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Russia says international law effectively dead, calls for UNSC P-5 summit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the US should clarify its broader plans and explain how they relate to existing international norms

From 'values to value': Raisina Dialogue highlights pragmatic diplomacy

This year's Raisina Dialogue underscored the importance of pragmatic diplomacy in a fractured world

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia discuss joint measures to counter Iranian attacks

Munir and Saudi's defence minister discussed the gravity of the security situation accruing from Iranian drone and missile attacks on the Kingdom and joint measures needed to halt them

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

Iran picks new supreme leader but withholds identity as war intensifies

Israel hits Tehran oil facilities, Netanyahu vows 'surprises' in next phase of conflict

Elon Musk's X probes offensive posts by xAI's Grok chatbot: Report

X and its safety teams are urgently investigating the chatbot's role in generating "hate-filled, racist posts" online in response to user prompts

WTO ministerial in Cameroon may discuss agriculture, ecommerce moratorium

The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) will take place from March 26 to 29, 2026, in Yaounde, Cameroon

Donald Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he "will remember" the lack of British support during the conflict with Iran

Lebanon says 83 children among 400 killed in week of Hezbollah clash

Israel's renewed offensive began last week after Hezbollah launched rockets toward northern Israel during the opening days of the war

Iran attacks breach international law, says Swiss Defence Minister

Pfister said he was referring to all the countries not complying with the prohibition on violence, including the United States and Israel

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon, Iran hits Bahraini desalination plant

Israeli officials said the strikes targeted commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force

Renewed search for missing MH370 yields no clues as families demand answers

An expensive multinational search failed to turn up any clues to its location, although debris washed ashore on the east African coast and Indian Ocean islands

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