International

06-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: The Indian rupee weakened past 92 per dollar for the first time on Wednesday with ‌the central bank likely curbing further losses in Asia’s worst-performing currency, as an escalating Middle East war pummeled global markets. The rupee fell to 92.3025 to the dollar, down …

06-03-2026 DUBAI/ RIYAZ: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it has fired 230 drones at several facilities hosting US troops in the Middle East, including a base in Erbil in northern Iraq and the Ali Al Salem Air Base and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The IRGC said the …

06-03-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN: It was the first working day of the week and Muhammad Raza, a 23-year-old Pakistani medical student, was assisting the doctors treating patients at Tehran University of Medical Sciences hospital in the Iranian capital. A loud explosion brought the ward to a halt. …

06-03-2026 JUBA/ RUWENG: At least 173 people have been killed after dozens of armed men attacked a town in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area, local officials said. A group of unidentified youths from Mayom County in neighboring Unity ‌state stormed Abiemnhom County on Sunday, the area’s information minister, James Monyluak …

05-03-2026 GAZA STRIP: When Hani Abu Issa headed to the Deir el-Balah market on Saturday morning, he was not carrying a long shopping list. He had only intended to buy ingredients for his family’s Ramadan iftar meal, nothing more but the sight of crowds gathered in front of grocery shops …

05-03-2026 MADRID: Spain says the United States is not using and will not be using joint military bases on its territory for operations against Iran, a mission condemned by Madrid. “Based on all the information I have, the bases are not being used for this military operation,” Foreign Minister Jose …

05-03-2026 HOUSTON: Authorities have identified the two people fatally shot outside a bar in Austin, Texas when a gunman opened fire in the early hours of Sunday. Ryder Harrington, 19, and Savitha Shan, 21, died in the shooting outside a beer garden popular with University of Texas students, police said. …

05-03-2026 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s government on Monday banned military activities by Hezbollah after it opened fire on Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, a move ‌likely to fuel tension with the Tehran-backed group as it faces a new Israeli offensive. The government’s decision, which was rejected by a …

05-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India, a fast-growing oil consumer, is the country most vulnerable to crude supply shocks if the Middle East conflict leads to a prolonged disruption in shipments from the region, mainly because of its thin reserves, analysts said. Both China and India, Asia’s top energy consumers, …

05-03-2026 TEHRAN: A commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said the Strait of Hormuz is closed and warned that any vessel attempting to pass through will be attacked, according to Iranian state media. “The strait is closed. If anyone tries to pass, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guard …