Last Updated:May 25, 2026, 14:30 IST Shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz has remained under pressure since tensions involving Iran escalated earlier this year. Strait of Hormuz. File pic/AP Iran on Monday clarified that it was charging ships for “navigational services” while passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz and not imposing any transit…
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday renewed calls for a ceasefire after the WHO office in Kyiv was hit by debris amid ongoing Russian strikes on Ukraine.“Last night @WHOUkraine office in Kyiv was hit by debris from one of many strikes in the city,” Tedros wrote in a post on X.Sharing images…
After weeks of diplomacy and claims about a breakthrough, the US-Iran peace deal remains deadlocked. US President Donald Trump says a framework has been “largely negotiated”, and discussions are underway with countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. The US and Iran have been working towards a peace agreement to end the…
Talking about the proposed Iran deal in his recent post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump said that any agreement reached with Tehran under his leadership would be a “good and proper one,” unlike the nuclear deal negotiated during former President Barack Obama’s administration.“If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a…
Donald trump’s most enduring legacy may be his imprint on the Supreme Court. In his first term he appointed three justices—Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett—creating a 6-3 conservative majority. The court has since delivered several landmark rulings applauded by the president and his supporters. The constitutional right to abortion is gone; affirmative…
Geopolitical tensions and a funding crisis are jeopardising peacekeeping missions, particularly those under the auspices of the United Nations, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute warned on Monday. Global tension, funding woes threaten peacekeeping missions: SIPRI Just under 79,000 international personnel were deployed in international peacekeeping operations at the end of 2025, the lowest number…
The peace deal between the United States and Iran may be announced soon, with both US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirming the progress made in talks. The Strait of Hormuz, which is a key passage for around 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas shipping, was closed after…
Amid peace negotiations with Iran, US President Donald Trump has hinted at a new order in the West Asia region. Taking to Truth Social on Sunday, Trump made a reference to the Abraham Accords, stating that Tehran may just join the pact, which looks to normalise ties between Arab nations and Israel. US President Donald…
At least 24 people were killed in southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan on Sunday after a train carrying military personnel was reportedly hit by an an explosive-laden car when the train was passing a signal at Chaman Pattak in Quetta. A crane lifts a carriage of a train at the site after an explosion that targeted a…
Billboards showing a turbaned man with a ‘no entry’ sign, put up by a candidate in upcoming local body elections in Taiwan, have unsettled the small but growing Indian community on the island – and drawn a sharp rebuke from one of the country’s most senior officials.The hoardings were put up about a fortnight ago…