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Dubai: There was no Indian fatality in the projectile incident that struck a residential compound in Saudi Arabia, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said Monday. It added that an Indian national injured in the incident Sunday is undergoing treatment at a government hospital. It is...

Tokyo: Japan is preparing to deploy its first batch of domestically developed long-range missiles, with their launchers arriving at an army camp Monday as the country accelerates its offensive capability in response to rising challenges in the region. The upgraded Type-12 land-to-ship missiles will be...

New YorkWashington: The US has urged India to buy Russian oil already floating at sea and redirect it to Indian refineries to tamp down fears of supply shortages and price spikes amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said. However, the...

Kathmandu: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is heading towards a two-thirds majority in Nepal's parliamentary polls, securing 124 seats under direct voting and over 40 lakh votes under the proportionate-voting system as Monday morning. The RSP has won 124 seats under direct voting and is...

Washington: Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel as the conflict involving Iran disrupted energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz and rattled global markets. US President Donald Trump defended the spike. He said higher oil prices were a temporary cost tied to confronting Iran’s...

Tehran: Iran Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, in a move that signals the continued dominance of hardliners in Tehran even as the country remains locked in an escalating conflict with the United States and Israel. Mojtaba...

Dubai: An Indian national is among two killed after a projectile fell on a residential location in Saudi Arabia Sunday, officials said. The military projectile fell in a residential area in Saudi Arabia's al-Kharj Governorate Sunday, killing two people and injuring 12 others, the Saudi...

Islamabad: Pakistan's security forces have killed 583 Afghan Taliban operatives in the ongoing military operation launched along the border last month, according to official data released Sunday. Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq Feb 26 after the Afghan Taliban attacked 53 locations along the border. Providing...

Dubai: Israel Sunday struck southern Lebanon, Beirut and oil storage facilities in Tehran as the war in the Middle East keeps escalating, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised many surprises for the next phase of the conflict. Iran also hit a desalination plant in Bahrain....

Islamabad: Pakistan is facing renewed scrutiny as questions are being raised about the low number of deportations, as the UK bans visas to some nations that have high asylum cases, local media reported. The development comes days after the UK placed an "emergency brake" on...