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Al-Aqsa Mosque Reopens After 40-Day Israeli Closure

SRINAGAR: The Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem was reopened to Muslim worshippers on Thursday after a 40-day closure imposed by Israel amid joint...

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Hours After US Ceasefire, Cites Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

SRINAGAR: Less than 24 hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, the Islamic Republic has shut the Strait of Hormuz...

Netanyahu Backs US–Iran Strike Pause, Excludes Lebanon From Ceasefire

SRINAGAR: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel supports the United States’ decision to pause strikes against Iran for two weeks, while clarifying...

US-Iran Ceasefire Takes Effect: Two-Week Truce Begins Amid Uncertainty

SRINAGAR: The United States and Iran have entered a fragile two-week ceasefire, bringing a temporary halt to nearly six weeks of intense conflict, even...
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Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran

SRINAGAR: With just over an hour remaining before his self-imposed deadline, Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, stepping back from...

Global Alarm Amid Trump’s ‘Civilisation’ Threat and Escalating War Rhetoric

SRINAGAR: The Government of India on Tuesday issued an urgent advisory for Indian nationals in Iran, urging them to remain where they are, shelter...

Trump Warns of Swift Strike on Iran, Sets Deadline to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

SRINAGAR: US President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Iran, stating that the United States could carry out a massive military strike...

Earthquake Strikes Lebanon, Tremors Felt in Northern Israel

SRINAGAR: A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Lebanon on Monday, with tremors felt in parts of northern Israel, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) #Earthquake...

How America Rescued Its Pilot from Iranian Mountains After 36-Hour Hunt and Firefight?

SRINAGAR:  A US airman shot down over Iran was rescued after more than a day behind enemy lines in what officials and media reports...

Artemis II in Flight: NASA Sends Humans Back Toward the Moon After 50 Years

SRINAGAR: Astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission are now en route around the Moon after a landmark launch carried humans beyond Earth’s orbit for...

Missing US F-15 Crew Member Rescued Alive After Intense Search Operation in Iran

SRINAGAR: A crew member from a downed US F-15 fighter jet in Iran has been rescued alive following a high-risk search and rescue mission...

Iran Shot Down US’s ‘Stealth’ F-35, Search Operation Underway as Tensions Mount

SRINAGAR: A US fighter aircraft has been shot down over Iran, triggering an urgent search-and-rescue operation even as a dramatic shake-up in the Pentagon...

Trump Says US Forces Nearing Objectives in Iran, Vows to ‘Finish the Job Soon’

SRINAGAR: US President Donald Trump has said American forces are close to achieving their core strategic objectives in Iran and asserted that the United...

Iran President’s Open Letter to Americans: “Confrontation Is Costly and Futile” 

SRINAGAR: Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday issued an open letter addressed to the people of the United States, asserting that Iran harbours “no enmity” toward...

Bab al-Mandeb Under Threat: Yemen’s Houthis Escalate Amid US-Israeli War on Iran

SRINAGAR: As the US-Israeli war on Iran intensifies, global attention is turning to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a critical maritime chokepoint linking the Red...