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Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said Sunday that it has intercepted and shot down the United States' MQ-9 drone in Iran's Ahvaz, local media reported. The advanced air‑defence system operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force under the command of Iran's integrated air defence...

Kabul: Afghanistan's top trading body has called for expanding trade and investment ties with India, stressing the need to ease business procedures, remove administrative barriers and facilitate the issuance of business visas. The proposals were discussed in Kabul during a meeting between Afghanistan Chamber of...

Kyiv: One person was killed and 16 others wounded in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv that included ballistic missiles, local authorities said. The attack began at around 130 am local time and continued for several hours, with explosions echoing across the capital. Russia launched...

New Delhi: Facebook suffered a widespread outage Sunday, leaving users across several countries unable to access their accounts or use key features, according to outage-tracking platform Downdetector. Downdetector recorded a sharp rise in reports at around 10:39 a.m. ET, with complaints surging to 3,555 from...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Sunday emplaned for her State Visits to Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania, marking a significant diplomatic outreach to Eastern Europe and underscoring India’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties with the three countries. Announcing her departure, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...

Washington: US forces launched a new round of strikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction, the US Central Command said in a statement. "Today at 6 pm ET, U.S. forces began launching new airstrikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction," CENTCOM...

New Delhi: Panama’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez, arrived in New Delhi Sunday on a five-day official visit to India aimed at further strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries. Welcoming the visiting dignitary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal...

Moscow: Ukrainian drones struck two sprawling warehouses, one of them just east of Moscow, as part of attacks overnight and Saturday afternoon that killed nine people and wounded more than 80, Russian officials said. Kyiv's forces have pressed their relentless aerial campaign against energy infrastructure...

Dubai: Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in a new statement warned of "unforgettable lessons" if US continues attacks. The statement attributed to Khamenei, still unseen since the war began, was read out on state television. He also called US President Donald Trump's signature "worthless and...

Karachi: Pakistan Saturday extended the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft until August 24, according to the country's airports authority. The ban applies to Indian-registered, operated, owned, and leased aircraft, according to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA)....