25-06-2025 TEHRAN: Iran carried out the new phase of Operation True Promise III with a barrage of new-generation missiles, which made direct impacts across occupied territories. The 21st phase kicked off at around 12:00 pm local time on Monday, with informed sources saying many new-generation missiles were used in today’s …

Comprehensive Safety Measures Planned for Bibi Ka Alam Procession High-Level Meeting Held to Ensure Smooth Conduct of Muharram Processions Hyderabad, June 24 (PMI): Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand assured full support from the city police for mourners, participants in matam, and devotees during the Muharram observance, which begins on June …

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 …