17+ hour, 51+ min ago   (382+ words) Akbar Abdi, one of Iran’s best-known film and television actors, has died at the age of 65 after suffering cardiac arrest, Iranian state media reported Friday. Iranian state news agencies reported Abdi’s death. Reports stated that he had been hospitalised several…...

18+ hour, 28+ min ago   (238+ words) India’s embassy in Iran said an LPG tanker carrying 28 Indian crew members came under attack in Iranian territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, with all crew members reported safe. The embassy said on Friday, July 24, that Indian officials were…...

18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (374+ words) Five people were killed and three others injured after a sudden collapse of loess soil buried a residential property in a village in northern China’s Shanxi province, Chinese authorities said on Saturday. The collapse occurred at around 6:49 p.m. on Friday…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago   (324+ words) India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday amid weeks of youth-led protests and opposition calls for his removal over alleged examination paper leaks and the government’s handling of the controversy. Reuters reported that Pradhan stepped down after growing protests…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago   (562+ words) Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of SpaceX, has offered a striking vision of the world in 2036, predicting that artificial intelligence could surpass the combined intelligence of humanity within five years and outperform humans in almost every field…...

20+ hour, 35+ min ago   (416+ words) Saudi Arabia’s air defence systems intercepted two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen toward the Red Sea city of Yanbu on Saturday, according to Greek security sources cited by Reuters, a day after US forces launched fresh airstrikes on Iran. Saudi…...

21+ hour, 14+ min ago   (202+ words) Bollywood star Salman Khan has sparked fresh online attention after sharing a cryptic message about fear, following his public support for students amid a controversy over alleged examination paper leaks. He followed the message with a playful reference to himself,…...

21+ hour, 37+ min ago   (458+ words) Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port and Kamaran Island on Friday, escalating regional tensions after the Iran-aligned group imposed a maritime blockade on Saudi ports and launched attacks on Saudi-linked vessels. Saudi authorities also…...

22+ hour, 36+ min ago   (312+ words) Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has described terrorism originating from Afghanistan as one of the country’s most serious security challenges, calling for stronger regional efforts to address the threat. Dawn reported on Friday, July 24, that Dar made the remarks…...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago   (275+ words) At least 10 people were killed and nearly 100 others injured in a Russian missile strike near Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said, after a venue hosting a defence industry exhibition was hit. Reuters reported on Friday, July 24, that images released by Ukraine’s emergency…...