Prompted by an Iranian threat, US President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month when the White House said he was aboard Air Force One, the Washington Post reported Monday. Trump had taken the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet to Ankara for the NATO summit but he unexpectedly used an older Air Force One when departing the...
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Israel Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Says No Pullout Until Hamas Disarms
Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan for Gaza, and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today. “Israel rejects the 15-point document. The IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed and will continue to thwart threats against our forces and our citizens,” Netanyahu said at a...
Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if U.S. launches new strikes
Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington’s closest regional allies. The warning was delivered through a flurry of high-level diplomatic contacts after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on July...
Zuckerberg apologises To India For Deep Fake Content Child Abuse Material And Opertional Error
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for child sexual abuse material, deepfake content and operational errors on its platforms, sources told NDTV on Wednesday after the company’s global team met IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, following the government’s recent summons over the temporary removal of a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sources said it was made clear to the Meta team that...
Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh in first presser after ouster
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday made her first public media appearance in two years from New Delhi, saying she would return to Bangladesh by December despite fears she could be arrested or even killed. The virtual address, held on the second anniversary of her ouster, came as India reiterated it had no role in the privately organised...
Seven explosions in 20 minutes: Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial zone reportedly targeted by Houthis
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have reportedly targeted Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial area, with explosions and fires reported across the site, according to a report by Iran’s Mehr news agency. Videos circulating on social media showed flames and thick smoke rising from the industrial zone. Emirati officials reportedly acknowledged at least seven explosions within a span of 20 minutes but did not...
At least 27 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade heavy attacks
At least 16 people have been killed in Russia and 11 in Ukraine, according to local officials from each side, as both countries continue to exchange attacks. Early on Tuesday, Russian state news agency TASS said that five people had been killed in a drone attack, with six others injured, in the Moscow region, according to its governor. Veniamin Kondratyev, the...
“Prepare To Depart”: US’ Advisory For Its Citizens In Mideast Amid Tensions
The United States has advised its citizens across the Middle East to exercise caution and be prepared to leave the region amid fears of a wider conflict, a day after President Donald Trump had warned that Washington could launch fresh strikes on Iran. US embassies in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...
Multiple Dead, Several Injured In Shooting In US’ Idaho, Gunman Among Dead
A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead and others injured, police said. The shooter was among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said in a news conference. Police were still trying to determine the shooter’s identity and motive. “We believe the threat to the community is over,” Hicks...
PoK violence escalates: 67 dead as India rejects Pakistan’s polls as a ‘cosmetic exercise’
Even as the first phase of what critics call a farcical election unfolded in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the crackdown by Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s forces showed no signs of slowing. Following the latest escalation, the death toll among PoK civilians has reportedly climbed to 67. Chaos erupted at a busy marketplace in Mirpur after Munir’s forces allegedly opened fire...
Trump touts ‘very good’ meeting with Netanyahu, says Zelenskyy talks went ‘well’
President Donald Trump shared photos Tuesday from separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described his meeting with Netanyahu as “very good,” adding that “many important subjects were discussed.” Canada on Tuesday condemned Iran’s continued executions of protesters and called on Tehran to respect “freedom of expression and assembly.”...
Iran launches surprise ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces in the Middle East
Iran targeted American forces in the Middle East with ballistic missiles late Tuesday stateside, U.S. Central Command said, raising tensions in the region again after the warring sides had briefly halted hostilities. Centcom in a post on X said that the attack originated from Iran, but all missiles were intercepted. “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in...