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Foreign hacker breached FBI server with Epstein probe files in 2023: Report

The details of who accessed a server at the FBI's New York Field Office, including the allegation that a foreign hacker was involved, are being reported here for the first time

Shell declares force majeure on Asia LNG deals after Qatar plant shutdown

Shell has an equity partnership with QatarEnergy in the massive Ras Laffan LNG plant, the largest single plant in the world, which shut down last week following a drone attack on the facility

China's auto sales sink as phase out of subsidies for trade-ins hits demand

Only 950,000 units of passenger cars were sold in China last month, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, down from nearly 1.4 million vehicles sold in January

Iran's joint military command says banks now major target in West Asia

It came after Iranian media reported staff at a bank in Tehran had been killed in Israeli-American airstrikes

4 injured after Iranian drones hit near Dubai Airport; operations continue

Among injured are two Ghanaian nationals; one Indian and Bangladeshi national each

Speculation rises over Iran's new Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei's health

This comes after Yousef Pezeshkian, the son of President Masoud Pezeshkian mentioned hearing news about Mojtaba Khamenei 'being injured'

How a 1953 CIA-backed coup set Iran and the US on today's collision course

Today's Iran-US confrontation traces back to a Cold War coup, oil politics and the 1979 revolution that transformed a strategic partnership into one of the world's longest geopolitical rivalries

Cargo ship ablaze in Hormuz after being hit by projectile: British military

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre, run by the British military, said the vessel had been hit just north of Oman in the strait

Iran targets oil infrastructure as concerns of global energy crisis grow

Iran has effectively stopped shipping traffic through the narrow strait off its coast, through which about a fifth of the world's oil is shipped from the Persian Gulf toward the Indian Ocean

Hezbollah faces rare criticism as fresh war with Israel displaces thousands

The Iran-backed militant group and political party is facing increasing grassroots discontent within its base and problems with the Lebanese authorities

UN warns of higher food prices, cost-of-living if Strait of Hormuz shuts

The narrow passage carries around a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilisers

Asian shares advance as markets await signals on when Iran war may end

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 2.1% to 55,387.75 and South Korea's Kospi surged 3.5% to 5,724.30

From Karbala to Iran: How Shia Islam has evolved across centuries

From the dispute over Ali's succession to the legacy of Karbala, here is how Shia Islam evolved, what its core beliefs are, and where Shia communities are found today

US destroys 16 mine-laying vessels as Iran threatens to block oil exports

The US destroyed 16 mine-laying Iranian vessels, though President Donald Trump said in social media posts that there were no reports of Iran planting explosives in the Strait of Hormuz

FBI hikes reward to $1 mn for information on Indian wanted for killing wife

Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel is wanted for allegedly killing his wife, Palak Patel, by striking her multiple times with an object

Iran, Russia foreign ministers discuss regional tensions over phone

They exchanged views on the evolving situation in West Asia and the broader consequences of the conflict for regional and international stability

How Trump and his advisers miscalculated Iran's response to war

In the lead-up to the US-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime

Anthropic tells judge billions of dollars at stake if US shuns AI tool

The startup made a case for urgency to US District Judge Rita F. Lin at a hearing in San Francisco a day after Anthropic sued the Defense Department over the supply-risk designation

Press freedom in Americas saw 'dramatic deterioration' last year: Watchdog

The United States ranks as a nation with 'restrictions' on freedom of speech, the IAPA said, noting that there were 170 attacks against journalists there in 2025

Former PM Churchill to be removed from UK banknotes as cash gets new look

The Bank of England held a public consultation on refreshing its money last year and found nature emerged as the 44,000 responses' most popular theme