World Elon Musk, Tim Cook Among Top CEOs Joining Trump on China Visit Spain Begins Evacuation of Virus-Hit Cruise Ship Near Tenerife Amid High Alert Iran Ridicules Oil Price Surge, Targets Trump Administration Over ‘Misleading Advice’ Oil Prices Surge to Wartime High as Brent Crude Crosses $125 Per Barrel Global Press Freedom Declines as Political Pressure on Media Intensifies, Says Report Trump Considers Reducing US Troop Presence in Germany Amid Iran Conflict Tensions NYC Mayor Mamdani Says He Would Urge the UK King to Return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond Close Aide of Hafiz Saeed and Key LeT Figure Sheikh Yousaf Afridi Shot Dead in Pakistan Iran’s Nuclear Programme Remains Top Concern for US, Says Marco Rubio Train Collision in Bekasi, Indonesia Leaves 14 Dead, 84 Injured; Probe Underway King Charles Begins US Visit, Set to Emphasise Protection of Democratic Values Man Charged With Attempted Assassination of Trump at Washington Dinner Event Iran’s Supreme Leader Reportedly Severely Injured, Undergoing Multiple Surgeries: Report Trump Rules Out Nuclear Strike on Iran, Calls Question “Stupid” Pope Leo XIV Urges US and Iran to Resume Talks Amid Rising Tensions Third US Aircraft Carrier Nears Iran as Military Presence in Middle East Expands Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Extended by Three Weeks, Trump Confirms Missile Displays Across Iran Signal Strength Amid Pro-Government Rallies US Warns Iran’s Oil Wells Could Shut Down Amid Ongoing Blockade Trump Claims Strait of Hormuz Fully Blocked, Pressure Mounts on Iran Iran Issues Fresh Warning to US and Israel, Questions Ceasefire Extension Iran Claims Rapid Expansion of Missile and Drone Launcher Capabilities After War Begins Iran Conflict May End Soon, Trump Says Situation ‘Fully Under Control’ Israel Accused of Ceasefire Violations, Tensions Resurface in Southern Lebanon Donald Trump Criticises NATO After Meeting with Mark Rutte, Tensions Escalate Israel Strikes Iran’s South Pars Gas Complex, Tensions Escalate in West Asia Proposed Peace Plan Could End Hostilities Between Iran and U.S., Reopen Strait of Hormuz Iran Escalates Offensive as Tensions Surge in West Asia After Trump’s Warning Fuel Prices Soar in Pakistan: Petrol Crosses PKR 450 Amid West Asia Crisis Major Shake-Up in US Army: Army Chief General Randy George Asked to Step Down Iranian President’s Message to Americans: “We Hold No Hostility Toward You” Trump Claims US Close to Achieving “Core Objectives”, Maintains Tough Stance on Iran Major Strike on Oil and Power Infrastructure Possible if No Deal Reached: Donald Trump Global Oil Prices Surge Above $115, Asian Markets Tumble Amid Middle East Tensions Trump Signals Possible U.S. Move on Kharg Island, Tensions with Iran Escalate Trump Delays Threat of Strikes on Iran’s Energy Sites by 10 Days, Signals Progress in Talks EU and Australia Finalise Free Trade Deal, Announce New Defence Partnership Israeli Airstrikes Intensify in South Beirut, Two Hezbollah Members Captured Iran Warns of Retaliation Against U.S. and Allies if Energy Infrastructure Is Attacked Tensions Rise After Qatar Strike; Donald Trump Issues Warning Over Iran’s South Pars Gas Field Indian Student Killed in Canada: Allegedly Attacked by a Group, Run Over by a Vehicle Claim of Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Drug Treatment Hospital; 400 Dead, 250 Injured Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Does Not Want to Lose U.S. Support Due to Iran Conflict Iran Claims Missile and Drone Strikes on Israel and US Bases in Iraq and Kuwait Missile hits helipad inside U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad South Korean PM, Trump discuss possibility of renewed talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Trump claims U.S. strike destroyed military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island US KC-135 Air Refuelling Military Aircraft Crashes in Iraq, Rescue Operation Underway Amid Oil Market Turmoil, U.S. Temporarily Allows Countries to Purchase Russian Oil Iran’s new Supreme Leader issues first statement, warns US military bases in the region Kim Jong Un and his daughter test new pistols at shooting range during factory visit US launches investigation into major trading partners, including India, new tariffs possible Iran Warns of Targeting U.S. and Israeli Economic and Banking Interests in the Region Two Drones Fall Near Dubai International Airport; One Indian Among the Injured Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Appears During North Korea’s Cruise Missile Test G7 Signals Readiness to Act to Stabilise Global Energy Supply Amid Rising Middle East Tensions Trump Warns Iran of Stronger U.S. Response if Oil Flow Through Hormuz Is Disrupted China Criticises West Asia War, Calls on U.S. to Manage Differences Responsibly Loud Explosion Reported Near U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Police Launch Investigation Donald Trump Claims Major Damage to Iran’s Navy, Air Force and Missile Capabilities Iran’s President Apologises for Strikes on Neighbouring Nations At Least Six Killed in Russian Strikes on Ukraine; Building in Kharkiv Reduced to Rubble Saudi Defence Minister Warns Iran Amid Reports of Explosions in Dubai, Bahrain and Jerusalem NATO Condemns Iran’s Strike Targeting Turkey, Reaffirms Support for Allies Israel Issues Stark Warning: Next Iranian Supreme Leader Will Be ‘Eliminated’ IRGC Claims ‘Full Control’ Over Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising West Asia Tensions Israel Launches Airstrikes on Presidential Office, Security Council Building in Tehran Drone Strike Hits Fuel Tank at Oman’s Duqm Port; No Casualties Reported U.S. Orders Immediate Departure of Citizens from 15 West Asian Nations Amid Conflict Multiple U.S. Warplanes Crash in Kuwait, All Crew Members Safe: Defence Ministry Israeli Airstrikes on Lebanon Kill 31, Injure 149 Amid Escalating Regional Tensions Avenging Khamenei’s Assassination Is ‘Legitimate Right and Duty,’ says Iran’s President Pezeshkian Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Killed in Airstrikes, Mourning Announced Iranian Missile Strikes Trigger Explosions in UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain; Israel on High Alert Israel Launches ‘Preventive’ Strike on Iran; Explosions Reported in Tehran Pakistan Claims Nearly 300 Afghan Taliban Fighters Killed as Border Conflict Intensifies Military C-130 Carrying Banknotes Crashes in Bolivia’s El Alto, 11 Dead Amid Rising Iran Tensions, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Visit Israel Next Week Hillary Clinton Says She Had ‘No Knowledge’ of Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes Kim Jong Un Signals Willingness to ‘Get along’ with U.S., But Stands Firm on Nuclear Status Israeli Forces, Settlers Intensify Attacks in Hebron Area; Several Palestinians Injured Japan to Deploy Missile System on Yonaguni Island Near Taiwan by 2031 Trump Delivers State of the Union Address, Focuses on Economy Ahead of Midterm Elections Canada Initiates Process to Revoke Tahawwur Rana’s Citizenship Ahead of Carney’s India Visit Four Years On, Zelensky Hails Ukraine’s Resilience Amid Ongoing War with Russia 10,000 Troops Deployed in Mexico After Violence Erupts Over ‘El Mencho’ Death NYC Imposes Travel Ban as Powerful Blizzard Disrupts US, Thousands of Flights Cancelled Indian Embassy in Tehran Issues Advisory, Urges Nationals to Leave Iran Amid Unrest U.S. to Halt Collection of Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Supreme Court from February 24 US Provided Intelligence Support in Operation Against ‘El Mencho’, Confirms White House Indian Embassy Issues Advisory for Nationals After Violence Erupts in Mexico Iran Sees First Major Student Protests Since Violent Crackdown Government Weighs Law to Remove Andrew Mountbatten from Royal Line of Succession Major Setback for Trump as U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Global Tariff Order Police Continue Search at Royal Lodge After Arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor USA-Indonesia Strike Major Trade Deal; Tariffs Slashed to 19% Iran Warning: U.S. Bases Will Be ‘Legitimate Targets’ If Military Action Is Launched Trump Announced Major Energy and Minerals Projects Under US-Japan Trade Deal Historic Political Turn in Bangladesh: Tarique Rahman Sworn in as Prime Minister From Beijing to Bangkok, Millions Welcome the Year of the Fire Horse Across Asia