Russia’s round-the-clock bombardment of targets in Ukraine killed at least seven people and wounded more than 80 others, officials said Monday (September 28, 2026). Moscow’s forces pounded apartment buildings, offices, gas stations, data centers and a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in downtown Kyiv, among other targets. The ceaseless Russian drone...
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says his country is open to “real diplomacy” but ready to confront any new US attacks, even if it means an “apocalyptic war”. US President Donald Trump has said he expects more talks with Iran this week and claims Washington is going to win the war “very soon”. Haaretz reports...
Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping wrapped up their Washington summit on Friday, facing criticism that they had squandered an opportunity to pause their countries’ artificial intelligence (AI) arms race. The three-day state visit emphasised pageantry and personal rapport rather than substantial agreements. The US president and Xi discussed the wars in Iran and...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a nationwide ban on the manufacture and sale of the analogue product as paneer. In a notification, the FSSAI stated that the products already licensed or registered under the ‘Analogue in Dairy Context’ category shall discontinue the use of the term ‘Paneer’ in their...
Britain has agreed to provide limited support to Saudi Arabia, to counter attacks from Iran-backed Houthis. Riyadh has requested the support after the Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, intensified their attacks on Saudi Arabia, a new front in the wider war that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in...
Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday, as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. Moscow’s mayor described the wave of drones as the “largest ever” drone attack on the Russian capital and said there...
Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising above Riyadh airport on Saturday. The Saudi government sent air raid alerts to citizens by phone overnight warning of aerial attacks, marking the first time the government...
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran of “serious consequences” if Tehran refuses to change course, as Washington weighs its next move in the conflict and Iran threatens retaliation against any fresh US attack. At the same time, both sides have left the door open to diplomacy, with Trump saying he would “probably be open”...
United States President Donald Trump’s administration has asked lawmakers to clear the sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $24.3bn. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a major non-NATO ally that is a force for...
India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires Saad Ahmad Warraich and lodged a strong protest over a collision involving naval vessels from the two countries in international waters. The incident took place on the evening of September 15 in the North Arabian Sea, around 220 kilometres east of Oman. According to details released by the Ministry of...