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‘We were willing but president … ‘: Did Donald Trump hold back strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites? Here’s what report says

Despite President Donald Trump’s bold claims that US airstrikes had “completely obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program, a new report reveals that the US president held back from authorizing a far more extensive military campaign that could have severely crippled Iran’s capabilities.The report by NBC News citing a US assessment of the impact of Operation Midnight Hammer […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: US strikes destroyed only 1 of 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, says report; ‘significant’ setback

US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last month destroyed only one of the three enrichment sites, setting back the work there “significantly”, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing an American assessment report.Moreover, the report said that the US Central Command had devised a far more extensive plan to strike Iran, targeting three additional sites over […]

‘Can you hit Moscow?’ Trump asks Zelenskyy to strike deep inside Russia – report

Donald Tump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy In a dramatic shift from his earlier hands-off rhetoric, US President Donald Trump privately urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to step up strikes inside Russian territory, even asking him directly if Ukraine could hit Moscow and St. Petersburg, if given the right weapons, reported the Financial Times.“Volodymyr, can you hit […]

Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised

Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised. (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has taken another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people.Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted […]

Joe Biden pardons: Did former US president use autopen in final days of his office? Report says chief of staff gave final green light

In the final hours of former US President Joe Biden’s term, his chief of staff Jeff Zients reportedly authorised the use of an autopen.The autopen was used to sign off on several high-profile pardons, including those for Dr Anthony Fauci and General Mark Milley, according to a report by The New York Times.Autopen is a […]

US-born Indians are embracing their country of origin now more than before, claims report

Indian-Americans are embracing their Indianness now more than before, claims report. Indian-Americans are leaning more towards their Indian identity than before and they feel they are equally Indian and American, though they are born in the US, a report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace revealed. The report based on the 2024 Indian-American Attitude […]

Karachi blackout protest chokes city traffic: Punjab Colony residents block roads after 24-hour outage; report points to systemic collapse

A protest over a prolonged power outage in Karachi’s Punjab Colony spiraled into city-wide traffic chaos on Saturday, underscoring what many see as chronic governance failure and energy mismanagement in Pakistan, Dawn reported.Residents of an 80-flat, 10-storey building blocked a major road near Punjab Chowrangi after going more than 24 hours without electricity. Power had […]

12-day war: Israeli F-15 suffered fuel tank issue while approaching Tehran; nearly aborted mission, report says

Israeli F-15 jets during the recent war with Iran (Israel Defense Forces) An F-15 fighter jet of the Israel Air Force reportedly suffered a fuel tank malfunction which almost forced it to stage an emergency landing, while approaching Tehran during the 12-day war with Iran last month .The F-15 pilot first noticed the issue already […]

Nasrallah-style operation: Israel plotted to kill Iran’s President Pezeshkian? Report claims secret plan

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian (Image credits: AP) Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian was slightly injured by an Israeli strike during the 12-day war between Tehran and Jerusalem last month, according to a report by the IRGC-linked Fars News Agency. On June 16, four days into the conflict, Pezeshkian was attending a meeting of Iran’s supreme national […]

‘Series of bad decisions’: Report on Trump assassination attempt out; was Secret Service aware of threat?

Secret Service agents surround Donald Trump moments after the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania Secret Service officials came to know about a threat to Donald Trump’s life days before the Republican leader was targeted in an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The report was […]