Tehran, April 19 (IANS) The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked since Saturday evening and will not reopen until the United States lifts its naval blockade on the waterway.
Washington, Apr 18 (IANS) U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran “can’t blackmail us” even as Washington is holding talks with Tehran, signalling a mix of pressure and diplomacy amid rising tensions.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on French UN Peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, urging the need to investigate and bring perpetrators to justice.
London, April 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP) reflects state-led refoulement on an industrial scale, prioritising political expediency over human lives, displacing more than two million Afghan refugees, shattering communities, violating international norms, and deepening Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, a report highlighted on Saturday.
Quetta, April 18 (IANS) Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), on Saturday asserted that the brutal killing of 12 members of a single family in Balochistan’s Barkhan district reflects the "ongoing and unchecked" violence inflicted by the Pakistani military on innocent Baloch civilians.
Colombo, April 18 (IANS) Balochistan's enforced disappearances are not merely a humanitarian record but a stark reflection of Pakistani military control failing in plain sight.
Kathmandu, April 18 (IANS) The Nepal government’s decision to levy customs duty on goods valued above NPR 100 brought from bordering Indian towns has drawn criticism from stakeholders in Nepal’s border areas, where nearby Indian markets have long served as a source of affordable goods.
Tel Aviv, April 18 (IANS) As the one-year anniversary of the heinous Pahalgam terror attack approaches, Pakistan appears to be engaged in a familiar double narrative, a report said on Saturday.
London, April 18 (IANS) Bangladesh is grappling with fuel shortages, rising prices, and diplomatic uncertainty while attempting to avoid offending any major power. The government's carefully worded statements during the recent conflict in West Asia have drawn criticism at home and scrutiny abroad, a report stated on Saturday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, was called in for a meeting with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri over the shooting incident involving Indian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
