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Islamabad: The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told. A senior US official told Associated Press that the tentative deal includes terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister...

New York: Shares of SpaceX soared 23% in their Wall Street debut on Friday, making the rocket maker's CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire. The shares opened at USD 150 and kept rising, reaching USD 166.90 around 12:20 pm ET. That price gave the company...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Friday accused Iran of carrying out drone attacks against Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz, saying it was "totally unacceptable." Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week. One of them resulted in...

Dubai: Iran Friday criticised the US attacks on merchant ships that killed three Indian nationals, saying such actions "threaten global peace and security". Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week. One of them resulted in the death of...

New Delhi: India Friday summoned US charge d'affaires Jason Meeks and told him that the American military's "lethal and deadly" strikes on commercial vessels with Indian crew members off the coast of Oman are "unacceptable". Meeks was summoned to the headquarters of the Ministry of...

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney became a symbol of middle power resistance after a celebrated speech earlier this year, but he is expected to be more muted in his criticism of US President Donald Trump at an upcoming summit in Europe. Carney's speech at...

Bhubaneswar: Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has created history by winning the Russian Grand Sand Master Cup 2026. He has become the first Indian sand artist to achieve this prestigious honour. The award was presented at second International Sand Sculpture Festival held in Kaliningrad, Russia,...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that a deal to end the war with Iran is nearly complete and is expected to be signed over the weekend in Europe, as he called off military strikes on the Islamic Republic hours after threatening to take control...

Dubai: Crew members of a tanker carrying 20 Indians were evacuated Thursday after the vessel came under attack off an Oman port, Indian officials said. This was the third instance of a merchant ship with Indian crew members coming under attack from the US military...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to launch major strikes on Iran and seize control of its oil and gas industries as continuing attacks between the warring countries pushed the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war. Trump said in a...