6:03 am - Thursday April 16, 2026

World

Latest News on World
Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vow...

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father killed by US a...

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father killed by US and Israel ### Iran’s Supreme Leader Declares Retaliation Over Father’s Demise in Early War Strikes **Tehran, Iran –** Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued a stern declaration, promising... read more »

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceas...

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceasefire and expects Zelensky to do sa...

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceasefire and expects Zelensky to do same **Orthodox Easter Nears Amidst Unilateral Ceasefire Declaration and Ukrainian Counter-Proposal** As the Orthodox Christian world prepares to observe Easter, a significant development has emerged from the ongoing conflict... read more »

Zohran Mamdani on 100 days as New York m...

Zohran Mamdani on 100 days as New York mayor

Zohran Mamdani on 100 days as New York mayor ## Mayor Mamdani Marks First 100 Days: A Multifaceted Agenda Unveiled **New York, NY** – As Mayor Zohran Mamdani reaches the significant milestone of his first 100 days in office, he has offered a comprehensive overview of his administration’s... read more »

UK says three Russian submarines tracked...

UK says three Russian submarines tracked during covert operation

UK says three Russian submarines tracked during covert operation **British Naval Forces Monitor Russian Submarine Activity in Strategic Waters** **London, UK –** The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy has successfully conducted a significant surveillance operation, tracking multiple Russian... read more »

Subscribe to Asia

Asia

US-led air strikes hit Qaida branch in Syria: Monitor

BEIRUT: US-led coalition air strikes hit al-Qaida’s Syrian branch overnight, expanding the raids to jihadists outside the Islamic State group for only the second time, a monitoring group said... read more »

Pakistani police officer kills man suspected of bl...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police say an axe-wielding officer killed a Shia man in police custody, claiming he had committed blasphemy by insulting... read more »

Terror groups citing ISIS crusade to recruit Indian you...

Terror groups are invoking the name of the Islamic State (IS) as a tool for recruiting youths in India. These youths can be trained in the lawless areas along... read more »

Beijing to punish Dalai supporters

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have pledged to punish officials who follow Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and “support activities of splitting... read more »

Top Bangladesh Islamist ‘may hang next week’...

DHAKA : Bangladesh may hang a senior Islamist leader as early as next week after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for war crimes, the law minister... read more »

Subscribe to Middle East

Middle East

Bomb blasts as rioters fight police

MANAMA: Two home-made bombs exploded last night as security forces confronted saboteurs who were blocking roads and pelting policemen with Molotov cocktails in Saar. The Northern Police director... read more »

Swine flu cases in Bahrain rise to six

TWO more swine flu cases have been recorded in Bahrain this week, bringing the total to six. The GDN yesterday obtained the Health Ministry’s... read more »

WE CAN DO BUSINESS

MANAMA: London’s Lord Mayor yesterday described Bahrain as a gateway for Britain to do business with the region – and also enter Africa and the... read more »

Bank and Gulf Air sign agreement

MANAMA -Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Gulf Air which entitles KHCB’s credit card holders to discounts on... read more »

Winter Olympics begins

SOCHI, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the Sochi Winter Games officially open yesterday at a high-octane opening ceremony before 40,000... read more »

Subscribe to South Asia

South Asia

Pakistani Taliban vows revenge af! ter leader's killing

Pakistani Taliban vows revenge af! ter leader’s killing

Islamabad – Confirming the killing of senior leader of the Haqqani Network, Naseeruddin Haqqani, the Pakistani Taliban has vowed to take revenge of the murder. Earlier, leaders of the group... read more »

Australian foreign minister to attend CHOGM in Lanka

Australian foreign minister to attend CHOGM in Lan...

New Delhi – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka from... read more »

Most people in Myanmar want constitution amendment: Pol...

Most people in Myanmar want constitution amendment: Poll

Yangon – Myanmar’s opposition party, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, held a regionwide constitutional public opinion poll in Yangon Sunday in the form of... read more »

Raise rights at Sri Lanka summit, rights groups say

Sri Lanka trade show attracts $1 bn investment

New York – Governments attending the Commonwealth summit should press the host, Sri Lanka, on accountability for alleged war crimes and ongoing human... read more »

Haqqani network leader’s son killed in Pakistan

Haqqani network leader's son killed in Pakistan

Islamabad – Naseeruddin Haqqani, the son of Haqqani network leader Jalaluddin Haqqani, was killed in a firing incident here Sunday night, a media report... read more »

Subscribe to North America

North America

Bobby Jindal still deciding on 2016

Bobby Jindal still deciding on 2016

Washington – Louisiana’s Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal, an emerging Republican party star, believes it’s still way too early to announce whether or not he’s running... read more »

Obama orders 'review of spy operations'

Obama aware of spying on Merkel: German daily

Berlin – US President Barack Obama was aware of the alleged monitoring of mobile phone communications of Chancellor Angela Merkel, a German... read more »

German spy chiefs to visit US to investigate claims of ...

German spy chiefs to visit US to investigate claims of snooping on Merkel

London – Germany has decided to send its top intelligence chiefs to the US to investigate the claims that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone... read more »

Barack Obama cancels Asia trip due to shutdown

Barack Obama cancels Asia trip due to shutdown

President Barack Obama cancelled a trip to Asia next week because of the government shutdown, the White House announced late on Thursday. Mr. Obama had already... read more »

Obama ‘exasperated’ by government shutdown

Obama urges senators to delay new sanctions on Iran

Obama ‘exasperated’ by government shutdownWashington – US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he is “exasperated” by the... read more »

More from World

Kerala: SSLC results out, 95.98 per cent candidates eligible for higher studies

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Congress demands ECI to act over money for votes allegations a...

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Congress demands ECI to act over money for votes allegations against Palakkad BJP candidate Sobha Surendran **Allegations of Vote-Buying Emerge in Palakkad Ahead... read more »

Putin 'will unleash nuclear strike' as Russian oligarch issues one-month warning

Putin 'will unleash nuclear strike' as Russian oligarch issues one-month warning ### Russian Official Issues Stark Nuclear Threat Amidst Escalating Geopolitical Tensions **Moscow,... read more »

Donald Trump blasted after Iran ceasefire for 'desperately searching for any exit...

Donald Trump blasted after Iran ceasefire for 'desperately searching for any exit' ### Administration Secures Temporary Iran Truce Amidst Scrutiny **Washington D.C.** – The... read more »

Donald Trump boasts 'big money will be made' in Middle East 'golden age...

Donald Trump boasts 'big money will be made' in Middle East 'golden age' after Iran ceasefire The US President boasted about ‘positive action’ and ‘big... read more »

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everyt...

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything ## Collaborative Initiative Launched to Fortify AI Defenses Against Emerging Threats **A groundbreaking consortium of leading... read more »