Pezeshkian urges BRICS to play role in stopping attacks
Tehran [Iran], March 22: Iran's president has said the BRICS alliance, which India currently chairs, should "play an independent role in halting aggressions against Iran".
NASA moves Artemis 2 rocket back to launch pad ahead of moon...
Washington [US], March 22: About two weeks ahead of the next possible launch window, NASA said on Friday that it has moved the rocket system...
Four women killed in Russia's Belgorod region
Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], March 22: At least four women have been killed in the Russian border region of Belgorod as a result of...
Trump threatens to order ICE agents for airports' security
Washington [US], March 22: US President Donald Trump has raised the prospect of deploying the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency at the country's airports...
Flash floods in Hawaii lead to mass evacuations
Honolulu [Hawaii], March 22: Heavy rains have prompted widespread evacuations on the north shore of the island of Oahu, as the state of Hawaii experiences...
UK foreign secretary slams 'reckless' Iranian attacks on Diego Garcia
London [UK], March 22: British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Saturday condemned Iran's missile strikes on a joint US-UK base while stressing that London has...
Former FBI director Robert Mueller dies
Washington [US], March 22: Robert Mueller, the head of the special investigation into the Russia affair involving US President Donald Trump, has died. The...
Chinese automaker expands presence in Zambia
Lusaka [Zambia], March 21: Chinese automaker Camco Motors on Friday unveiled a range of new vehicle brands in Zambia at its newly opened showroom in...
Namibia, Botswana agree to strengthen trade, infrastructure cooperation
Windhoek [Namibia], March 21: Namibia and Botswana on Friday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, infrastructure development and natural resource management following talks between...
Trump says considering "winding down" strikes on Iran
Washington DC [US], March 21: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is considering "winding down" the U.S. military strikes against Iran, claiming the...
Trump says U.S. gets "very close" to objectives in war with Iran
Tehran [Iran], March 21: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is "getting very close to" meeting its objectives in the military...
NASA returns moon mission rocket, spacecraft back to launch pad
Los Angeles [California], March 21: NASA on Friday returned its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft for its upcoming Artemis II crewed...
U.S. FDA recalls nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen nationwide
Los Angeles [California], March 21: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen distributed nationwide, according to a...
Trump administration sues Harvard University over alleged antisemitism after months of stalled...
Washington DC [US], March 21: The Trump administration on Friday sued Harvard University over alleged antisemitism, marking an escalation from the federal government after months...
U.S. military sinks alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific
Washington DC [US], March 21: The U.S. military sank an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Thursday and three people aboard survived the...
Zelensky, US to resume talks over ending Russia war
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 20: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is counting on new talks with the United States starting on Saturday to end Russia's full-scale invasion...
US approves $16.5bn arms deal to Gulf states
Washington [US], March 20: The United States Department of State has approved a $16.5bn deal for arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and...
War enters new phase with energy infra hit
Tehran [Iran], March 20: Iran has ratcheted up the pressure on several Gulf nations by attacking their energy facilities in retaliation for an Israeli strike...
Trump tells Israel not to repeat strikes on Iranian energy as crisis...
Washington [US], March 20: President Donald Trump told Israel not to repeat its attacks on Iranian natural gas infrastructure as tit-for-tat strikes on energy plants...
UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Japan condemn Iranian attacks on Gulf infrastructure
London [UK], March 20: The United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Japan have strongly condemned Iran's attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and...
UAE air defences responding to missile, drone threats from Iran
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20: The Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from...
France, Spain, Bahrain, India condemn Iranian attack on Ras Laffan in Qatar
Doha [Qatar], March 20: H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, held phone calls today with a number of...
'Mother of the Nation Endowment for Orphans' initiative raises AED3.3bn during Ramadan;...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20: Since its launch under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Mother of the...
State Security Apparatus dismantles terrorist network linked to Hezbollah, Iran; arrests members
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20: The UAE State Security Apparatus (SSA) has announced the dismantling of a terrorist network funded and operated by Lebanon's Hezbollah...
Bahrain intercepts, destroys 139 missiles, 238 drones since start of Iranian attacks
Manama [Bahrain], March 20: The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force announced that its air defence systems, since the onset of the hostile Iranian...
Japan rejects US intelligence assessment of a 'significant shift' in its Taiwan...
Tokyo [Japan], March 19: Japan has not changed its position on how it determines an existential threat, its top government said on Friday, rejecting an...
Delcy Rodriguez replaces Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino
Caracas [Venezuela], March 19: Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez has announced that she is replacing the country's longtime defence minister, General Vladimir Padrino, a central...