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Iranian oil tankers stranded off Sri Lanka amid US sanctions pressure
Around 20 Iranian and Iran-linked oil tankers are reportedly stranded approximately 15 miles off Sri Lanka’s southwestern coast, with some vessels facing shortages of food, fuel and fresh water.
The vessels are part of a wider group of…
Trump says renewed strikes on Iran after midterms ‘possible’ as ceasefire talks stall
US President Donald Trump said Washington could resume large-scale strikes on Iran after the November midterm elections, while rejecting Tehran's latest ceasefire proposal as insufficient, according to an interview with TIME published on…
Avalanche kills 15 Nepali workers preparing Himalayan mountain camp for climbers
At least 15 Nepali workers were killed when an avalanche buried a mountain camp they were preparing in central Nepal for foreign climbers, a rescue official said on Thursday, in the deadliest incident of the Autumn climbing season ending…
5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan: NCS
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Afghanistan on Thursday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 6:59:20 am IST at a depth of 126 km.
In a post shared on X, the NCS…
US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.…
Pope urges Russia, Ukraine to sit down and discuss how to end war
Pope Leo on Monday urged Russia and Ukraine to sit down and discuss how to end their four-year war, hours after he had urged European leaders seeking to end conflicts to make concessions to achieve peace.
The first US pope also decried…
Israel’s Netanyahu tells U.N. “we will continue to defend our state” as many…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as his country faces broad condemnation and growing isolation over Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
As…
North Korea rejects call to halt nuclear tests
North Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday rejected an international statement urging it to halt nuclear tests, with a spokesperson calling it "a grave political provocation against our state" by "hostile forces".
A meeting of…
India and Sri Lanka successfully conclude bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-26
The Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy have successfully completed the 13th edition of their bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-26, off the coast of Visakhapatnam, marking another milestone in the regional security alignment between the two…
Oil prices edge lower as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, after climbing 4 per cent in the previous session, as Iran said it remained open to diplomacy to end the US-Iran war, though the two countries remain far apart on ways to do so.
Brent crude futures…