14-03-2026 PORT-AU-PRINCE: Drone strikes operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors have killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 in Haiti, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports. Since March last year, Haitian security forces with support from Vectus Global, a United States-licensed private military firm, have carried out anti-gang …

New Delhi, March 14 (PMI) Households having two LPG gas connections have been advised to remain cautious, as authorities may take action if the rules are violated. According to government regulations and oil company guidelines, generally only one LPG connection is permitted for a single household. If two separate gas …

13-03-2026 TEHRAN: The Iranian women’s footballers returning to the country after their Asian Cup campaign in Australia will be welcomed home “with open arms”, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei urged the players to “come home” on Tuesday, hours after five members of Iran’s squad …

13-03-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has ordered sweeping emergency austerity and fuel conservation measures after a disruption in oil and gas supply caused by the United States-Israel war on Iran and an escalating Middle East conflict. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the measures in a televised …

13-03-2026 STANLEY: Investigators in New Mexico began searching on Monday the former high-plains ranch of Jeffrey Epstein where the late financier and his acquaintances are accused of sexually abusing women and girls, state authorities said. Democratic-run, New ‌Mexico is acting on new information in documents released in January by the …

13-03-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian shares settled higher on Tuesday, climbing from their lowest levels in nearly a year, as crude oil prices eased in a relief rally enabled by comments from US President Donald Trump read by market participants’ ‌as de-escalatory. The benchmark indexes had posted …

13-03-2026 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: ‘It was like hell’ Tehran residents reached by Reuters on Tuesday described the US-Israeli bombardment overnight as the fiercest of the war so far. “It was like hell. They were bombing everywhere, every part of Tehran,” a resident said by phone, speaking on condition of anonymity for …

13-03-2026 NEW YORK: Surging energy prices caused by the US-Israel war on Iran could ripple across the United States economy, heaping further strain on consumers at a time when cost-of-living issues are already a primary concern. The price of crude oil increased from about $67 per barrel before the war …

13-03-2026 MANILA/ CANBERRA: Football’s governing bodies and Australian authorities are being urged to ensure the safety of Iran’s women’s team as they prepare to fly home from Australia after being eliminated from the Asian Cup. Hundreds of supporters surrounded the Iranian Lionesses’ coach as it left the stadium on the …

12-03-2026 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM: Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge and appearing to close off any path to a swift end to war in the Middle East. The prospect that the disruption to global energy supplies …