US cutting top general and admiral posts by 20 per cent
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken an initiative for a major shake-up in the top military leadership of the country’s armed forces. He has decided to reduce the number of general and admiral posts in the army, navy and air force by 20 per…
‘Aim of war is not nuclear weapons but seizing resources’ – Iran’s letter to Americans
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has sent a long letter of several dozen pages addressed to US citizens. In it, US President Donald Trump has been termed a ‘big liar’. It has been said the main purpose of the letter is to convey the…
IRGC issues long open letter to the American people
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has published a long letter addressed directly to the American people. The letter, running to several dozen pages, attempts to draw the attention of the American public to the United States’…
Police and protesters clash over removal of part of mosque in Madhya Pradesh
Tension has spread over the removal of a part of the 600-year-old Shahi Masjid in India's Madhya Pradesh. Protesters and police clashed over the incident on Monday.
Machado’s close aide Claudia Macero returns home after exile
Claudia Macero, an opposition political activist and close aide of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, returned home on Sunday after ending her exile. When she arrived at the airport, hundreds of people welcomed…
Smoke in cabin: Boston-bound Delta flight makes emergency landing in Porto
A Delta Air Lines passenger plane made an emergency landing at Porto airport in Portugal on Sunday after smoke was detected in the cabin. Four passengers were given hospital treatment following the incident, the country’s civil protection authority…
Trump says ‘no’ to Iran’s ceasefire proposal, oil market heads upward
Fresh concern over inflation has arisen after US President Donald Trump rejected a seven-day ceasefire proposal offered by Iran. As a result, both oil prices and bond yields rose on Monday. However, stock markets showed a mixed trend as they awaited the…
Pakistan’s first astronaut to travel to orbit aboard Chinese spacecraft
A Pakistani astronaut is set to make history by reaching China’s space station. Two of the country’s military pilots, Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, are preparing to go into orbit aboard a Chinese-made spacecraft. One of the two will be…
Floods from continuous rain claim 8 lives in Thailand
Eight people have died in Thailand in floods caused by continuous rain since the middle of this month. Of the dead, five were residents of Sa Kaeo, two of Chanthaburi and one of Saraburi province. Although a disaster was declared in the capital Bangkok…
Six F-35s land in Jodhpur, along with over 200 US airmen
Six F-35 Lightning II fighter jets of the United States have arrived in India. More than 200 US airmen have come with them. The fighter jets reached the country on Saturday to take part for the first time in India’s multilateral air exercise…