US-Iran peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Agreement to be signed on June 19; oil prices fall as Washington and Tehran move to end more than 100 days of conflict The United States and Iran have agreed…
Bnei Menashe Migration Gains Momentum as Israel Continues Relocation of Community from NE India
At least 240 members of the Bnei Menashe community from northeast India arrived in Israel on April 23, marking a major step in a long-running migration driven by religious identity…
US religious freedom panel recommends targeted sanctions on RSS, R&AW; India dismisses findings
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended targeted sanctions on entities such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s ideological fount, and…
Myanmar’s acting president Myint Swe dies at 74 after prolonged illness
Myanmar’s acting president, Myint Swe, who held the ceremonial post following the military’s 2021 ouster of the civilian government, has died at 74. The country’s military confirmed on Thursday that…
BRICS Summit begins in Rio: Modi present, Xi and Putin absent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to attend the 17th BRICS Leaders Summit, where he was warmly received by…
Iran launches missile attack on US base in Qatar in retaliation
Iran on Monday claimed it had launched a missile strike on the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, America’s largest military installation in West Asia, marking a dramatic escalation in regional…
World reacts as US bombs Iran’s nuclear sites in support of Israel
The United States has officially joined Israel in its ongoing war against Iran by launching airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — on Sunday…
Israel-Iran conflict escalates: Hospital bombed, nuclear sites hit, and war rhetoric intensifies
Israel declares Khamenei a target; Iran launches barrage on Israeli cities; US weighs intervention The Israel-Iran military conflict reached a dangerous new phase on Thursday as Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav…
Iran’s supreme leader rejects US calls for surrender; Warns of ‘irreparable damage’ if America intervenes
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected U.S. demands for surrender amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, warning that any American military intervention would result in “irreparable damage” to the…
Robert Francis Prevost is new Pope, takes papal name Pope Leo XIV
US Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise decision to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, thus becoming the first…