Pakistan formally summoned the United States’ Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad on Wednesday, lodging a strong protest after US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor described Jammu and Kashmir as an important part of India during a visit to the region. Natalie Baker, the US envoy in Islamabad, was called in to face Pakistan’s objections over the […]
As tensions between the United States and Iran spiral toward their most dangerous point in years — punctuated by President Trump’s threat to bomb a longstanding American ally, Oman, over its mediating role — India finds itself once again navigating the delicate art of strategic neutrality. New Delhi has said little publicly about the unfolding
Bangladesh is awaiting a formal response from New Delhi on Dhaka’s request to create a “propitious environment” for a possible visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India, with diplomatic exchanges intensifying amid a widening trust deficit between the two neighbours. According to diplomatic sources cited in Prothom Alo, discussions between Dhaka and Delhi are
The United Arab Emirates issued an urgent missile‑threat alert on Tuesday, instructing residents across multiple emirates — including Dubai — to move to safe locations and follow official guidance. The warning marks the first such alert in months, coming amid renewed tensions across West Asia following the expiry of a US–Iran memorandum aimed at reducing
India’s Chief of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth met Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah in Kathmandu on Tuesday, a day after being conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army, a longstanding military tradition symbolising deep trust and cooperation between the two neighbours. Seth, who arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday for a three‑day
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed on Monday that they had launched an attack on a Saudi military vessel and four accompanying patrol boats in the Red Sea, marking a significant escalation in the group’s ongoing campaign against Saudi Arabia. The reported strike took place off the coast of Mokha, a region that has repeatedly emerged as
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has firmly denied claims made by US President Donald Trump that Washington was engaged in backchannel discussions with the Iranian military force, dismissing the assertion as a “delusion.” The IRGC’s spokesman said the accusation stemmed from what he characterized as American desperation and battlefield setbacks rather than any genuine diplomatic
President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Oman, a longtime American ally in the Gulf, threatening military action if the sultanate interferes with Washington’s objectives regarding the Strait of Hormuz. In blunt remarks made during a Fox News interview on Monday, the president said the United States would strike Oman hard if it
At least 47 people have died and more than 100 were injured after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores island, with rescuers continuing searches through rubble and landslides. Rescuers continued searching collapsed buildings and landslide debris on Sunday after the powerful earthquake struck the island, forcing thousands from their homes. Authorities focused on areas
A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Moscow region sparked a major fire at a Wildberries warehouse, sending thick smoke into the sky and killing at least six people across the country, according to Russian authorities. Russia said Ukraine launched one of its largest overnight drone attacks since the start of the war on August
