Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “secret” meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, his office said yesterday, amid reports that Saudi Arabia and the UAE struck Iran during the conflict.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that the number of vehicles in his convoy be reduced by 50 percent, a move aimed at promoting austerity and reducing fuel consumption amid the current global situation.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map graphic on his Truth Social platform depicting Venezuela with an inset American flag and the label “51st State.”

Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Russia’s oil refineries and ports yesterday, two days after a three-day ceasefire proposed by US President Donald Trump expired.

King Charles III outlined UK leader Keir Starmer’s legislative plans during a pomp-filled ceremony yesterday, despite uncertainty over the prime minister’s future as he faces calls to resign from his own party.

Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave where the military believes Hamas fighters are tightening their grip.

Henry Wang, president of the Center for China and Globalization, said yesterday Beijing could play a mediating role to help end the US-Iran conflict.

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Attacks were followed by drop in Iranian strikes on the kingdom, Reuters tally shows

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Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) yesterday termed a report by an American media outlet claiming that Islamabad “quietly allowed” Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields while playing the role of a mediator in the Middle East conflict as “misleading and sensationalised”.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer battled to remain in his job yesterday, as four junior ministers resigned their posts and dozens of lawmakers called for him to step down in the wake of heavy defeats in local and regional elections.

Tehran yesterday threatened to enrich uranium to 90 percent purity, a level considered weapons-grade, if attacked again, after US President Donald Trump warned that the Middle East truce was on the brink of collapse.

A massive blast at a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan killed 10 people and wounded dozens more yesterday, the emergency services agency said, as the latest attack in the region threatens to reignite fighting with neighbouring Afghanistan.

Days after conceding a major defeat in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has launched a sharp attack on the newly formed BJP government in the state over the appointment of former chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal as chief secretary.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.