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Gaza aid site targeted: Two American workers wounded in suspected grenade attack; GHF blames Hamas

Representative Image (Photo: NYT) Two American aid workers were injured on Saturday in what has been described as a targeted grenade attack on a humanitarian aid centre in southern Gaza, according to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).The foundation, which is backed by the United States and Israel, said the incident occurred during a food distribution […]

Scars of strikes: Iran begins repairs at Fordow nuclear site, new satellite images reveal

This handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies A few days after back-to-back US and Israeli strikes, Iran’s most fortified nuclear site seems to be busy as fresh satellite images reveal extensive surface damage and ongoing reconstruction. US and Israel have claimed that Fordow nuclear site, which is embedded deep within a mountain near Qom, […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: ‘Bunker-busters’ not used on Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site, top US general tells senators; cites target depth

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) The United States military did not use the “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility during last week’s Operation Midnight Hammer, chairman joint chiefs of staff, General Dan Caine, told senators during […]

Browns turn gray: Entries, mountains at Fordow nuclear site damaged- satellite images show

Entries to the Fordow nuclear site in Iran and the mountains under which it is buried suffered significant damage following targeted US strikes on Sunday, according to the satellite images provided by Planet Labs PBC.A close comparison with earlier satellite imagery indicates that previously brown mountain slopes have turned gray, with altered contours, likely the […]

Watch: SpaceX test ends in blast at Texas site; all personnel safe, say officials

A SpaceX Starship prototype experienced a major anomaly during a test at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas late Wednesday night, the company said on social media X.The rocket was seen bursting into a giant ball of fire during a routine test. The Starship 36 rocket was undergoing a static fire test at Elon Musk’s […]

Israel-Iran conflict: Critical damage dealt to key nuclear site in Iran, says IAEA

Israel Iran conflict: Critical damage dealt to key nuclear site in Iran, says IAEA TEHRAN: Israeli airstrikes dealt critical damage to a key Iranian nuclear facility during weekend airstrikes, according to the United Nations atomic watchdog, likely setting back Iran’s uranium fuel cycle by months. The IAEA reported that multiple Israeli strikes against Iran’s uranium-conversion […]

‘Israeli fire kills 23 people in Gaza, many at aid site’

Representative image (AP) CAIRO: Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 23 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, most of them near an aid distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said.Medics at Al-Awda and Al-Aqsa Hospitals in central Gaza areas, where most of the casualties were moved to, said at […]

‘Path to Tehran is open’: In strongest warning yet, Netanyahu says Israel will strike ‘every site of Ayatollah regime’ in Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Pic credit: AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday issued his strongest warning yet to Iran, vowing to strike “every target of the ayatollah regime” and declaring that Israeli forces had already dealt a “real blow” to Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure in an escalating military confrontation between the two regional […]

Israel hits Iran nuclear site, kills its military brass, top scientists

Iran was reeling on Friday from waves of Israeli strikes that decapitated its military chain of command and targeted a key nuclear facility, as US President Donald Trump urged Iran to strike a deal curbing its nuclear programme or risk “even more brutal” attacks.Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described the assault, which was brought about by […]

Fact check: How credible is Russian Fact-check Site GFCN?

Representative Image (AI-generated) In early April, Russia’s ministry of foreign affairs unveiled the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN) — a self-proclaimed international alliance of fact-checkers and media outlets.The initiative was first presented at the “Dialogue about Fakes 2.0” forum in Moscow in November 2024. At a press briefing following the April announcement, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman […]