The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it has documented patterns of attacks on civilians in populated areas and residential buildings in Lebanon and Israel that may amount to serious violations of international humanitarian law. The report covers the first three weeks of the latest es
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that a US blockade on Iran is going global, adding Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington. "Our blockade is growing and going global," Hegseth told reporters. "No one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the worl
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the US, offering some hope for an end to the eight-week war that has killed thousands and sown turmoil in global markets. US President Donald Trump told
Ankit Yadav, a seafarer from India, has been stuck on a boat at an inland Iranian port for about 2-1/2 weeks, surviving with his three fellow mariners on limited rations of tomatoes and potatoes. He is one among thousands of seafarers from India and other nations who are stranded in and around the
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched an attack on the BJP as parts of Indian the state went to polls, asserting that she would shift her focus to Delhi after winning the assembly elections. Speaking at a rally in Kolkata’s Chowringhee on Thursday, the chief minister, who h
