Taiwan starts sea tests of first domestically built submarine
TAIPEI: Taiwan has started sea trials of its first domestically built submarine, as it upgrades...
June 2025
Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say
CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza...
Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel-Iran air war rages on
DUBAI/JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” on Tuesday (Jun 17) and warned...
Trump administration disbands group focused on pressuring Russia: Sources
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration shelved in recent weeks an inter-agency working group it had set...
Iran leader Khamenei sees his inner circle hollowed out by Israel
DUBAI: Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cuts an increasingly lonely figure. Khamenei has...
G7 expresses support for Israel, calls Iran source of instability
WASHINGTON: The Group of Seven nations expressed support for Israel in a statement issued late...
US military boosts Middle East ‘capabilities’ amid Israel-Iran conflict
WASHINGTON: The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was leaving Southeast Asia on Monday (Jun 16) after...
EU chief says told Netanyahu ‘negotiated’ solution on Iran best ‘in long term’
KANANASKIS, Canada: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she told Israeli Prime Minister...
Trump says Iran and Israel will have peace ‘soon’
WASHINGTON: Iran and Israel will have peace “soon”, US President Donald Trump said in a...
Trump says must expand efforts to deport those who are illegally in the US
President Donald Trump on Sunday (Jun 15) said efforts to deport people who are illegally...