18-06-2025 NEW YORK: Social media and video platforms have eclipsed traditional media as news sources in the United States for the first time, a report has found. Fifth-four percent of surveyed Americans used platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok for news during the previous week, up from 27 percent …

17-06-2025 JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN: What’s happening now? Iran launched a new barrage at Israel on Sunday evening, with an explosion seen in the coastal city of Haifa. Israel said it began another series of strikes on military targets across Iran amid international pleas for diplomacy and de-escalation. Trump rejects assassination plan …

17-06-2025 PHNOM PENH/ BANGKOK: Cambodia said on Sunday it had asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve its border disputes with Thailand, after a flare-up in their long-running row led the Southeast Asian neighbors to mobilize troops on both sides of the border. A Cambodian soldier was killed …

17-06-2025 LONDON: The British government has announced it will hold a national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse after months of resisting the call from opposition groups. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that he had read “every single word” of an independent report into the sexual assault scandal, …

17-06-2025 By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON: Iranian missiles attacks on Israel have changed not only Americans, Britons, Germans, French, Russian, & Africans mindsets but Iranian military actions against Israel won the hearts of global masses except Pakistanis & Indians, sources told PMI. After taking the oath of office for …

17-06-2025 DUBAI: Stock markets across the Gulf fell on Sunday morning after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight, sparking fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East. Israel said it had targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders in strikes that started …

17-06-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by media. Earlier this month, the Republican president signed a proclamation that banned the entry …

17-06-2025 TEL AVIV/ TEHRAN: As the Israeli-Iranian confrontation enters its third day, casualties on both sides are mounting. At least 80 people have been killed in Iran and at least 10 in Israel. Despite the deadly response from Iran, Israeli officials have continued to insist that attacks on various Iranian …

16-06-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces have killed 59 Palestinians across Gaza, at least 17 of whom were trying to get food at aid sites operated by the controversial United States and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to the Ministry of Health, the latest deaths in areas that critics have …

16-06-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday termed as “shameful” and “disappointing” the Indian government’s decision to abstain from the UN motion to protect civilians and uphold humanitarian obligations in Gaza. In a post on social media, Vadra contended that the Indian …