Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, official says
JAKARTA: Two Singaporean nationals who had been reported missing were confirmed dead in the eruption of Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s Halmahera island, the head of the local rescue agency told…
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill three, medics say, testing fragile ceasefire
CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including two members of police force, health officials said, in violence that underscored the fragility of a US-brokered…
Iran sends its response to US proposal aimed at ending the war, IRNA says
DUBAI: Iran has sent its response to a US proposal aimed at ending the more than two-month war to mediator, Pakistan, Iran’s IRNA news agency said on Sunday. According to…
Kuwait’s army says it has intercepted hostile drones over airspace
DUBAI: Kuwait’s army said it had detected and dealt with several hostile drones in the country’s airspace at dawn on Sunday, the latest incident following similar cross-border drone activity linked…
There are ‘vast opportunities for investment’ in Pakistan, Naqvi tells Bangladeshi state minister
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi conveyed to Bangladeshi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam on Sunday that there were “vast opportunities for investment”, as the two sides…
South Korea says ‘unidentified aircraft’ hit cargo vessel in Hormuz
SEOUL: Unidentified aircraft have struck a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, the foreign ministry said Sunday, days after the fire-damaged HMM Namu arrived at…
Ship struck by drone off coast of Qatar: defence ministry
DOHA: A drone struck a commercial vessel in Qatari waters on Sunday, the country’s defence ministry said, after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened to target US vessels in the region.…
Iran at the World a ‘major diplomatic asset’: football chief
TEHRAN: The president of the Iranian Football Federation said late Saturday that if Iran dropped out of the World Cup, it would deprive the country of a “major diplomatic asset”.…
Large-scale security operation continues for 3rd day in North Waziristan’s Shewa tehsil
MIRANSHAH: A large-scale security operation against militants continued for the third consecutive day in the Shewa tehsil and adjoining areas of North Waziristan, with reports claiming that seven militants, including…
PM Shehbaz, Qatar premier discuss regional situation, peace efforts
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday held a telephone conversation with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss the evolving regional situation and ongoing peace efforts, his office said.…