Kochi: Starmer resigned as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party after losing elections.In a statement, he said every decision he has made in office has been about “putting the country I love first”He thanked his wife who he described as his “rock”. He said he wanted to be the “best dad I can …
Kochi: Negotiations between US and Iran started in Switzerland amidst reports of Tehran taking umbrage to President Trump’s threat.Iran raised the issue of Israel’s attack on Tehran backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.Trump signed a memorandum of understanding last week signalling the beginning of the process of deescalation.Despite Iran claiming to have closed the Strait of Hormuz …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump has said the Strait of Hormuz will open “toll-free” under the US’s deal with Iran to end the war.Speaking at the G7 Summit in France, Trump said “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, that’s what it says… That’s about 99.9 percent of what I wanted.”The deal had already been …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump has claimed success in agreeing Iran to make a peace deal with Washington on Friday.Trump said he had achieved something that others before him had failed to do.“This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region,” he writes on Truth Social, BBC reported.“With the opening of the …
Kochi: Iran has expressed doubt over the success of its peace deal with the US on Sunday in the wake of fresh Israeli strikes on a centre run by the Teheran-backed group Hezbollah in Beirut.Iran’s chief negotiator accused the US of failing to honour its commitments to rein in Israel, BBC reported.The attack on Beirut …
Kochi: The US and Iran will sign a deal to end the aggression in the Middle East on Sunday, President Donald Trump has said.The Strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” once the deal is agreed, Trump said in a post on social media, BBC reported.“We will have to wait and see about the …
Kochi: Despite asking Israel to halt aggression against Iran, the US attacked Iranian defence systems after an American helicopter was downed over the Strait of Hormuz.Describing it as retaliatory strikes on Iran,Firas Maksad, managing director of the Middle East and North Africa Eurasia told BBC that the action was a tit-for-tat between the US and …
Kochi: Amidst country wide drive against illegal Bangladesh nationals, Kerala Police nabbed a 30-year-old Salma Kathul at Kanhangad in Kasaragod.She had entered India using fake documents. On reaching Kolkata, she got fake Aadhaar and PAN card and sneaked into Kerala where she was working in a hotel in Malappuram district, Manorama News reported.There she befriended …
Kochi: The Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) is witnessing unrest which has claimed 11 lives, including for cops, following a ban on Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), media reports said.JAAC, a civil society alliance, is up in arms demanding cancellation of a decision to reserve seats in the 45-member legislative assembly for refugees who reside elsewhere in …
Kochi: An oil tanker with 24 crew on board came under attack while sailing towards the port of Duqm in Oman, media reports said.The vessel sent a distress message that the vessel MARIVEX was on fire and at risk of sinking.The incident comes against the backdrop of mounting security concerns across West Asia after Iran …
Kochi: Israel has announced striking targets inwestern and central Iran, after Iran attacked Israel as a retribution to Tel Aviv’s attacks on Iran backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, BBC reported.US President Donald Trump had urged Israel to keep off from retaliating for the Iranian strikes, BBC quoting Fox News reported.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warnrd …
Kochi: Fed up with a prolonged clash between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon on Friday talked tough with Iran which is backing Hezbollah.Speaking to CNN, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun “It’s not your country, it’s our country, media reports said.“It’s not your job to interfere in our country,” Aoun said during an interview.Aoun also accused Iran of …
Kochi: Slamming Iran for attacking Kuwait and Bahrain, the Arab world on Wednesday accused Tehran of threatening regional security and stability.The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned Iran’s aggression and extended their support for Kuwait and Bahrain, media reports in the Middle East said.Kuwait said its armed forces detected …
Kochi: Iran’s attack against the US in Kuwait killed an Indian and injured 63 others at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday.Iran made missiles and drones to attack the airport.The injured included the staff and passengers in the airport. Kuwaiti authorities said the strike damaged airport infrastructure and nearby diplomatic facilities. Flight operations at Kuwait International …
Kochi: Iranian military sites were hit, said the US while Tehran claimed to have responded by targeting a US base around the Strait of Hormuz.The US Central Command (Centcom) said it launched “self-defence strikes” in response to “aggressive Iranian actions”, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an air base used …
Kochi: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has beendirected by Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu to increase control of Gaza to 70%.Speaking at a conference on Thursday, Netanyahu said Israel has increased the control from 50 per cent to 60 percent. Israel wanted to go step by step, he said.Israel continues strikes on Gaza despite the October 2025 …
Kochi: In a suspected terror strike, three people escaped miraculously when a 31-year-old Swiss man went on a stabbing spree at a railway station in Switzerland, BBC reported.An eyewitness told a local newspaper that the accused shouted Thakbeer “Allahu Akbar” – meaning “God is greatest” in Arabic before the attack.The victims aged 28, 43 and …
Kochi: Israel on Wednesday claimed to have killed Hamas’s newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza Mohammad Odeh days after it killed his predecessor, media reports said.The Israeli military said Odeh was killed in an operation in Gaza on Tuesday.Hamas is yet to confirm the death while his family said he was killed along with …
Kochi: The US has attacked Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines.Justifying the air strikes, the US said the attacks were part of “self-defense” and were designed “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”, BBC quoting theUS Central Command said.The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a …
Kochi: Expansion of energy cooperation will get priority during the forthcoming US-India talks, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the US wanted to sell energy wasted by India, he told reporters in Miami before departing for a tour of Sweden and India, media reports said.He expressed the …
