Houthis claim attack on oil facility near Riyadh, Trump makes new remark on Iran
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed to have carried out an attack with ballistic missiles and drones on an important oil facility near the Saudi capital Riyadh. Qatar-based news outlet Al Jazeera reported this in a report on Sunday. Meanwhile, US…
US sending third aircraft carrier to Middle East
After a warning about fresh attacks on Iran following the midterm elections in November, the United States is sending another aircraft carrier to the Middle East along with a further 9,000 to 10,000 troops. The ‘USS Theodore Roosevelt’ and…
‘Iran war dragged on because I did not want to stop’ — Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran was prolonged because of his decision. In an interview with Time magazine, he said there was an opportunity to stop the war right after the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but he decided…
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…
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…
Trump in no hurry to respond to Iranian offer to reopen Hormuz
US President Donald Trump is in no hurry to respond immediately to Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. US officials have told Al Jazeera that Washington does not want to reach any decision on Tehran’s proposal…
Canada signs preliminary deal to buy 6 radar aircraft from Swedish firm Saab
Canada on Friday signed a preliminary agreement to buy six GlobalEye radar aircraft from Swedish arms manufacturer Saab. News agency AFP reported this. Canada’s Defence Investment Agency said in a press release that the agreement is not binding.…
Xi Jinping’s US visit: two-month pause in trade war
Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun a rare visit to the United States just when Washington-Beijing relations are at extreme tension over artificial intelligence, world politics and the Taiwan issue. Soon after the visit began, the United States…
Hacker group claims to have stolen confidential data of thousands of FBI agents
A hacker group has claimed to have stolen a huge amount of confidential personal information of almost all agents of the US federal investigation agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), their families and job applicants to the agency. The…
US on way to opening two more military bases in Greenland
The United States has planned to open two new military bases in Greenland. To this end, Washington is going to sign an agreement with Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday. Under the agreement, a Cold War-era military base in south Greenland will be reopened,…