US visa applicants must make social media accounts public for screening

Washington [US], June 24: In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective immediately, all individuals applying for...

Regional tensions soar as Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in...

Muscat [Oman], June 24: The Middle East edged dangerously closer to wider conflict on Monday after Iran reportedly fired a barrage of missiles at US...

King of Jordan expresses solidarity with Qatar

Amman [Jordan], June 24: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, in a call with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday,...

Muslim World League condemns Iranian aggression on Qatar

Makkah [Saudi Arabia], June 24: The Muslim World League strongly condemned the Iranian aggression against the State of Qatar.

UN condemns Iranian attack on Qatar

New York [US], June 24: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep alarm over the further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

"Don't know how much room is left for diplomacy," Iran Foreign Minister...

Tehran [Iran], June 23: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday condemned the US strikes on the country's nuclear facilities and said that there is...

US attack on Iran "flagrant" breach of international law: Russia

Moscow [Russia], June 23: Russia on Sunday said that US attacks on Iran's nuclear sites are a "flagrant" breach of international law.

World reacts to US attacks on Iran

New York [US], June 23: United Nations "I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today," Secretary-General Antonio...

Sharp criticism from top Democrats following US strikes in Iran

Washington [US], June 23: Leading Democrats have sharply criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to strike targets in Iran and have also questioned the legality...

Kiev reports destruction of Russian fuel train in occupied Ukraine

Kiev [Ukraine], June 23: Ukraine's HUR military intelligence service on Sunday said it had conducted a successful operation to disrupt fuel supplies to Russian occupying...

Rubio warns Iran not to close Strait of Hormuz

Washington [US], June 23: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Iran against closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route, after Iranian...

At least 13 killed and 53 injured in suicide bombing at Damascus...

Damascus [Syria], June 23: At least 13 people were killed and 53 injured in an attack that took place inside a church in Damascus, Syria's...

Israel recovers bodies of three Gaza captives as it kills 33 Palestinians

Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], June 23: Israeli military said it recovered the bodies of three captives held in the Gaza Strip since Hamas's...

NATO allies agree on 5% defence spending target

Brussels [Belgium], June 23: NATO allies have reached agreement on a new target for defence spending days before a major summit in The Hague, with...

US bombs Iran nuclear sites

Tehran [Iran] / Washington [US], June 23: Iran has said the United States will be "solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences" of its...

Japan calls for calm following US strike on Iran's nuclear facilities

Tokyo [Japan], June 23: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his "deep concern" over the developments in Iran, emphasising that the priority is to "de-escalate...

Austria confirms bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities 'dramatic step', calls for political...

Vienna [Austria], June 23: Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger described the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities as a "dramatic step" and called for political...

Iran: No danger to residents near nuclear sites in Natanz, Isfahan, Fordow

Tehran [Iran], June 23: The Iranian government has confirmed that there is no danger to residents of areas near the nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan,...

Türkiye expresses its deep concern about potential repercussions of US attack on...

Ankara [Turkey], June 23: Türkiye has voiced strong concern following the United States' strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, warning that the action could dangerously escalate...

Australia says it supports US strike, calls for return to diplomacy

Canberra [Australia], June 23: Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Monday that Canberra supported the United States strike on Iran and called for de-escalation...

Trump asks why there would not be 'regime change' in Iran

Tehran [Iran], June 23: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday questioned the possibility of regime change in Iran following U.S. military strikes against key Iran...

Childers Hostel fire survivor marks 25th anniversary

Washington DC [US], June 23: Richard Tempest was expecting to start his first day of work on a zucchini farm when he was jolted out...

US lawmakers call for Congress to review Trump's Iran actions

Washington DC [US], June 23: Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Sunday called on Congress to rein in President Donald Trump's use of military force...

World braces for Iran's response to US strikes

Tehran [Iran], June 23: The world braced on Sunday for Iran's response after the U.S. attacked key Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest...

Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills at least 15

Damascus [Syria], June 23: At least 15 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila...

Israel says it strikes Iran military targets

Tehran [Iran], June 22: Iran deems European proposals to curb its nuclear programme unrealistic and a hurdle to agreement, a senior Iranian official said on...

S moves stealth bombers

New York [US], June 22: The US military has sent American B-2 stealth bombers to the US island territory of Guam in the Pacific Ocean...