Iran, Azerbaijan hold joint drills in Caspian Sea
AFP : Iran and Azerbaijan began two days of joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea on Monday, state media reported, signalling improving ties between...
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Iran slams US deployment of B-52 bombers as ‘destabilising’
Arab News : Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday criticised what he called the United States’ “destabilising presence” after the deployment of B-52...
UK doubles funding to smash people smuggling gangs
AFP : Britain will double the o75 million ($97 million) it has earmarked to tackle criminal people smuggling gangs, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Downing Street...
US nuclear bomber joins air drill with S. Korea, Japan
AFP : South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a nuclear-capable bomber, Seoul’s military said, in response...
Lahore air pollution hits historic high
Reuters : Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-from-home mandates and...
‘UN positions in Lebanon risk being occupied’
Agency : The UN peacekeeping chief said on Friday that the blue helmet force in Lebanon will hold its line despite facing attacks in recent...
In UK, Trump’s Scottish links split locals
Agency : As Donald Trump pursues a second stint in the White House, three thousand miles away in Scotland he is building a new golf...
How harmful are microplastics to human health?
AFP : Microplastics have been found throughout the human body — including inside lungs, blood and brains — and while it is not yet clear...
‘Gaza war should end’
AFP : US President Joe Biden has said Israel’s war in Gaza “should end,” adding that he was renewing efforts for a ceasefire after Egypt...
One journalist killed every four days: UN
Al Jazeera: The killing of journalists worldwide surged in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, with a majority of cases unsolved, the United Nations...
Khamenei vows response to attacks on Iran-allies
AFP : Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally the United States targeting Tehran...