The United States on Wednesday ordered the departure of non-emergency staff and family members from its consulates in Lahore and Karachi, citing “safety risks” amid escalating tensions following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent retaliation.In a statement, the US Embassy in Pakistan said the State Department had directed non-essential government personnel to leave the...
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‘Scary time’: How stranded passengers in Dubai used cabs, cash and detours to flee
Commercial airlines have suspended most regional services across the Middle East after joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Tehran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering a sharp escalation in tensions and widespread airspace closures that have crippled travel through key Gulf hubs.Iran retaliated with waves of missiles, sending projectiles and interceptors over major Gulf...
‘Target for elimination’: Israel’s warning for Iran’s next supreme leader
Netanyahu’s government’s warning for Iran’s next supreme leader Israel warned on Wednesday that whoever Iran selects as its next supreme leader will be “a target for elimination.”Israeli defence minister Israel Katz wrote on X, “Every leader appointed by the Iranian terror regime to continue and lead the plan to destroy Israel, to threaten the United...
500 million and counting! T20 World Cup 2026 shatters viewership records in India
India will take on England in the second semifinal at the Wankhede stadium. (AP) NEW DELHI: The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 has smashed viewership records in India, with more than 500 million fans tuning in — the highest ever for any T20 World Cup in history. ICC chairman Jay Shah celebrated the milestone, calling...
From protests to polls: Nepal to vote after a Gen Z uprising redraws its political map
(AP photo) Nepal, a country that has swung between monarchy and democracy before settling, for now, as a federal republic, is once again at a defining crossroads. On Thursday, nearly 19 million registered voters are set to choose a new House of Representatives in an election shaped less by traditional party rivalries and more by...
Consulate, CIA station and military base: Iran attacks US assets in Middle East
Iran on Wednesday hit key American assets across Middle East amid the fifth day of its escalation with the joint forces of US and Israel.According to US media reports, Iranian drones struck US consulate in Dubai, a CIA station US Embassy compound in Riyadh and military base at Qatar’s Al-Udeid.US consulate in DubaiAccording to Wall...
Kashmir tense over Khamenei’s killing: Meta blocks media pages, MP booked for ‘misleading content’
Syed Ruhullah Mehdi (File Photo) SRINAGAR: After large-scale protests over the past two days against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Jammu and Kashmir government extended the closure of schools and colleges across the Valley until Saturday.At the same time, Meta blocked several newspaper accounts in the Valley, evoking condemnation from...
US military base, hotel in Iraq targeted; drone downed near Baghdad airport
Two drone attacks targeted a US military base and a hotel in Erbil on Wednesday, Iraq, Al Araboya reported, citing Reuters.The Islamic Resistance in Iraq – Saraya Awliya al-Dam announced on social media that its fighters carried out an attack using a swarm of drones, local media reported. Iran Announces Shocking ‘Khamenei Revenge’ Op; Pounds...
US planning to arm Kurdish forces to trigger uprising in Iran: Report
The CIA is reportedly working on a plan to arm Kurdish forces in a bid to spark a popular uprising in Iran, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions who spoke to CNN.Sources said the Trump administration has held active talks with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq over the possibility of...
CEO Sam Altman to OpenAI staff: You don’t get a say in how the military uses our AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asserted employees have no say in US military operations, even after a Pentagon deal for classified AI deployment. The move followed rival Anthropic’s blacklisting, sparking internal and external criticism over timing and optics. Altman emphasized the Pentagon respects OpenAI’s safety measures but retains operational control, while also acknowledging competitors might offer...
