Middle East tensions: 25 Palestinians killed waiting for aid after Israeli forces open fired on crowd; dozens injured

Displaced Palestinians live in a tent camp in Gaza City (Image credit: AP) At least 25 people were killed in central Gaza early Tuesday after Israeli forces launched drones and open fired on crowds waiting for aid trucks, according to Palestinian witnesses and hospitals.The attack happened on Salah al-Din Road near the Nuseirat refugee camp. […]

‘Israel achieved its goals’: Netanyahu accepts Trump’s proposal for truce with Iran; warns of ‘forceful response’ if agreement violated

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accepted the ceasefire plan proposed by US President Donald Trump to end the Asian rivals’ military conflict, which began on June 13 with Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities.Also Read: Donald Trump pulls off an India-Pakistan on Israel-Iran, forcing ceasefireNetanyahu said Israel fulfilled all of its […]

‘You have 12 hours to escape’: Did Israeli intel agents warn Iranian generals before strike? What viral audio revealed

(AI image for representation) As Israeli airstrikes pounded Iran’s nuclear and military sites earlier this month, Israeli intelligence agents launched a covert intimidation campaign against top Iranian officials.The mission’s personal phone calls warned Iranian generals to flee or face the same fate as their slain colleagues.On June 13, just hours after Israel began a wave […]

Trump wins court battle: US Supreme Court greenlights migrant deportation; third-country deports to resume | World News

US Supreme Court greenlights migrant deportation; third-country deports to resume The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Donald Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homelands, lifting a lower court order which had temporarily blocked the move.The ruling is a notable win for the Trump administration, which had challenged […]

‘I feel betrayed’: US Marine veteran after father assaulted, arrested by masked agents; DHS secretary says ‘illegal alien’ currently in custody

Marine veteran Alejandro Barranco (AP) A United States Marine Corps veteran has said he feels “betrayed” after masked federal officials assaulted and arrested his father, as the man got caught up in one of the ongoing ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) workplace raids which advocates say have left immigrant communities “terrified and on edge.“Marine veteran […]

Donald Trump pulls off an India-Pakistan on Israel-Iran, forcing ceasefire

US President Donald Trump (PTI photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump did an India-Pakistan on Israel and Iran, abruptly announcing a ceasefire between the two warring countries that no one had a clue about — least of all the two countries involved — and had everyone wondering of it would be meaningful […]

‘Over 1,000 Iranians arrived during Joe Biden’s term’: Pam Bondi amid US-Iran tensions; says ‘Justice Dept on high alert’

US attorney general Pam Bondi More than 1,000 Iranian citizens entered the United States during the presidency of Donald Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden, according to attorney general Pam Bondi.“I am unsure,” Bondi said on Monday in response to a question during a House budget hearing about Iranians who entered America illegally during the Biden administration.“But […]

‘Fight against violent extremism’: Canadian PM Mark Carney on Air India Kanishka bombing; pays tributes

Canadian PM Mark Carney (AP photo) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday called the 1985 Air India Flight 182 Kanishka bombing the “deadliest attack” in Canada’s history.In a message posted on X, he said the Canadian government “unequivocally stands against terrorism.”Carney said, “40 years ago, Canada faced the deadliest terrorist attack in its history. […]

The Challenge of Rebuilding Syria

After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they drove across Syria, meeting people in towns and cities along the way […]

Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics

Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics (Image: AP) JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said Monday they arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a ton of narcotics during a two-month crackdown. Indonesia is a major hub for drug trafficking […]