US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia joins strikes, diplomacy stalls July 30, 2026 Intl desk: The stop-start conflict between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase, with Saudi…
US and Saudi forces conduct strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq July 29, 2026 Intl desk: The US military intercepted ballistic missiles fired by Iran in an attempted “surprise attack” on US forces in the Middle…
Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall July 29, 2026 Intl desk: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto and rescuers are…
Several dead in Japan after magnitude 7.1 earthquake causes blast at mall July 28, 2026 Intl desk: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing…
Iran rejects media speculations about talks with US July 28, 2026 Intl desk: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has dismissed as “fabricated” recent media reports that it has proposed direct talks…
Trump says US and Tehran having ‘good talks’ as drones hit Iran’s neighbours July 28, 2026 Intl desk: President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was having “good talks” with Iran and there was…
Iran says it will halt strikes as long as US bombing pause holds July 27, 2026 Intl desk: Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite…
US pauses Iran strikes as diplomacy gains momentum, but uncertainty remains July 26, 2026 Intl desk: The United States has suspended its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of escalating military operations, while…
Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes July 26, 2026 Intl desk: The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked…
India’s ‘Cockroach’ youth call off protests after education minister quits July 25, 2026 India’s youth protesters have agreed to end their weeks-old agitation “in good faith” after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, a…
