Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has spoken of how hostile the environment was even when he and other officials from Tehran were holding talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. He said he asked Witkoff during the talks whether he had ever sat in talks with “a chance of being bombed at any…
Confidence in the U.S. president among Indians has fallen to its lowest level in roughly 25 years, and unfavourable views of America have climbed to a record high, even as overall favourability dropped sharply, according to historical data from global opinion surveys conducted annually by the Pew Research Centre. The record-high disapproval ratings during Trump’s…
French investors are warming to Hong Kong again, the city’s finance chief has said, citing a “marked difference” in local perceptions compared with his last visit to Paris two years ago. The shift is driven by Hong Kong’s strong market performance and an improved geopolitical situation, especially following US President Donald Trump’s recent visit to…
United States President Donald Trump went on a social media spree on Sunday (local time) as he shared multiple artificial intelligence-generated images and videos showing the United States attacking Iran on his instruction. In one of the many AI-generated photos, Trump is seen walking with an alien with its hands seemingly tied. (Truth Social/Donald Trump)…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he will increase tariffs on European cars and trucks, claiming that the EU was “not complying with our fully agreed-upon trade deal”. US President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House…
US President Donald Trump, on Saturday local time, stated that he believes ‘people who do the most’ are often targeted by people, in reference to the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ dinner. US President Donald Trump, on Saturday local time, stated that he believes ‘people who do the most’ are often targeted by…
United States signalled on Thursday that Iranian players will be allowed to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, even as it drew a firm line on who can accompany them. Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Bloomberg)…
Iranian officials are reportedly “too afraid” to hold an elaborate funeral service for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel. Earlier in March, IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported that Ali Khamenei’s body would be buried in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad. (AP) Tehran is yet to…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy have reportedly issued a warning to vessels following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Tankers have been asked not to approach the chokepoint and have also been warned that doing so would be considered cooperation with the “enemy”, multiple news reports have said, citing Iranian state media. Ships and tankers…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has met European Union representatives to discuss opportunities for cooperation, with the chief executive saying both sides highlighted a shared belief in multilateralism amid increasing tensions and market turmoil. Ambassador Harvey Rouse, head of the EU Office in Hong Kong, called for both sides to work together, describing the…