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Iran Live-Fire Drills Heighten Tensions Near Strait of Hormuz
News Desk
Islamabad: Iran has issued an air navigation warning restricting flights near the Strait of Hormuz, heightening concerns over aviation safety and commercial disruption in one of the world’s most critical maritime corridors as…
What to Know About America’s Colossal Winter Storm
AFP/APP
Washington: A deep freeze is gripping large swaths of the United States after a monster winter storm killed dozens of people from the Northeast to the Deep South, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands, and sent air travel…
Extreme Cold Grips Millions as US Digs Out of Deadly Snowstorm
AFP/APP
New York: Perilously cold temperatures threatened millions of Americans on Monday in the wake of a sprawling winter storm that left at least 23 people dead, knocked out power and paralyzed transportation.
A frigid,…
Philippines Grounds Ferry Operator’s Fleet After Deadly Sinking
AFP/APP
Manila: The Philippines said it had grounded the passenger fleet of a local shipping line on Tuesday pending an investigation, as rescuers scoured the ocean for survivors of a ferry sinking that killed at least 18 people.
The…
Gold tops record $5,000 mark on Trump policy uncertainty
AFP/APP
Washington: The price of safe-haven asset gold surpassed $5,000 on Sunday, hitting a record amid rising global uncertainty and turmoil set off by US President Donald Trump's policies.
Gold reached $5,026 an ounce in trading…
Historic winter storm pounds US from south to northeast
AFP/APP
Washington: A life-threatening winter storm brought hazardous conditions to a wide swath of the United States on Sunday, stretching from Texas to New England, prompting warnings to stay off roads, mass flight cancellations and…
Fifteen dead, 28 missing as ferry sinks in southern Philippines
AFP/APP
Manila: A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank early Monday in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 people dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said.
The MV Trisha Kerstin 3 issued a distress signal at…
Snow, heavy rain kill 61 in three days in Afghanistan
AFP/APP
Kabul: Snowfall and heavy rain have killed at least 61 people across Afghanistan over the past three days, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Saturday.
According to ANDMA, the fatalities…
Trump Signals Pressure on Iran as US Armada Deploys
AFP
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a large US naval force is moving towards the Gulf, signalling continued military pressure on Iran even as he downplayed the likelihood of immediate military action and left the…
Trump’s New International Cabinet: The “Board of Peace”
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Bradford: President Donald Trump has launched a new international body, controversially dubbed the “Board of Peace.” What has drawn the most attention is not so much who has joined the initiative, but rather who has…