Exhibition Centre,” the ​Paris Police ‌Chief Patrice Faure said in a post on X

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Even after a ceasefire is declared, the effects of violent conflict take years to heal

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The neighbours and one-time allies have been locked in an escalating conflict over claims from Islamabad that Afghanistan is harbouring militants responsible for cross-border attacks, which the Taliban government denies

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Trump says U.S. forces will 'finish the job' in Iran soon, 'core strategic objectives are nearing completion'; Iran's President asked the people of the United States if the West Asia conflict was truly putting "America First", accusing the U.S. of war crimes and being influenced by Israel

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The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro still hangs over Latin America as countries fear getting sucked into Trump’s so-called war on narco-terrorism

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Iraqi officials say kidnappers have seized an American female journalist in Baghdad, and security forces are chasing the group

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"We advise the employees of these institutions to immediately leave their workplaces to preserve their lives," says Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

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Lebanon was pulled into the West Asia conflict in early March when Israeli-U.S. strikes killed Iran's supreme leader and Tehran-backed Hezbollah responded by firing rockets at Israel.

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Netanyahu says Iran war goals achieved 'beyond halfway point'; Three UN peacekeepers killed in south Lebanon

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Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes and that as a signatory of the NPT it has the right to peaceful nuclear enrichment

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Mr. Sharif was talking to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, who called on the Prime Minister, according to a statement by the PMO

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The conflict, which began with joint Israel-U.S. strikes on February 28, spread throughout West Asia and sent ripples through the global economy

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Weekly protests against the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran on February 28 have been taking place in Tel Aviv and elsewhere, initially drawing only a few dozen participants

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The former soldier who has resigned as the National Counterterrorism chief over the war on Iran says Israel and its powerful lobby led the U.S. into the conflict

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Handala Hack Team claims breach of director's Gmail account; expert says Iranian hackers are hoping to embarrass U.S. officials as West Asia war drags on

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After studying furniture design in Florence, Mrinalini Kumari launches Loonawara, which blends heritage, wildlife and design with home decor

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In a country where geography mirrors diversity and authority remains contested, elections in Myanmar unfold detached from realities on the ground; with key Opposition forces excluded and large swathes of the nation outside effective participation, the exercise underscores how the absence of pluralism and federal accommodation continue to undermine any meaningful democratic transition

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Trump made ⁠the comments at a Cabinet meeting in the ​White House

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An Indian and a Pakistani were killed in Abu Dhabi by missile debris; the Indian Embassy offers condolences and support

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