19-02-2026 TEHRAN: Iran’s military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday was an attempt by Tehran to push back against the US, a person familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post. The exercise was reported by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary …

18-02-2026 DAMASCUS: Kurdish authorities in Syria have released 34 Australian relatives of ISIL (ISIS) fighters who had been held in a camp in northern Syria, saying they would be flown to Australia from Damascus. A director of ⁠the Roj camp said on Monday that Australian citizens had been handed over …

18-02-2026 BERLIN: Current and former United Nations staffers have spoken out in defence of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, after she faced attacks from a pro-Israeli NGO and several European government officials. Albanese who, like all special rapporteurs, is appointed by the UN Human …

18-02-2026 MOSCOW: The mother of the late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny says the assessment that her son died of poisoning has validated her belief that he was murdered. On Saturday, the UK and European allies put out a statement saying Navalny, who died in 2024, was killed using a …

18-02-2026 MUNICH: Downtown Munich is best-known for chic shops and flashy fast cars but right now its streets are bedecked with posters advertising next generation drones. “Europe’s security under construction” boasts the slogan on an eye-catching set of sleek black-and-white photographs, festooned across a scaffolding-clad church on one of this …

18-02-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s AI Impact Summit, an event meant to showcase the country’s technology ambitions, faced a wave of online criticism on its opening day on Monday as attendees reported long queues, overcrowding and organizational lapses at the New Delhi venue. Several delegates told media; unclear instructions …

18-02-2026 GENEVA: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Geneva for a high-stakes second round of nuclear talks with the United States aimed at reducing tensions and avert a new military confrontation that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned could turn into a regional conflict. “I am …

18-02-2026 MANCHESTER: Usman Khan stands behind his counter, rows of colorful vapes lined up in neat rows behind him. Outside, a biting wind blows down Denton High Street. Khan moved to Denton from nearby Gorton not long ago. Now, he’s one of the 80,000 locals who have been thrust into …

As many as 1,920 ganja chocolates were seized from him. HyderabadFeb 17 (PMI) The Prohibition and Excise Department’s special team on Monday arrested a vendor for allegedly selling ganja-infused chocolates blended into milkshakes from a pushcart in the city. The accused, B. Vikas Sharma, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was staying …

17-02-2026 ZURICH: On January 6, a group of 25 British members of parliament tabled a motion urging global sporting authorities to consider excluding the United States from hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup until it demonstrates compliance with international law. It followed weeks of mounting pressure across Europe over the …