A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East on Tuesday, Washington said, as renewed tensions on the high seas overshadowed plans for nuclear talks. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that US envoy Steve Witkoff is still expected “to have conversations with...
United Kingdom and its allies, including France and Canada, on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) strongly condemned the demolition last week by Israeli authorities of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency’s (UNRWA) East Jerusalem compound. The group, in a joint statement, called on the government of Israel to halt all demolitions. The statement was published on the...
A U.S. naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said on Monday (January 26, 2026), as Tehran warned it was ready to hit back at any American attack launched in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests. A U.S.-based rights group said on Monday (January 26) that...
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said Tuesday that the European Union (EU) is “on the cusp” of signing a trade deal with India, giving the 27-member bloc the “first mover advantage”. This comes as India’s long-pending trade deal with the US remains uncertain, and in the backdrop of renewed US threats...
US President Donald Trump has posted a series of messages on Truth Social suggesting that Greenland is now part of the United States, escalating rhetoric around his long-standing interest in taking control of the Arctic island, which he has previously justified on “national security” grounds. In one post, Trump shared an image of a map...
India on Monday delivered a pointed diplomatic message to Poland over its expanding engagement with Pakistan, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar urging Warsaw to maintain zero tolerance on terrorism and avoid steps that could strengthen militant networks in South Asia. During delegation-level talks with Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in New Delhi, Jaishankar...
The United States is preparing to deploy aircraft to a key military base in Greenland, the US military said, in a move that comes amid escalating tensions over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire the Arctic territory. Aircraft “will soon arrive” at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which...
The Indian government has advised its nationals in Iran to leave the country in view of the volatile security situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday, stressing it is closely tracking developments and “committed to doing whatever is necessary for their well-being.” Providing details, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “Approximately...
Russia said it was seriously concerned by the arrival of NATO military personnel in Greenland, a mineral-rich island in the Arctic that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to seize. “The situation unfolding in the high latitudes is of serious concern to us,” the Russian Embassy in Belgium, where NATO is headquartered, said in a statement...
DUBAI—Iran’s Arab rivals across the Persian Gulf, led by Saudi Arabia, have been lobbying the Trump administration against a strike on Tehran, after the U.S. warned them to be prepared for such an attack. In public, Arab Gulf states have largely kept silent as protests have spread across the neighboring Islamic Republic and human-rights groups said thousands have...