
UAE preparing to help US, its allies open Strait of Hormuz by force
The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the United States and its allies open the Strait of Hormuz by force, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported, citing Arab officials.

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The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the United States and its allies open the Strait of Hormuz by force, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported, citing Arab officials.

Iran responded to US President Donald Trump’s address to Americans on the war with new missile attacks targeting Israel and the Gulf Arab states Thursday, underlining Tehran’s insistence that it rejected Washington’s…

NASA is preparing to launch its Artemis II mission, which will send four astronauts on a nine-day journey around the Moon, marking the agency’s first crewed lunar flight in more than 50 years.

China and Bhutan on Wednesday discussed boundary alignment in areas “where there are no disputes” as the two sides held the 15th Expert Group Meeting on their boundary issues.

China and Pakistan have put forward a five-point proposal to end the West Asia conflict, calling for the restoration of peace and stability in the Gulf region and safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistani security forces have killed 13 terrorists in two separate operations in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.

Members of Pakistan’s minority Hindu community staged a sit-in protest here to highlight the rising cases of abduction and forced conversion of Hindu girls to Islam before marriage to older Muslim men.

The European union has extended sanctions against Iran until April 13, 2027, for alleged serious human rights violations, the Council of the EU said.

Defence exports have touched an all-time high of 38,424 crore rupees in the Financial Year 2025-26, compared to the previous fiscal year’s figure of 23 thousand 622 crore rupees.

India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) has completed four years today. Since its signing on 2 April 2022, the Agreement has played a pivotal role in enhancing trade flows, fostering…