Doral (US), March 7 US President Donald Trump warned in a social media post on Saturday that more Iranian officials would become targets in the war, writing: “Today Iran will be hit very hard!” Trump made the comments on his Truth Social website, noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day […]
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New Delhi, March 7 England, South Africa and West Indies are set to depart India over the weekend on chartered flights arranged by the ICC following disruption to commercial air travel due to the ongoing conflict involving US, Israel and Iran. A source told PTI that England, who went down to India in the second […]
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Dubai, March 7 Iran’s President said on Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should take to their grave.” President Masoud Pezeshkian made the statement in a prerecorded address aired by state television. He also apologised for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, insisting that Tehran […]
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Beirut, March 7 Lebanese health officials said on Saturday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit. The Lebanese Health Ministry offered the figure. The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed late […]
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Kathmandu, March 7 Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday heading towards a landslide victory in Nepal’s first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties. The RSP has won 34 seats with a clean sweep in all 10 constituencies of Kathmandu district […]
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New Delhi, March 7 Poland is looking forward to expanding defence cooperation with India, particularly in advanced drone technologies, a Polish Foreign Ministry official said on Friday. Michal Baranowski, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, told PTI Videos that Poland possesses some of the best drones in the world, both for […]
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By Yoshita Singh New York, March 7 A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been convicted here for plotting to assassinate US President Donald Trump and other American politicians to avenge the death of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020. Asif Raza Merchant, 48, was convicted by a federal […]
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By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, March 7 In the first post-Iran war economic shock, the Pakistan government, in an overnight decision, has increased petrol and high-speed diesel prices by PKR 55 per litre each, the highest-ever hike. Addressing a press conference just before midnight, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq […]
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New York/Washington, March 7 The US said it has given “permission” to India to buy Russian oil that is on ships already floating on waterways with a view to easing supplies around the world amid the West Asia conflict. “The world is very well supplied in oil. Yesterday, the Treasury (Department) agreed to let our […]
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Jakarta (Indonesia), March 6 Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday. Hafid in a statement to media said that she just signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can no longer have accounts on high-risk digital platforms, including […]
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