As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday mocked the United States’ ‘Operation Epic Fury”, warning President Donald Trump that Tehran still has “many surprises” in store. “Nine days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices have doubled while all commodities are skyrocketing. We know the US is plotting […]
Iran’s armed forces are carrying out what they describe as “managed and phased offensive operations” targeting United States military personnel and Israeli positions in the Middle Eastern region, according to the spokesman for the Khatim Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. In a statement posted on X, the spokesperson claimed that Iranian units were conducting “step-by-step and calculated” […]
In a bid to address the escalating national fuel shortage triggered by global supply disruptions, all public and private educational institutions across Balochistan have been closed from March 9 to March 23. The decision, outlined in an official notification issued by the Balochistan Education Department, suspended classes at schools, colleges and universities across the province. The […]
The United States military’s so-called “Doomsday planes” have been spotted in increased activity as fears of a potential nuclear conflict intensify following the ongoing war in Iran, The Daily Mail, a UK-based tabloid newspaper, reported on Monday. Flight-tracking data has captured multiple launches of the Navy’s E-6B Mercury strategic airborne command aircraft since February 28, […]
The United States military campaign against Iran has racked up an estimated $10.35 billion in costs in just 10 days — an average of more than $1b per day. The figure represents roughly 1.23% of the entire 2026 US defence budget, according to estimates and data compiled by Anadolu. US forces spent an estimated $779 million in […]
The Pakistan Navy on Monday launched Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr to counter “multidimensional threats to national shipping and maritime trade” amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, the military’s media wing said. Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply after US and Israeli air strikes last week assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials, […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to take the nation into confidence shortly on the overall situation amid the prevailing Middle East crisis, following attacks by the the United States and Israel on Iran. Tensions in the Middle East surged last week after US and Israeli air strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, […]
Russia won its first Winter Paralympic gold medal under its own flag since 2014 as skier Varvara Voronchikhina was crowned women’s super-G standing champion on Monday in Cortina. Despite Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has allowed six Russian athletes and four from their allies Belarus to represent their countries, accompanied […]
Former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said the club’s president Joan Laporta scuppered the return of all-time great Lionel Messi in 2023 to avoid a power struggle. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner left Barca for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 and then two years later moved to MLS side Inter Miami. “Leo was signed, in January 2023 […]
Captain Suryakumar Yadav said gold in 2028 on cricket’s return to the Olympics was India’s next big aim after extending their T20 domination with back-to-back World Cup titles. Co-hosts India hammered New Zealand by 96 runs in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday to be the first team to retain the T20 world crown and […]