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Iranian president orders start of talks with US: local media

News February 2, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, the news agency Fars reported on Monday. Following the Iranian authorities’ response to anti-government...

India unveils record $85bn defence budget

Business February 2, 2026

NEW DELHI: India will spend a record amount on infrastructure and defence, the finance minister said in her national budget speech on Sunday, with plans for high-speed rail, submarines and fighter jet...

Last US-Russia nuclear pact set to end

News February 2, 2026

WASHINGTON: Come Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapon deployment will be over. New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington and...

Trump hopeful of Iran deal after Tehran warns of regional war

News February 1, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was hopeful of agreeing a deal with Iran after the country’s supreme leader warned that any US attack on the Islamic republic would trigger a regional war...

Iran’s Khamenei likens protests to β€˜coup’, warns of regional war

News February 1, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a β€œcoup”, warning that any US attack on the Islamic Republic following Washington’s military deployments in the Middl...

Israel to terminate MSF work in Gaza for failing to provide list of Palestinian staff

News February 1, 2026

Israel said on Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organisation failed to provide a list of its Palestinian sta...

Israel to terminate MSF work in Gaza for failing to provide Palestinian staff

News February 1, 2026

Israel said on Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organisation failed to provide a list of its Palestinian sta...

Israeli strikes kill 32 in fresh Gaza truce violation

Health February 1, 2026

β€’ Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency says victims include childrenβ€’ Bloodshed comes after Tel Aviv announced it would reopen Rafah crossing today for β€˜limited movement of people’ G...

Explosion reported at building in Iranian city, cause unknown

News January 31, 2026

An explosion took place on Saturday at a building in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on the Gulf coast, state media reported, though the cause of the blast was as yet unknown. State television said t...

Iran army chief warns US, Israel against attack; says forces on high alert

Technology January 31, 2026

Iranian army chief Amir Hatami on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against an attack, saying his country’s forces were on high alert following Washington’s heavy military deployments i...