24-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM/ DOHA/ TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump said that a “complete and total” ceasefire between Israel and Iran will go into force with a view to ending the 12-day conflict between the two nations, moments after both sides threatened new attacks. While an Iranian official confirmed that Tehran …

24-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ LONDON/ DOHA: The US and the UK have told their citizens in Qatar to shelter in place “until further notice”. The US embassy in Qatar suggested in a notice online that Americans do so “out of an abundance of caution”. The UK government said it was issuing its …

24-06-2025 BAMAKO/ DAKAR: Malian tax officials have reopened Barrick Mining’s, opens new tab office in the capital under a court-appointed administrator, after it was shuttered in April over alleged non-payment of taxes, two people close to the matter told media. It marks the first significant development since a Malian court …

24-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ SAN FRANCISCO: AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China’s military and intelligence operations, a senior US official told media, adding that the Chinese tech startup sought to use Southeast Asian shell companies to access high-end semiconductors that cannot be shipped to China under US rules. The US conclusions reflect …

24-06-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Ten officials from India’s aviation safety watchdog will visit Air India headquarters on Tuesday for an annual audit, a government memo showed, just as the airline is facing intense scrutiny after a plane crash killed 271 people. The audit is unrelated to the accident, but …

24-06-2025 BANGKOK: Thailand’s government said on Monday it would complete a cabinet reshuffle this week and promised a “new way of working”, as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra battles to stay in power after drawing sharp criticism of her handling of a border row with Cambodia. Tensions remained high between the …

24-06-2025 TEL AVIV: Israel struck Evin prison in northern Tehran on Monday, a potent symbol of Iran’s governing system, in what Israel called its most intense bombing yet of the Iranian capital a day after the United States joined the war. Iran repeated earlier threats to retaliate against the United …

24-06-2025 TEHRAN: The clock’s ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself two years ago to identify his replacement, has accelerated its planning in recent days since Israel attacked Iran and threatened …

24-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping routes. His comments came after Iran’s state-run Press TV reported that parliament had approved a plan to close the Strait but …

Washington:  U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Iranian missile attacks in Qatar were successfully neutralized. He stated that Iran launched 14 ballistic missiles, 13 of which were intercepted by the defense system, ensuring no harm to any American personnel. Following attacks in Syria, Iran targeted U.S. military bases in Doha, …