A sharp exchange on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi has put the spotlight on a wider question: who is shaping the diplomatic conversation around the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz? Iranian journalist Basim Laleh has criticised Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, while arguing that India’s Prime Minister Narendra…
Economic crises are often measured through inflation rates, currency depreciation, or falling GDP. But in Iran today, the clearest evidence of financial hardship is appearing somewhere much closer to home. Across the country, families are increasingly selling natural hair, second-hand clothing, empty perfume bottles, work shoes, and even renting out personal laptops to generate extra…
Thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza City for the funeral of 112 people whose remains were recovered nearly three years after they were killed in a 2023 airstrike, turning what should have been a day of burial into a powerful reminder that the consequences of war often continue long after the explosions have ended. The…
India’s festive jewellery-buying season is approaching, and buyers may soon notice another cost factor in the gold market. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has revised the hallmarking fee structure for gold and silver articles, with the new rates coming into effect from September 14, 2026. The most significant change is for gold. The hallmarking…
Most 18-year-olds are preparing to begin university, choosing a major or adjusting to life away from home. Nathan Thomas was already standing at the front of a college classroom, teaching engineering and computer programming to students close to his own age. The Florida academic has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the youngest male…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visits to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan represent more than another round of high-level diplomacy. They reflect India’s broader effort to strengthen its strategic presence in Central Asia at a time when the region is becoming increasingly important for global trade, energy security, regional connectivity, and geopolitical competition. For years, India’s engagement…
South Korea has officially entered a new phase in its approach to extreme weather. As temperatures shattered national records and heat-related deaths climbed to 19, President Lee Jae Myung declared the ongoing heatwave a national disaster, treating prolonged extreme heat with the same urgency traditionally reserved for typhoons, floods, and wildfires. The declaration represents more…
Japan is undertaking one of the most significant transformations of its national security policy since the end of World War II. As regional tensions continue to rise, Tokyo is no longer treating defense modernization as a precautionary measure—it is increasingly presenting it as an essential requirement for national survival and long-term stability. Japan’s latest Defense…
A Manchester courtroom has heard the guilty pleas of a man who admitted sexually abusing his wife over more than two decades, bringing to light a prolonged pattern of violence that investigators say involved drugging, rape and other sexual offences. The man, who is in his 60s and from the Stockport area of Greater Manchester,…
Pakistan has suddenly found itself at the center of one of the Middle East’s most complicated diplomatic equations. Only weeks after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed a new mutual-defence agreement in Mecca, the conflict involving Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the arrangement under its first serious pressure. The timing is…
