TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that up to five fighter jets were shot down during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, triggering a social media dogfight between partisans over which country came up trumps in the brief war. At a White House dinner with Republican lawmakers, Trump, who is under political […]
(Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday once again claimed credit for preventing a major conflict between India and Pakistan, saying the two nuclear-armed nations were “hitting each other” and that “four or five jets were shot down” before tensions were eased “through trade talks.“Speaking at a private dinner with Republican lawmakers at […]
The Israeli military on early Monday confirmed carrying out airstrikes on several ports in Yemen, targeting sites linked to the Houthi group. The strikes hit the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Issa, Al-Salif, and the Ras Qantib power plant.In a post on social media platform X, the IDF wrote: “IAF jets, guided by intelligence, struck Houthi […]
The Hague: The United Kingdom will buy 12 US made F-35 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs and will join Nato’s shared airborne nuclear mission, in a major expansion of its nuclear deterrent, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday. The government called it “the biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation.” […]
Under a cloak of secrecy and tonnes of planning, American stealth bombers launched a surprise attack with surgical precision, unleashing a powerful blow on Iran’s underground nuclear sites.Operation Midnight Hammer saw seven B-2 Spirit bombers fly nearly 37 hours round-trip from Missouri to Iran, dropping 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs on three key underground nuclear sites last […]
A private plane entered the no-fly zone above the G-7 venue in Canada. A private aircraft violated the no-fly zone and entered the restricted space above the G7 summit venue at Kananaskis Country in Alberta. To intercept the plane, the North American Aerospace Defence Command had to deploy CF-18 Hornet fighter jets. The civilian plane […]
American air-defence systems and naval assets played a key role in helping Israel intercept a barrage of ballistic missiles fired by Iran on Friday, a US official confirmed, as tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv threaten to engulf the region in a wider war.The missile launches were in retaliation for Israel’s earlier airstrikes on Iranian […]
China increases the temperature around Taiwan (ANI) TAIPEI: Beijing sent two aircraft carrier strike groups and numerous warships to the waters both north and south of Taiwan last month, as noted by a Taiwanese security official, amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan, as reported by The Eurasian Times.From May 1 to May 27, around […]
Ukraine carried out one of the largest drone attacks on Russia on Sunday targeting its military air bases and hitting nearly 34% of the strategic cruise missiles. The operation named “Spider’s Web” involved months of meticulous planning and the covert transport of drones into Russian territory.Calling it a “brilliant operation”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, […]
US President Donald Trump received a striking welcome in Qatar on Wednesday as a pair of Tesla Cybertrucks led his motorcade through the capital city. The vehicles had a distinctive red-painted hood and were part of an elaborate show of pageantry during Trump’s visit to the Gulf nation.Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted the grand clip […]
