3:40 pm - Sunday March 8, 2026

World

Latest News on World
Moyes `vows` to `get things right` at Man U despite `shaky PL start`
Despite antiwar MAGA wing, Trump gets Re...

Despite antiwar MAGA wing, Trump gets Republican support for Iran strikes

Despite antiwar MAGA wing, Trump gets Republican support for Iran strikes ### Republican Rallies Behind Trump Amidst Iran Tensions, War Hawks Applaud Strike **Washington D.C.** – In a significant display of party unity, former President Donald Trump has garnered substantial backing from... read more »

Anthropic Hits Back After US Military La...

Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a Supply Chain Risk

Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a Supply Chain Risk **AI Developer Challenges Pentagon Classification Amidst Military AI Standoff** A prominent artificial intelligence development firm has publicly contested a recent assessment by the U.S. Department of Defense that flagged its... read more »

Moment Iranian fireball strikes Bahrain ...

Moment Iranian fireball strikes Bahrain tower as Tehran warns we have no re...

Moment Iranian fireball strikes Bahrain tower as Tehran warns we have no red lines after US strikes **Explosion Engulfs Bahraini Skyscraper Amidst Heightened Regional Tensions** **Manama, Bahrain –** A significant explosion, characterized by a massive fireball, erupted at a prominent high-rise... read more »

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei ...

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei 'gone' – Israel's ...

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei 'gone' – Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ### Netanyahu Declares Iranian Leader “Gone,” Fueling Regional Tensions **Jerusalem, Israel** – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly declared that... read more »

Subscribe to Asia

Asia

Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

Subscribe to Middle East

Middle East

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

Subscribe to South Asia

South Asia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

More from World

CII meet charts roadmap for driving next growth wave in Mysuru region

CII meet charts roadmap for driving next growth wave in Mysuru region **Mysuru Poised for New Era of Economic Expansion, Stakeholders Chart Strategic Path Forward** **Mysuru, [Date of... read more »

Pakistan declares 'open war' on Afghanistan and unleashes bomb fury on Taliban

Pakistan declares 'open war' on Afghanistan and unleashes bomb fury on Taliban **Pakistan Escalates Tensions with Afghanistan, Declares State of Open Conflict** **Islamabad,... read more »

Mother and father of boy, 3, killed in horrific car crash charged with manslaughter

Mother and father of boy, 3, killed in horrific car crash charged with manslaughter **Parents Face Manslaughter Charges in Tragic Toddler Fatality Following Investigation** A devastating... read more »

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 employees as CEO says AI 'does it better'

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 employees as CEO says AI 'does it better' **Block Announces Significant Workforce Reduction, Citing AI Integration** **SAN FRANCISCO, CA** –... read more »

Family of UN rapporteur Albanese sues Trump administration over s...

Family of UN rapporteur Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctions ### UN Special Rapporteur’s Family Challenges US Sanctions in Court **Washington D.C.** – The family of a United... read more »