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Brussels: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe that will depend on how fast they take responsibility for their own security. "This will be a real review. It will be designed...

Moscow: Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's invasion more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday. The Russian Defence Ministry said...

Brussels: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that America's allies in Europe must take the lead on the defence of their own continent and help turn NATO into a read hard-line military alliance. At a meeting of NATO defence ministers, Hegseth called for a...

New York: An Indian teenager died while trying to save his mother, who was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage after the horse suddenly bolted at the famous Central Park in New York City. Romanch Mahajan, 18, was on his first trip to New York with...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has secured a major diplomatic breakthrough with Iran, finalising a US-Iran memorandum of understanding aimed at ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz before signing the accord at France's Palace of Versailles. Speaking to reporters after arriving in Paris,...

Dubai: The Iranian Foreign Ministry suggested late Wednesday that the deal with the United States could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian. Such an signing ceremony would represent a major step for the two countries, which saw diplomatic relations break off in...

Kathmandu: Nepalese tea producers have announced an indefinite suspension of production from Thursday after India introduced stricter quality checks on imported tea to ensure compliance with domestic quality standards. Last week, the Tea Board of India said it has introduced stricter quality checks to ensure...

Evian-Les-Bains: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday raised the issue of the safety of seafarers with US President Donald Trump, asserting that the proposed peace deal between Iran and the US must have provisions for their security. Modi and Trump held wide-ranging talks on the sidelines...

London: Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Indian-origin man in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of his murder, the Metropolitan Police said Wednesday. Gurbhej Singh was the victim of a roadside knife attack resulting in a murder investigation after he...

Dubai: Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the US to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials...