The US and Israeli attack on Iran continued to cause severe disruption to flights throughout the Middle East and beyond on Sunday, creating uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of travellers. Countries across the region closed their airspace, and three of the key airports that connect Europe, Africa and the west to Asia halted operations. In response, the UK government is planning one...
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UK Switches to eVisas: Physical Visa Stickers End for Visitors From 25 Feb
The UK’s **digital revolution at the border** accelerates today with the withdrawal of physical visa stickers for most visitor categories. Anyone granted a UK visit visa on or after **25 February 2026** will now receive an only, accessible through their UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) online account and digitally linked to their passport. (ivisa.com) Applicants must still attend a Visa...
Iran, US set to hold talks as Trump threatens force, imposes sanctions
Iran and the United States are set to begin a third round of nuclear negotiations in Switzerland, with both sides maintaining their preference for a diplomatic solution, even as Washington imposed sweeping new sanctions and continues to build up its military presence in the Middle East. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva on Wednesday and met his Omani...
‘Tariffs Will Replace Income Tax, Will Take Burden Off Americans’: Trump
US President Donald Trump, during his annual State of the Union address, defended his sweeping tariffs on foreign countries, saying those who “ripped the US for years are now paying billions of dollars”. The Republican leader asserted that the tariffs will replace the modern-day system of income tax – a claim that he had made at the beginning of his...
‘Pak PM would Have Died’: Trump’s new claim over India-Pakistan conflict
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) reiterated his claim that he had helped stop eight global wars, including what he described as a potential “nuclear war” between India and Pakistan. He also made a fresh assertion that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would have died had it not been for his intervention. In his annual State of the...
India cancels key trade mission to US over Trump tariffs chaos
India has postponed a high-stakes trade mission to the US after the US Supreme Court struck down much of Donald Trump’s tariff regime. The three-day trip was due to begin on Monday, with Indian and US negotiators aiming to finalise a much-vaunted interim trade agreement between the two countries. But both sides have agreed to call off the plans after a ruling by the US Supreme Court on Friday that...
US and Iran to meet for third round of nuclear talks in Geneva
Iran and the United States will hold a third round of nuclear talks on Thursday in Geneva, amid growing concerns about the risk of military conflict between the long-time adversaries. The US has built up its military presence in the Middle East, with US President Donald Trump warning last week that “really bad things will happen” if no deal is...
Zelensky Says Trump Exerting Undue Pressure On Him Over Peace Deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said US President Donald Trump was exerting undue pressure on him in trying to secure a resolution to the nearly four-year-old war pitting Kyiv against Moscow. Zelenskiy, in an interview with US website Axios published on Tuesday, also said any plan requiring Ukraine to give up territory that Russia had not captured in the eastern Donbas...
world leaders From Tech Giants attending India Ai Submit in Delhi
New Delhi is set to host the AI Impact Summit 2026 from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam, bringing together world leaders, technology executives and policymakers to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. The event is being described as the first major international AI summit hosted in the Global South. Several heads of state and government are expected to...
Trump Says His Board Of Peace Members Pledged $5 Billion For Gaza
President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilisation and police forces for the territory. The pledges will be formally announced when board members gather in Washington on Thursday for their first meeting, he said. “The Board of...
Big diplomatic win for India as US revises fact sheet on trade deal
In a big diplomatic victory for New Delhi, the White House has revised its fact sheet issued after a trade deal between India and the United States. Earlier, pulses were mentioned in a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs. However, this product has now been removed. The White House earlier stated that...
Canada School Shooting: 10 including Woman Suspect Killed, 25 Injured
Ten people, including the shooter, were killed and at least 25 were injured in a shooting at a school in Canada’s British Columbia on Wednesday, police said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the suspect, identified as a woman in a dress with brown hair in an earlier alert, has been found dead within the school premises with what...