US President Donald Trump has made it clear that Iran will not receive any sanctions relief until a final peace agreement is reached, reaffirming Washington’s strategy of maintaining maximum economic pressure on Tehran even as negotiations continue. Speaking in an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press, Trump said frozen Iranian assets would remain inaccessible […]
Tensions in West Asia deepened as Iran condemned US strikes on its coastal radar installations, calling the action “provocative” and accusing Washington of escalating an already volatile conflict. The strikes came amid renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, with Lebanon’s political leadership issuing unusually sharp warnings to Tehran to stop interfering in the country’s internal
Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone offensives to date, striking multiple regions across Russia just a day after President Vladimir Putin publicly rejected a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The escalation underscores the widening gulf between the two sides as diplomatic efforts remain stalled. Russia’s defence ministry said its air‑defence systems intercepted
Tensions in the Gulf spiked again as Bahrain and Kuwait issued strong condemnations of Iranian missile strikes, calling them a direct violation of their sovereignty and a threat to regional stability. The renewed attacks come despite a fragile ceasefire that has been in place since April, following the conflict triggered by US–Israeli strikes on Iran
The United States has blocked a joint Pakistan–China proposal at the United Nations to designate the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its suicide wing, the Majeed Brigade, under the UN Security Council’s 1267 terror sanctions regime, marking a significant diplomatic setback for Islamabad and Beijing. According to reports, Washington argued that there was insufficient evidence
India has issued a strong and unequivocal protest against Pakistan’s decision to hold elections in the so‑called Gilgit‑Baltistan Assembly, calling the move an attempt to legitimise Islamabad’s illegal occupation of Indian territory. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Pakistan has no locus standi to conduct any administrative or electoral exercise in regions that legally
The Trump administration has reversed its controversial plan that would have required employment‑based green card applicants already living in the United States to leave the country and complete processing from abroad — a proposal that triggered intense backlash from corporate America, immigration lawyers, and skilled workers, especially from India. According to multiple reports, the policy
Iran has informed Pakistan that it is open to transferring part of its enriched uranium stockpile to a third country, a move seen as a potential confidence‑building step in efforts to reduce tensions with the United States. According to reports, Tehran prefers sending the material to a neutral partner such as Russia, rather than handing
India has announced a significant natural gas discovery off the east coast of the Andaman Islands, marking a major breakthrough in the country’s push for deep‑sea energy exploration. Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri confirmed that the find was made at the Sri Vijayapuram‑3 well, located around 15 km offshore, in waters that have long
A routine turnaround at Frankfurt Airport turned into a serious safety incident on Thursday when the nose landing gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787‑9 suddenly collapsed at a gate, injuring several crew and ground staff. The aircraft, scheduled to operate Flight LH450 to Los Angeles, was parked at the terminal when the front gear gave
