Mountaineer Falguni Dey’s solo expedition to Asia’s highest volcanic summit, Mount Damavand, in Iran has turned into a battle for survival, as the 40-year-old tries to find a way to leave the country now battered by Israel’s missile strikes..A blizzard had forced him to descend from the su

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So, as the pressure mounts on Iran, has it been left to fight alone? Or does it have allies that could come to its aid?

Trump admin last month temporarily halted new visa interviews for foreign students

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump late on Tuesday that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May was achieved through talks between the two militaries and not US mediation, India's senior-most diplomat said.

Israel hits nuclear sites, Iran strikes hospital as conflict escalates

Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the United States, where over 379,000 people became new US dollar millionaires, more than a 1,000 a day, a report published yesterday showed.

A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force, students and teachers confirmed to AFP yesterday, over concerns of “focus” and “Islamic law”.

Near the once-bustling Iraqi border crossing of Bashmakh, Iranian driver Fatah stocked up on rice, sugar and tea, staples that have become increasingly hard to get back home.

WhatsApp said it was “concerned” that its services would be blocked in Iran after a state broadcaster urged the public to delete the messaging app, saying it was sharing data with arch-rival Israel.

A powerful American bunker-busting bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying Iran’s deeply buried nuclear facilities, making it President Donald Trump’s weapon of choice if he chooses to militarily back Israel.

The Iran-Israel war has helped strengthen Netanyahu domestically and overseas, just as his grip on power looked vulnerable

Russia has said that Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear facilities put world "millimetres from catastrophe", according to Russia's state news agency. .Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today that the world was "millimetres away from catastrophe" due to daily Israeli s

At least 40 of the total number killed in the past day died as a result of Israeli gunfire and airstrikes

Sahar Emami was presenting live on Iranian state television this week when loud explosions interrupted the programme

Modi says India had paused its military actions following a request from Islamabad

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The meeting will be closed to the press