Beirut: US envoy Amos Hochstein said on Tuesday that a solution to the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is close, adding that he has held constructive talks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. “It is now within our grasp… As the window is now, I hope the coming days yield a resolute decision,” he said … Read more
Washington: US president-elect Donald Trump, who enjoys very good relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to build on the progress made during his first term and continue strengthening ties with India, his South Asia point-person at the White House during his first term has said. Speaking to PTI in an interview, Lisa Curtis, … Read more
Washington: The stock of Elon Musk-run Tesla soared almost 15 per cent on Wednesday in early trade on Nasdaq (US time), making it one of the biggest winners in the S&P 500 index. The EV company’s stock jumped 14.5 per cent in early trading to $287.93 a share, as President-elect Donald Trump won on a … Read more
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. Washington: The US is “deeply troubled” by the adoption of legislation in Israel that would ban the operation of a UN agency for Palestinian refugees, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has said. Miller said on Tuesday that the legislation, passed on Monday but yet to be implemented, “poses risks for … Read more
Washington: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces conducted airstrikes on 15 targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. In a post on the social media platform X, CENTCOM on Friday stated that “these targets included Houthi offensive military capabilities.” “These actions were taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer … Read more
US President Joe Biden President Joe Biden has made it clear that the US does not support Israel launching a strike on Iran’s nuclear program. According to media reports, Biden gave a straightforward “no” to the prospect of backing such a move. However, he emphasized that Israel has the right to respond to the recent … Read more
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, October 2 that the root cause of problems in West Asia is the presence of the United States and certain European countries in the region. He made the remarks during a meeting with a group of Iranian elites and scientific talents in the … Read more
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Saturday welcomed the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah as “a measure of justice for his many victims” and called for Israel and Lebanon to conclude ceasefire negotiations. The U.S. and its allies had earlier called for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon to end months of exchange … Read more
New Delhi: A high-altitude-long-endurance MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone that was taken on lease by the Indian Navy from the US ditched into the Bay of Bengal off Chennai after encountering a technical failure on Wednesday. The drone was operating from naval air station INS Rajali in Arakkonam near Chennai, the Indian Navy said. In 2020, … Read more
Women and girls continue to face severe repression in Iran, the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom said in a joint statement issued on Monday, on the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Zhina Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, … Read more
