Biden vows US 'shall respond' after troops killed in Jordan

A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops and wounded more than 30 on Sunday, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account
29 January 2024, 05:36 AM

Iran denies links to Jordan drone strike that killed 3 US troops: IRNA

Iran denied US and British accusations that it supported militant groups behind a drone strike on Jordan that killed three US military personnel, Tehran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday
29 January 2024, 04:20 AM

North Korea's Kim oversaw test of cruise missiles launched from submarine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of a new strategic cruise missile from a submarine, state media said Monday, the latest tension-raising move by the nuclear-armed state
29 January 2024, 03:34 AM

Japan says Moon lander 'resumed operations'

Japan's Moon lander has resumed operations, the space agency said on Monday, indicating that power had been restored
29 January 2024, 03:09 AM

China invites Hasina for state visit

China has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit China at the soonest possible time.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Red Sea Crisis: UK warship repels Houthi drone attack

A British warship, the HMS Diamond, repelled a drone attack on Saturday from Yemen’s Houthi group in the Red Sea, British officials said.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia targets Ukraine with drones, missiles

Russia launched drone and missile attacks targeting civilian and critical infrastructure across wide areas of Ukraine, Kyiv’s Air Force said yesterday.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran wraps up trial of Swedish EU diplomat

The trial of a Swedish EU diplomat wrapped up in Tehran yesterday, with Iranian prosecutors seeking the maximum penalty for the man accused of spying for Iran’s arch-foe, Israel.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Two masked gunmen kill one person

Two masked gunmen shot one person dead during Sunday service at a church in Istanbul, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding that authorities were working to capture the assailants.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa

Two protesters yesterday hurled soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” in Paris, demanding the right to “healthy and sustainable food”, an AFP journalist saw.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

N Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast yesterday, its second such launch in less than a week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Gunmen in Iran kill 9 Pakistanis in border area

Gunmen in southeastern Iran killed nine people Saturday, Iranian media reported, with Islamabad’s ambassador identifying them as Pakistanis, as the neighbouring countries have sought to ease tensions after deadly cross-border fire.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran Guards seize vessel carrying ‘smuggled’ fuel

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards yesterday seized a foreign oil tanker carrying around two million litres  of “smuggled fuel” near the country’s southern coast, local media reported.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Suspected pirates hijack trawler off Somalia

Suspected Somali pirates have boarded and hijacked a Sri Lankan fishing trawler with six crew in the latest attack against shipping in the Indian Ocean, Colombo’s navy said yesterday.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Nitish Kumar takes oath as CM of BJP-JD(U) govt in Bihar

Nitish Kumar yesterday took oath as the Chief Minister of India’s Bihar state for a record ninth time, at the head of a fresh government formed in partnership with the BJP.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Aid operation in Gaza ‘collapsing’

The head of the main UN aid agency in the Gaza Strip warned late Saturday that its work is collapsing after nine countries decided to cut funding over allegations that several agency employees had participated in the deadly Hamas attack against Israel four months ago.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Three US troops killed in Jordan

Three US service members were killed and dozens wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and US officials said yesterday.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Un-pause funding’ for Palestinians

UN officials implored countries to reconsider a pause in funding for the UN agency for Palestinians yesterday, vowing to punish anyone involved in Hamas’ attack on Israel and warning that aid for some two million people in Gaza was at stake.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa in Paris

Two protesters on Sunday hurled soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in Paris, demanding the right to "healthy and sustainable food", an AFP journalist said
28 January 2024, 10:10 AM

UN chief asks donor countries for 'continuity' in Gaza agency operations

UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded on Saturday for donor states to "guarantee the continuity" of the body's Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) after several halted funding over accusations of staff involvement in Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel
28 January 2024, 05:10 AM