China on Monday called reports it had supplied or intended to supply weapons to Iran “baseless smears”, after several outlets quoted US intelligence sources to that effect. On Sunday US President Donald Trump threatened Beijing with a...
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Monday he believed Iran and the United States are “sincere” about reaching a ceasefire despite the failure of Pakistan-mediated talks on the weekend. The failed talks quashed hopes of a swift deal...
France and Britain will soon host talks towards creating a “peaceful multinational mission” to help restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. “In the coming days, together with the...
Pope Leo XIV on Monday said he had “no intention to debate” with Donald Trump, after the US president criticised him over his comments on the US-Iran war. “I am not a politician,” the pope told reporters aboard the papal...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that Britain will not join the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz announced by US President Donald Trump. “We are not supporting the blockade,” Starmer told BBC radio, adding the UK...
Iran’s military said a US naval blockade set to begin on Monday would be illegal and amount to piracy, warning that no Gulf ports would be safe if its own were threatened. “The restrictions imposed by criminal America on maritime...
The US military said Sunday it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports within hours, after peace talks in Pakistan collapsed with Washington blaming the Islamic republic’s refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions. The announcement came...
Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that he was leaving after giving Tehran the “final and best...
US politics already feels like a contact sport, but one of Washington’s most bitter political feuds may literally be headed to the mat after former president Joe Biden’s son challenged the two eldest Trump brothers to a cage fight. After...
President Donald Trump said Friday that US warships are being reloaded with weaponry to strike Iran if talks in Pakistan fail to produce a deal, in an interview with the New York Post. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships...
At least 10 people were killed on Friday when a boat carrying dozens of passengers in northern India hit a pontoon bridge and capsized, police said. The incident occurred on the Yamuna river in the town of Mathura. “So far, 10 bodies have been...
For decades, the United States has cast itself as the guarantor of stability in the Middle East, allying militarily with Gulf Arab states as well as Israel and brushing aside global rival China’s aspirations for a greater role. The US-Israeli...
Israel has approved the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli media reports and the watchdog Peace Now, which said the decision was taken “secretly” in early April. “The security...
The head of a prominent anti-disinformation watchdog has warned of the dangers posed by AI chatbots, saying children are particularly vulnerable. “Social media broadcasts to billions, AI whispers to one,” Imran Ahmed, who heads the...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Friday that NATO was “in America’s interests” as he ended a three-day visit to the Gulf to discuss bolstering the “fragile” Middle East truce. Starmer’s comments...
