“We have zero trust on U.S.”: Ghalibaf says Iran is prepared for ‘full-scale defence’ Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed that Tehran remains prepared for “full-scale defence” should the U.S. betray the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries last month. In an official Telegram post regarding his meeting with the Speaker of…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, walks with New Zealand Prime Minister Christoper Luxon at Government House in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (July 11, 2026) described the India-New ZealandFree Trade Agreement (FTA) as a historic milestone in bilateral ties, thanking New Zealand…
A shopkeeper waits for customers in an old market near the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on July 9, 2026. File | Photo Credit: AFP Damascus welcomed a U.S. announcement that it would remove Syria from its list of “state sponsors of terrorism”, a move that one economist told AFP opened the door to economic recovery…
This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters China on Friday (July 10, 2026) successfully tested an experimental rocket retrieval system using a net attached to a sea platform, state media reported, in the hopes of breaking U.S. dominance in reusable rockets. The Long March 10B rocket lifted off from the…
After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil. In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless Medieval artwork was spirited into the British Museum on Friday (July 10, 2026) in the dead of night, after a high-tech, tight-security operation where any slip-up could have spelled disaster. Fire and thread:…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union accused Meta on Friday (July 10, 2026) of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable “key addictive features” like infinite scrolling. The EU’s executive arm issued a fresh set of charges…
Security personnel escort prisoners to a bus at Negombo prison on the outskirts of Colombo on July 6, 2026, following overnight clashes between inmates. | Photo Credit: AFP The High Commission of India in Colombo is in touch with Sri Lankan authorities and the family of the Indian inmate who was among those killed in…
A satellite image shows damage at the control tower in the port of Chabahar, Iran, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Planet Labs PBC via Reuters A series of mysterious, unclaimed air strikes that hit Iran after the U.S. said it finished its attacks have again raised questions of who else may be targeting the…
Rescuers clear the rubble after a Russian air guided bomb hit the centre of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Friday, July 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian drone strikes on Friday (July 10, 2026) hit southern Russian oil refineries and the port of Taganrog on the Azov Sea, where authorities declared an emergency and evacuated some…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (July 10, 2026) said the United States had agreed to talks with Iran after Tehran asked to continue negotiations, while stressing that the June ceasefire between the two nations was over. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to…