Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reportedly elected Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the son of Ayatollah Khamenei, as the country’s next Supreme Leader, according to local media reports.
A growing chorus of Canadian journalists, commentators and public figures is urging the federal government to reconsider the deportation of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver at the centre of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
An Iranian aircraft was destroyed on the ground at Bushehr Airport during a fresh wave of military strikes, Iranian media reported on Tuesday, as hostilities between Iran and a joint US-Israeli coalition escalated sharply.
Loud explosions were heard across Dubai and Doha on Tuesday night as Iran continued drone and missile attacks on nations in the region hosting a United States military presence, media reports said.
Amazon said drones struck three of its Middle East data centers, causing service outages and significant disruption as the broader regional conflict intensifies.
A sophisticated intelligence campaign involving hacked traffic cameras, mobile network disruption and human sources reportedly paved the way for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a US–Israeli air strike in Tehran.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that India is preparing for “another war”, nearly a year after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
Residents across the United Arab Emirates watched the night sky flicker with distant flashes and felt windows tremble from muffled explosions.
Dubai — long regarded as one of the safest cities in the world and a magnet for the global elite — has suffered a major jolt after Iran reportedly targeted the emirate during the ongoing regional conflict.
In a bold gesture, Iran’s women’s national football team refused to sing their national anthem before their match against South Korea in the Asian Cup at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on Monday, media reports said.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu made his first televised appearance hours after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had targeted his office in Tel Aviv and facilities linked to Israel’s air force command.
Washington DC/IBNS: In a shift from his earlier hardline posture, US President Donald Trump said “boots on the ground” may not be necessary following the attack on the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, media reports said.
The US Embassy in Riyadh was struck by two drones on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence confirmed.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced an ambitious reset of the India–Canada relationship, agreeing to accelerate negotiations on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and deepen cooperation across energy, defence, artificial intelligence, talent mobility and trade.
US President Donald Trump on Monday said military operations against Iran could continue for as long as necessary, signalling no fixed timeline for an end to the campaign.
Three US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were shot down in separate friendly-fire incidents by Kuwaiti air defences, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday evening.
Air travel across the United Arab Emirates is beginning a cautious return to normal after days of disruption triggered by escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi preparing to restart limited flight operations.
Thousands of people gathered in Pakistan's Numaish region to offer their funeral prayers to seven people who were shot dead during the demonstration close to the US Consulate in Karachi over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran has claimed that its Kheibar Shekan missiles struck the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, intensifying uncertainty around the fate of Israel’s leadership as hostilities across the Middle East sharply escalate.
Police have recovered two bullet-riddled bodies from the Kech Kaur River area in Pakistan's Balochistan, media reports said.
As the violent escalation in the Middle East entered a third day on Monday sparked by the bombing of Iran by Israel and the United States, the head of the UN atomic energy agency urged a return to diplomacy, given the “increasing risk to nuclear safety” in the region.
The Middle East is burning, scores are dead, and missiles are crossing borders with alarming frequency — yet from the White House, the language remains restrained.
The Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia sustained limited damage after debris from the interception of two drones fell in its vicinity, according to media reports.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday confirmed the killing of two senior Iranian intelligence officials amid ongoing Israeli strikes in Tehran.
Kuwait’s Defence Ministry on Monday confirmed that several American fighter jets crashed in the country amid rising tensions across the Middle East. A ministry spokesperson, posting on the official X page, said all crew members survived and were immediately evacuated for medical evaluation and treatment.
Tensions in the wider Middle East conflict sharply escalated early Monday, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of military strikes against Hezbollah positions across Lebanon in response to projectiles fired toward northern Israeli territory.
Sydney/IBNS: Rita Panahi, a prominent host on Sky News Australia who fled Iran as a child, delivered a scathing reaction to the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a United States-led strike, calling it the possible end of decades of authoritarian rule, media reports said.
Israeli airstrikes targeted Gandhi Hospital in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian media reported, as tensions in the Middle East continued to escalate.
Canada is once again exploring a formal free-trade agreement with India, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said, as Prime Minister Mark Carney visits the country in a bid to reset strained diplomatic ties.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that American forces had sunk nine Iranian naval vessels and “largely destroyed” Iran’s naval headquarters amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
