Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei. (File photo) Iran’s regime is under siege – externally by Israeli airstrikes, internally by distrust and disillusion. The question gripping foreign capitals and Iranian streets alike: is Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Islamic Republic on the brink of implosion?Israel’s military campaign has wiped out much of Iran’s top brass, exposed…
US to resume F-1 student visa interviews under stricter social media vetting rules. The US State Department suspended all F-1 visa appointments across its embassies in all countries for the time being to come up with a new set of rules for social media vetting. The department has now announced it will be restarting interviews…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed that right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson had phoned him to apologise.The apology came after the former Fox News host admitted his remarks about the conflict between Israel and Iran were “a little bit too strong.”Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump called Carlson a “nice guy” and said he appreciated…
7 Californian men charged for the largest jewelry heist in US history. Seven men from California, including illegal immigrants, have been charged in thefts that the US Attorney’s Office call the “largest jewelry heist in US history”. Starting in March 2022, these men put a system in place where they just walked away with cargo…
Kristi Noem admitted to hospital US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital in Washington, DC, on Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The 53-year-old cabinet member was transported by ambulance out of precaution and is now alert and recovering, a DHS spokesperson…
This is a representative AI image An Illinois-based toy maker, Learning Resources Inc., has taken its tariff battle to the US Supreme Court, urging the justices to swiftly rule on the legality of former President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. In legal documents, the company emphasised the urgency, citing “the tariffs’ massive impact on virtually every…
President Donald Trump remains “clear that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters on Tuesday (local time).“Now with the conflict between Iran and Israel, President Trump is also clear that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Tammy Bruce said. “The fact that Iran…
Qatar warns that strikes on nuclear or energy sites could have unknown consequences for Gulf nations reliant on shared waters/ Image composite (File), PANA Amid heightened conflict between Israel and Iran, Qatar has stepped up monitoring of radiation levels in the Gulf, following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and energy sites. On Tuesday, Qatari foreign…
Indian-origin author and longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has married Alex Soros, the son of billionaire philanthropist George Soros.The event dubbed as the “wedding of liberal royalty” by The New York Times, was held at the couple’s home in New York and drew a star-studded, high-profile guest list that included political heavyweights and celebrities.Among…
LONDON: A rapid national audit of grooming gangs ordered by UK PM Keir Starmer in February 2025, following pressure from Elon Musk and published late Monday, has found that UK police and councils deliberately concealed the Asian ethnicity of the perpetrators to avoid “appearing racist” and to avoid “raising community tensions”.In two-thirds of cases of…