8+ hour, 23+ min ago   (376+ words) The test included firing different types of weapons simultaneously, likely aiming at developing the ability to overwhelm South Korean and U.S. air defenses. Experts say North Korea is not slowing its testing activities even after U.S. President Donald Trump recently scaled back…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago   (693+ words) SRINAGAR (AFP): Every spring, mason Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar boards a train to Indian Kashmir, seeking higher wages despite the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region. Sarwar, 25, is one of an estimated half a million migrant…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (192+ words) TEHRAN (AFP): Three members of Iran’s security forces were killed in clashes with gunmen on Saturday, state media reported, in a region plagued by violence involving armed groups including drug traffickers and separatists. State television initially said four gunmen were…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (147+ words) WASHINGTON: The US military said Saturday that it has pushed back 100 commercial vessels in the past 60 days under its blockade of Iranian ports. “ZERO ships have passed through the blockade without US forces allowing. American service members remain laser focused…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (96+ words) (Reuters): Iran has resumed ​producing ballistic missiles from existing components while ‌working ‌in ​underground facilities, ‌the ⁠Wall ​Street Journal ⁠reported on Thursday, citing officials from ⁠the ‌United States ‌and ​the ‌Middle ‌East. The missiles are being ‌assembled in more limited…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (325+ words) Algeria says it has decided ⁠to cut diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after what it described as a series of “provocative or hostile” actions by Abu Dhabi despite “repeated warnings”. Algeria’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that ⁠the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (181+ words) DUBAI (Reuters): Iran has temporarily suspended a 10 percent ​charge on freight fees for foreign vessels carrying imported or exported oil, gas and liquid petroleum products to ‌and from ‌Iran, the ​semi-official ‌Fars ⁠news ​agency reported on ⁠Thursday. A US naval…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (391+ words) DHAKA (AFP): The death toll from measles in Bangladesh has topped 1,000 children since March, health officials said Wednesday, admitting that failures in a vaccination drive may have fuelled the outbreak. The South Asian nation of 170 million has recorded 1,002 deaths and…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (186+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): Economy Minister Mullah Qari Din Mohammad Hanif and a Bangladeshi delegation of scholars, traders, industrialists and investors discussed expanding economic and trade ties and increasing investment between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. In a statement, the Ministry of Economy said…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (214+ words) TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday said they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in the months-long Middle East war. “The IRGC naval forces captured one of the most modern, unmanned,…...