As the conflict with Iran entered its fifteenth day, US President Donald Trump urged countries around the globe to deploy naval forces to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical maritime corridors for global energy supplies.
Ottawa: Canada’s labour market weakened in February as employment fell by 84,000 jobs, pushing the national unemployment rate up to 6.7%, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
Dark plumes of smoke were seen rising over a key energy facility in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, just hours after the United States launched strikes on Iran’s critical oil hub at Kharg Island.
A Jewish school in Amsterdam was badly damaged on Saturday after an explosion struck the building, according to media reports.
At least three people, who are believed to be brothers, were arrested in connection with the recent explosion close to the US embassy in Oslo, media reports said.
The United States has announced a reward of $10 million (around ₹92.47 crore) for information leading to the whereabouts of Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and several other senior Iranian figures, as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East.
A missile strike hit the US Embassy in Baghdad, sending smoke billowing from the diplomatic compound in the Iraqi capital, according to media reports.
Eleven Indian nationals have been charged in the United States for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to stage armed robberies at convenience stores in order to falsely claim victim status on immigration applications.
Tehran/IBNS: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has mocked the United States, claiming the administration of Donald Trump is now “begging the world, including India,” to buy Russian crude after previously pressuring countries to halt imports.
Two India-flagged LPG tankers have successfully crossed the strategically sensitive Strait of Hormuz and are currently heading toward India, marking a significant development amid heightened tensions in the Gulf region.
Authorities in Dubai said debris from a successfully intercepted aerial attack struck the façade of a building in the city, marking the second such incident in less than 24 hours amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Eleven Indian nationals have been charged in the United States for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to stage armed robberies at convenience stores in order to falsely claim victim status on immigration applications.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that American forces had carried out a major bombing raid targeting Iranian military facilities on Kharg Island, a key oil export hub in the Persian Gulf.
A loud explosion was reported from the I-8 sector of Islamabad on Friday, with residents sharing videos online claiming that the blast shattered windows of several nearby buildings, media reports said.
Buildings in Dubai shook on Friday after loud explosions were heard across parts of the city, with thick black smoke rising over a central district.
Iran’s military on Thursday claimed it possesses a large fleet of suicide drone boats that are being deployed to restrict maritime traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has claimed that Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded and possibly disfigured during recent US-Israeli strikes.
Amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz during the ongoing Gulf conflict, the Indian government confirmed that one Indian-flagged oil tanker has safely transited the region while dozens of other vessels remain in nearby waters.
As conflict intensifies in West Asia following the US-Israel air campaign against Iran, analysts increasingly point to a military doctrine developed years earlier as a key factor behind Tehran’s ability to continue fighting.
At least four U.S. crew members aboard a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker died after the aircraft crashed in western Iraq, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat against Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, days after he was elected to lead the country amid the ongoing Middle East crisis.
Ottawa: Canada has announced more than $37.7 million in humanitarian assistance for Lebanon as civilians face growing hardship amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah linked to the wider regional conflict involving Iran.
Two oil tankers were set ablaze at Iraq’s Basra port on Thursday after being struck by suspected Iranian explosive-laden boats, in a sharp escalation of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to Reuters.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first statement since assuming office, said the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed as leverage against the United States and warned that attacks on regional targets would continue.
London/IBNS: In a targeted attack, suspected Somali men have been terrorising Indian-origin shopkeepers and restaurant owners in Wembley, United Kingdom, following multiple incidents of vandalism reported in recent days, according to The Times of India.
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared that the United States had effectively won the war against Iran, claiming there was “practically nothing left to target”, media reports said.
Tehran/IBNS: Iran will not participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the country’s Sports and Youth Minister Ahmad Donyamali has announced, citing the ongoing war with the United States and Israel.
Ottawa: The Canadian government has introduced new rules capping non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees at $10, significantly lowering charges that can reach as high as $50, in a move aimed at reducing banking costs for consumers.
Ottawa: Canada announced up to $10 million in new funding to strengthen security at Jewish community institutions across the country as police investigate a series of gunfire incidents targeting synagogues in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
A US Tomahawk missile strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, killed more than 175 people, mostly children, according to a report by the New York Times.
