Seoul, Sep 7 — The United States, South Korea and Japan began a five-day joint military exercise Monday, proceeding on schedule even as key Seoul-Washington drills were recently scaled back upon US President Donald Trump's order. The multidomain Freedom Edge exercise kicked off in international…
Seoul, Sep 7 — North Korea has commissioned its new naval destroyer Kang Kon, state media said Monday, as the country pushes to modernise its naval assets and sharpen its combat readiness at sea with nuclear-capable vessels. Leader Kim Jong-un attended the commissioning ceremony held a day earlier…
Magdeburg (Germany), Sep 7 — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt with a record 44.5 per cent of the vote, according to an exit poll released by a public broadcaster. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), led by incumbent state leader Sven…
Aden (Yemen), Sep 7 — At least 117 people have been killed in four days of fierce clashes between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi group in the western provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah, medical officials said. A senior medical official accompanying government forces on the western coast…
Miami, Sep 7 — Five people were killed and five others injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway and crashed at Miami International Airport in the US state of Florida, authorities have said. The accident occurred at 1:58 p.m. local time (1758 GMT) on Sunday, Miami-Dade County Sheriff…
Tehran, Sep 7 — Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has said that his country would announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days and place any ship attempting to transit the area on Tehran's sanctions list. In an interview with state-run…
Kyiv, Sep 7 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that talks with US envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were "very substantive." The two sides discussed resuming negotiations on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, security and economic guarantees for Ukraine, and a winter support package,…
London, Sep 7 — Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has rejected claims that "intense hatred" underpins the organisation's work, saying instead that 'Shuddha Saatvika Prem' -- or pure and noble love -- is the foundation of its work. Speaking at a civilisational dialogue in London…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Sunday met Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station and said his journey showcases US-India space cooperation."Enjoyed meeting Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the…
New Delhi/Paris, Sep 6 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his heartfelt congratulations on the consecration of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir near Paris, describing it as a significant addition to India's cultural presence…
Jerusalem, Sep 6 — Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the end of the regime in Iran is near and it is fighting for its life, noting that there is another mission to complete.He made these remarks at a Rosh Hashanah Toast during the government meeting."We are on the…
Kathmandu, Sep 6 — India's tunnel rescue team is continuing its operations despite challenging conditions and poor access, India's Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, said on Sunday."Search and Rescue Operations in Chilime Tunnel: Despite challenging conditions of limited and poor access, slush…
Srinagar, Sep 6 — The first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK)–2026 beginning on Monday is set to witness the coming together of an exceptional panel of filmmakers, cinematographers, sound designers, curators, producers and educators from India and abroad, reflecting the…
Tehran, Sep 6 — Three vessels, including two oil tankers and a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier, changed course and turned back while seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz via a southern route after receiving warnings from the navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), media…
Dhaka, Sep 6 — The election is reduced to a rubber-stamp exercise validating a political outcome already engineered on the streets, a report said, analysing the political shift in Bangladesh amid the 11-party alliance's Dhaka-Chattogram march."There was something distinctly programmatic about the…
Kabul, Sep 6 — Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, discussing the return of Afghan refugees and measures taken to provide them support and assistance after they…
Cairo, Sep 6 — The Sarang Helicopter Display Team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will display its famous "Dolphin Leap" manoeuvre and also present a new manoeuvre called the Spot Stall Turn at the 2nd edition of the EI Alamein International Airshow at EI Alamein International Airport in Egypt, the…
New Delhi, Sep 6 — The OPEC+ cartel maintained a status quo on its oil production for October at a meeting held on Sunday to review global market conditions and outlook. The seven OPEC+ countries -- Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, plan to draw up a new agreement…
New Delhi, Sep 6 — India today increasingly engages with the world with confidence, not insecurity. India does not need to decide between its heritage and modernity, or choose between economic development and strategic autonomy, or pick between global partnerships and independent decision-making, a…
Rishikesh, Sep 6 — Japanese Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi, took a dip in the river Ganga in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh and described it as a "truly unforgettable moment". Sharing the experience of taking a dip in the Ganga on social media platform X, Keiichi said that he felt a profound spiritual…
Washington, Sep 6 — Billions of dollars connected to Iran are passing through accounts at American banks each year despite sweeping US sanctions intended to isolate Tehran from the global financial system, according to a media investigation published on Sunday.Iran gains indirect access to…