The US president Donald Trump’s administration is considering expanding travel ban to as many as 36 more countries, most of them African countries. In a confidential document reviewed by The Washington Post on June 14, the document was signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and sent to US diplomats active in the relevant More
Israel and Iran continued exchanging attacks for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, as regional tensions intensified and US President Donald Trump called on civilians to evacuate Tehran, citing Iran’s rejection of a proposed nuclear agreement. Iranian media reported explosions and heavy air defense activity over Tehran early Tuesday morning. In Israel, air raid sirens More
Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa in an early morning raid on Monday, Reuters reported, as hostilities between Iran and Israel continue to escalate. Israel’s national emergency service confirmed that three people were killed in central Israel, with dozens more wounded in the overnight strikes. The attacks were part of More
At least seven people were killed after an Indian helicopter crashed in Uttarakhand state, India, on Sunday. According to India Today, the helicopter took off at 5:17 a.m. from Kedarnath, en route to Guptkashi, carrying passengers. It reportedly veered off course due to severe weather conditions in the valley. Officials confirmed that poor visibility and More
About 700 Pakistani military personnel have been killed in the past two years, the country’s defense ministry has said. Daily Times quoted Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif as saying on Sunday, without providing clear details, that civilians and around 700 Pakistani military personnel have been killed over the past two years. He claimed: “The More
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump held a 50-minute phone call on the Middle East crisis, the Kremlin said. Putin condemned Israeli attacks on Iran; Trump spoke of America’s willingness to negotiate with Tehran. Reuters, citing the Kremlin, reported that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin exchanged views on recent developments in More
Israel and Iran have exchanged a fresh wave of strikes, fuelling fears of a wider conflict after Israel intensified its military campaign against its main regional rival. The latest wave of Iranian strikes began shortly after 11:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, when air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and Haifa, sending around one million More
Iran has accused the United States of supporting Israeli attacks on its soil, a claim made during a United Nations Security Council meeting, media reports said on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly condemned the Israeli strikes and expressed Russia’s readiness to mediate between the two sides. According to reports, Iran launched retaliatory missile attacks More
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have urged both Israel and Iran to show maximum restraint and avoid at all costs a descent into deeper conflict. He condemned “any military escalation in the Middle East,” said Farhan Haq, his deputy spokesperson in a statement. The UN chief “is particularly concerned by Israeli attacks on nuclear installations in More
Iranian media said Iran’s airspace has been closed to all flights until further notice following Israeli attacks on targets in Iran, with carriers scrambling to divert and cancel flights to keep passengers and crew safe.. According to IRNA, Mehdi Ramezani, Director of Public Relations for the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, said that the country’s More
