Donald Trump has announced that the United States will begin assisting commercial vessels stranded in the Gulf amid escalating tensions linked to the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran. According to a report by Reuters, the initiative is set to commence on Monday. While specific operational details remain limited, Trump indicated the effort would focus on More
At least 11 people have been killed and 31 others injured after a tourist bus crashed in the western Mexican state of Nayarit. According to Reuters, the incident occurred on Friday during the Labor Day holiday weekend, turning what was meant to be a leisure trip into a tragedy. The bus, traveling from the state More
In response to a nine-point proposal from the United States, Iran has presented a 14-point plan centered on achieving a “complete end to the war.” Donald Trump has stated that the proposal will be reviewed soon. According to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, the plan was developed as a direct response to Washington’s earlier proposal. While More
Marking World Press Freedom Day, Amnesty International has said that 2025 is the deadliest year on record for journalists worldwide, with 129 killed so far. Observed on Sunday, 3 May, World Press Freedom Day is designated by the United Nations and UNESCO to promote media freedom, support journalists facing threats, and remind governments of their More
The US Department of Defense has announced that it will withdraw 5,000 American troops from Germany. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of around 5,000 US troops from Germany, the Pentagon said on Friday. The move comes after President Donald Trump reportedly threatened to pull troops following remarks made by German Chancellor Friedrich More
The Trump administration has bypassed congressional review to approve military sales totaling more than $8.6 billion to Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, according to media reports on Saturday. The US State Department announced the approvals on Friday, at a time when the conflict involving the United States and Israel against Iran has More
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned its citizens from traveling to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq. According to Reuters, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that its citizens must leave these countries. The ministry also urged Emiratis currently in those countries to depart immediately and return home. Meanwhile, the UAE’s official news More
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports amounts to an “extension of military operations” by Washington and is “intolerable”. Pezeshkian wrote on his X account: “The world has witnessed Iran’s tolerance and peace-seeking nature. What is being carried out under the name of a maritime blockade is an More
According to reports, a senior Pentagon official told a U.S. congressional hearing that the United States has so far spent $25 billion in the war with Iran. Reuters reported that during a congressional hearing held to defend Donald Trump’s request for an increase in the military budget, Adam Smith, a Democratic member of Congress’s defense More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his US counterpart in a phone call that if the United States resumes conflict with Iran, it would have “dire consequences” for Washington. Newsweek reported that the Kremlin on Wednesday warned of “dire consequences” if fighting with Iran resumes amid a ceasefire, following a phone call between Putin and More
