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May 5, 2025 4:29 PM

Israeli leadership votes to expand Gaza ground offensive

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet voted to scale up the offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza to the point of seizing the entire enclave and holding its territories, an Israeli official said on Monday. A rep...

May 2, 2025 3:40 PM

Iran must ‘walk away’ from all uranium enrichment, Rubio says

Iran has to 'walk away' from uranium enrichment and long-range missile development and it should allow American inspectors of its facilities, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday as a round of nuclear talks was postponed. Rubio's com...

April 29, 2025 12:42 PM

Death toll in Iran’s Bandar Abbas port blast rises to 70

The death toll from a major explosion in Iran’s most important container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at least 70, with over 1,200 injured, state media said on Monday, as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officials said was now under contro...

April 28, 2025 1:11 PM

Israel’s Gaza aid blockade contested in World Court hearings

Israel will face accusations of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into the Gaza Strip when dozens of nations present arguments at the International Court of Justice during a week of hearings starting in The Hague on Monday.   Since...

April 23, 2025 10:33 AM

Expert-level Iran-US talks rescheduled for Saturday

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, announced on Tuesday that expert-level technical talks with U.S. counterparts, initially set for Wednesday in Oman, have been postponed to Saturday. "Following Oman's suggestion and with mutual ...

April 22, 2025 5:28 PM

Israel steps up Gaza strikes; polio vaccination halted by blockade

The Israeli military launched one of the biggest waves of strikes in Gaza for weeks on Tuesday, residents said, and health officials issued a new warning that healthcare faced total collapse from Israel's blockade of all supplies.   Gaza's health ...

April 22, 2025 5:02 PM

PM Modi lands in Jeddah, receives rousing welcome

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome at the Jeddah airport on Tuesday afternoon as he began a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, his third to the Kingdom after his previous visits in 2016 and 2019, at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prin...

 

Last updated on: 9th May 2025