International

United Kingdom will host military planners from more than 30 countries for two days of talks starting Wednesday on a proposed multinational mission—led by the UK and France—to safeguard navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, the defence…
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Prosecutors once again cast Harvey Weinstein as a once-dominant Hollywood figure who allegedly wielded his influence to commit sexual assault, revisiting a familiar but contentious narrative as a rape retrial opened Tuesday—nearly eight…
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Instituto Cervantes New Delhi, in collaboration with the Embassies of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela, is…
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The deadline for the United States–Iran ceasefire is fast approaching, but an end to the conflict that began on February 28 remains uncertain. Donald Trump has oscillated between warnings and reassurances, while Tehran has maintained it…
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The European Union on Tuesday approved a new civilian mission in Armenia aimed at countering foreign interference, amid concerns that Russia is stepping up disinformation efforts ahead of the country’s June elections. The move comes at a…
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Nikki Haley, a member of Donald Trump’s Republican Party, has claimed that a vessel recently intercepted by the US Navy was carrying materials linked to Iran’s missile programme. In a post on X, Haley said the ship—seized in the Strait of…
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Donald Trump on Monday claimed that “Operation Midnight Hammer” resulted in the complete destruction of Iran’s nuclear sites, adding that any effort to recover or rebuild them would be “a long and difficult process.” The operation refers…
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Even before the latest conflict, Iran was grappling with deep economic troubles, weighed down by years of sanctions, policy instability, and structural imbalances. An analysis by Iran Focus following last year’s brief but intense conflict…
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The United Nations Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper in Lebanon, an incident France has blamed on Hezbollah. The peacekeeper was killed and three others injured on Saturday when their unit…
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A Canadian woman was killed and 13 others injured in a shooting on Monday at Teotihuacan, one of Mexico’s most iconic archaeological sites, authorities said. The attacker, whose nationality has not been identified, opened fire at the…
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