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Iran continues strikes on Arab states, global oil supply shock deepens

Iran's strikes continued even after its President Masoud Pezeshkian said he had instructed the military not to attack any nation that isn't striking the Islamic Republic

22 Iranian sailors of IRIS Dena discharged from Sri Lankan hospital

They were admitted on Wednesday after the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank after being torpedoed by a US submarine off Galle on the island's southern coast

Why Trump's plan to secure tankers in Strait of Hormuz may face hurdles

Trump has floated deploying Navy escorts for tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, but analysts say geography, Iranian military threats and limited naval resources pose challenges

UAE says air defences intercepting missiles, drones launched from Iran

The military response follows a wave of aerial threats targeting the Gulf nation

Bank of England may be wary of looking past another energy price shock

Markets are all but ruling out a rate cut this month that had looked like a done deal prior to the war on Iran, and traders now put the chance of any easing at all this year at around 50-50

Israel renews assault on Lebanon after Netanyahu warns of 'many surprises'

The latest strikes in Lebanon followed an Israeli attack Saturday on an oil storage facility in Tehran

Iran war: How ships are avoiding being targeted in Strait of Hormuz

As attacks intensify around the Strait of Hormuz, several commercial ships are altering transponder signals to claim Chinese ownership or crew in an apparent attempt to avoid being targeted

China says talks with US vital as Trump targets Beijing's key partners

Failure to engage between the two nations would only lead to misunderstandings and misjudgements, escalating toward confrontation and harming the world," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said

Trump says he'll hit Iran harder as Iranian Prez apologises to neighbours

Trump said that the US retains significant leverage over Iran and isn't looking to negotiate with its remaining leadership

Explosion at US embassy in Oslo causes minor damage, no injuries reported

The police said there is a huge deployment of its officers at the site and investigators are in contact with the embassy

Balendra Shah's RSP makes history with landmark victory in Nepal election

Popularly known as "Balen", the 35-year-old prime-ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) defeated four-time former prime minister K P Sharma Oli

Oil surges, but Trump downplays need to tap strategic petroleum reserve

Trump's Republican Party is under pressure over the issue of affordability ahead of November mid-term elections

White House halts federal security bulletin warning of Iran-related threats

The bulletin from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and National Counterterrorism Centre is meant for state and local law enforcement agencies

'China could see widespread use of brain-computer tech in 3-5 years'

Beijing elevated BCIs to a core future strategic industry in its new five-year plan released this week, placing it alongside sectors such as quantum, embodied AI, 6G and nuclear fusion

Trump says US will 'remember' as UK mulls support in war against Iran

Trump has repeatedly criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggesting this week that he helped "ruin" the countries' historically close relationship after London blocked the US's initial use

OpenAI's head of robotics resigns over company's deal with Pentagon

Kalinowski joined OpenAI in November 2024 as a member of the company's technical staff in robotics after leading development of augmented reality glasses for Meta

Trump rejects talks with Iran, raises notion of eliminating its leaders

Trump said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran at this point and later added the air campaign could make it a moot point if all potential leaders of Iran are killed

Trump downplays reports of Russia sharing data with Iran to target US

The president dismissed the import of such information-sharing after he attended the dignified transfer for six Army reservists who were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait

6 arrested after explosive devices tossed near NYC Mayor Mamdani's house

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said two of the individuals arrested were accused of handling and igniting improvised explosives

US offers $20 bn reinsurance plan to revive shipping in Strait of Hormuz

The strait carries about a fifth of global oil flows, as well as gas, fertilizer and other products