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 …
Kochi: US is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as “serious negotiations are now taking place”, President Donald Trump has said.Trump said he had been asked to do so by the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, reported.He said that a …
Kochi: Two teenagers killed three men when they opened fire outside the Islamic Center of San Diego in California on Monday.Bodies of the teenagers aged 17 and 19, were found inside a vehicle parked on a nearby street. Police believe the suspects died from self-inflicted gunshot, media reports said.The shooting outside the largest Islamic centre …
Kochi: President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Iran to conclude an agreement with the US to end the war in the Middle East.They better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE,” BBC reported.Iran had rejected the truce …
Kochi: A caterer of Indian origin plunged into a depth of hopelessness when was asked to quit Japan where he lived for about three decades, India Today reported.The restaurateur Manish Kumar’s application for visa renewal was denied under Japan’s tightened immigration rules.His visa renewal was denied under Japan’s tightened immigration rules.The restaurateur broke down while …
Kochi: Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second-in-command of the terror outfit Islamic State, was killed by the US and Nigerian forces, Donald Trump announced on Saturday, India Today reported.With the elimination of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a Nigerian national, the global operations of the IS are now greatly diminished, he said.Trump said the operation was “meticulously planned”, calling it a …
Kochi: India on Thursday urged Dhaka to expedite nationality verification to repatriate illegal immigrants to Bangladesh.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was responding to Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed expressing fear over India sending back illegal immigrants to Bangladesh after BJP’s victory in Bengal assembly elections.Responding to the media, Ahmed said the Border Guard Bangladesh …
Kochi: A new alliance comprising India and Israel is being coined in the backdrop of crumbling NATO unity due to US President Trump fuming over allies not backing him in the Iran war.In February 2026, Israel Premier Benjamin Netanyahu proposed an axis of nations including India, Greece, and Cyprus to strengthen ties beyond existing bilateral …
Kochi: A Pakistani Minister has praised India’s strategies in dealing with fuel crisis amidst shoot up in fuel prices triggered by Iran conflict.Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said India stood at a high-level compared to Pakistan following fuel prices crossing 122 dollars per barrel.Mallik attributed it to India’s strategic oil reserves and adequate forex reserves …
Kochi: The 80-year-old Nobel Laureate and former Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who was arrested in 2021, was shifted from prison to house arrest, BBC reported.The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held in detention – probably in a military prison in the capital Nay Pyi Taw – since she was removed from office in …
Kochi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday announced its plans to quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), media reports said.The exit of UAE is a blow to the oil producers’ group which will get weak and the development exposes discord among the Gulf countries.Oil producers in the Gulf have been …
Kochi: Lebanon said Israel attacked South Lebanon killing 14 people and injuring 37, while Israel accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of killing a 19-year-old IDF soldier and injuring six others in a drone attack in Lebanon.An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had earlier issued evacuation warnings for several villages in southern Lebanon.The IDF later said it had carried …
Kochi: Gunshots were fired at an event organised by US President Donald Trump who was rushed to safety on Saturday night.The incident happened at a dinner organised for the White House Correspondents by the President and First Lady Melania Trump at Washington Hilton.The President appeared to be part way through a conversation when he was …
Kochi: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Islamabad to talk to Pakistani high-level officials” and not to talk to the US representatives to end the Middle East war.The US is sending US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad.Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei says Araghchi would be meeting only “Pakistani high-level …
