At least 800 killed as 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan
At least 800 people have been killed and more than 1,300 others injured in Afghanistan after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the country, Taliban of ...
White House Advances Plan to Rename Defense Department as 'Department of War'
The Trump administration is actively drawing up plans to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a move that would resurrect a ...
Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is being held in the northern port city of Tianjin until Monday, days before a massive military parade ...
White House Releases Schedule for Trump’s Meeting with Zelensky, Eu Leaders
US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Monday at 08:15 p.m. Moscow time (05:15 p.m. GMT), according to t ...
North Korea leader Kim promises ‘beautiful life’ for families of ‘martyrs’ killed in Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised “a beautiful life” for the families of “martyrs” who perished fighting for Russia ...
Iran vows response to ‘unjustified and illegal’ European sanctions snapback
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran will respond to a decision by France, Britain and Germany to trigger a mechanism reimposin ...
Iran's rial currency falls to near-record lows on European 'snapback' sanctions threat
Iran's rial currency fell to near-record lows Thursday as concerns grew in Tehran that European nations will start a process to reimpose United Nat ...
Russia Deploys New RG-60 Thermobaric Hand Grenades in War Against Ukraine
Russian forces have begun receiving a new model of hand fragmentation-thermobaric grenade designated RG-60, recently observed in use during the war ...
Iran to hold nuclear talks in Geneva this week with UK, France and Germany
Nuclear talks scheduled for Tuesday between Iran and Britain, France and Germany will be held in Geneva, Iranian state media reported. &ldq ...
Russia and Ukraine stage new prisoner exchange after UAE mediation
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war from each side on Sunday after mediation by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian defence ministr ...
Iran will not be 'obedient' to U.S. demands, Supreme Leader Khamenei says
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, rejected U.S. negotiations and criticized Israel in a speech on August 24, 2025, emphasizing that Iran would n ...
Trump ran on a promise of revenge
Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him. He now appears to be fulfillin ...
France summons Italian ambassador over challenge to Macron on Ukraine
France summoned the Italian ambassador after Italy's deputy prime minister challenged the French president for suggesting that European soldiers be ...
Hegseth fires top US general after Iran assessment that angered Trump
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites ...
Iran, European powers to resume nuclear talks as 'snapback' sanctions loom
Ahead of an August 31 deadline imposed by France, Britain and Germany, to trigger a "snapback" sanctions mechanism, Iran on Friday agreed to resume ...
Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations
The Trump administration said Thursday that it is reviewing more than 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lea ...
Iran Conducts Missile Drills in Gulf of Oman
Iran launched a two-day missile drill on Thursday in the northern Indian Ocean and Sea of Oman. The exercise, titled “Sustainable Power 1404, ...
US issues sanctions on networks, vessels for dealing in Iran oil
The Trump administration on Thursday issued more Iran-related sanctions, targeting 13 entities based in Hong Kong, China, the United Arab Emirates ...
Kim Jong Un praises his soldiers who helped Russia in the war against Ukraine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised his troops deployed to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. According to foreign media, Kim ...
US imposes sanctions on international court officials in ‘flagrant attack’
The Trump administration has ramped up its efforts to hobble the international criminal court in what the ICC has denounced as a “flagrant at ...