At least three container ships were hit by gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, maritime security sources and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. Iran has imposed restrictions on ships using the strait, first in retaliation for the US-Israeli bombardment of t
US President Donald Trump has said a second round of peace talks with Iran could begin within the next few days, raising cautious hopes for diplomatic progress. According to a report by the New York Post, Pakistani officials indicated that talks might take place within the next 36 to 72 hours. Whe
Iran seized two container ships seeking to exit the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after firing on them and another vessel, in its first seizures since war with the United States and Israel began in February. Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the seizures and adde
President Donald Trump's aggressive campaign to deport immigrants could weigh on his Republican Party in November's midterm congressional elections, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Some 52 per cent of Americans in the six-day poll completed on Monday said they were less likely to support a cand
At least 13 people have been killed and several others injured, including five reportedly in critical condition, after an explosion at a firecracker factory in India, reports BBC. The accident took place in Thrissur in the southern state of Kerala on Tuesday afternoon when around 40 people were al
