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July 2, 2025 12:29 PM

US bombing ‘seriously damaged’ Iran’s Fordow nuclear site: Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi

The U.S. bombing of Iran's key Fordow nuclear site has "seriously and heavily damaged" the facility, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview with CBS News. "No one exactly knows what has transpired in Fordow. That being said, what we know so far is that the facilities have been seriously and heavily damaged," Araqchi said in the interview broadcast on Tuesday. "The Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran... is currently undertaking evaluation and assessme...

July 2, 2025 10:41 AM

Quad ministers demand bringing Pahalgam terrorists to justice, renew commitment to counterterrorism

Renewing their commitment to work together to fight terrorism, the Quad foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded that all those responsible for the "reprehensible" Pahalgam terror attack be immediately brought to justice and countries concerned cooperate with the authorities. In a joint statement after their meeting, the Quad foreign ministers said, "We call for the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of this reprehensible act to be brought to justice without any delay and urge all UN Member ...

July 2, 2025 9:27 AM

Quad ministerial meeting very productive, will strengthen Indo-Pacific stability: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the Quad ministerial meeting on Tuesday was very productive and will strengthen stability in the Indo-Pacific region. After the meeting, he shared on X that they “discussed how to make Quad more focused and impactful on contemporary opportunities and challenges”. "Just finished a very productive meeting of Quad Foreign Ministers in Washington DC. Discussed how to make Quad more focused and impactful on contemporary opportunities and challeng...

July 1, 2025 9:50 AM

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Washington to attend Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Washington, D.C., on Monday to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (QFMM) scheduled for July 1. According to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the ministers will build on discussions held during the previous QFMM, which took place in Washington on January 21, 2025. “They will exchange views on regional and global developments, particularly those concerning the Indo-Pacific, and review the progress made...

July 1, 2025 9:28 AM

Trump lawyer says no immediate deportations under birthright citizenship order, as judges to decide on challenges

President Donald Trump's administration will not deport children deemed ineligible for U.S. citizenship until his executive order curtailing birthright citizenship takes effect on July 27, a government lawyer said on Monday after being pressed by two federal judges. During separate hearings in lawsuits challenging Trump's order, U.S. District Judges Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Joseph LaPlante in Concord, New Hampshire, set expedited schedules to decide whether the order can be ...

June 30, 2025 7:03 PM

935 people killed in Israeli strikes on Iran, official says

Some 935 people were killed in Iran during the 12-day air war with Israel, based on the latest forensic data, a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary said on Monday, according to state media. Among the dead were 38 children and 132 women, the spokesperson, Asghar Jahangir, said. The death toll was a sharp increase from a previous Iranian health ministry tally of 610 killed in Iran before a ceasefire went into effect on Tuesday last week. Jahangir also revised the number of people killed in a...

June 29, 2025 2:38 PM

Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump calls for war to end

The Israeli military ordered Palestinians to evacuate areas in northern Gaza on Sunday before intensified fighting against Hamas, as U.S. President Donald Trump called for an end to the war amid renewed efforts to broker a ceasefire. "Make the deal in Gaza, get the hostages back," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform early on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to hold talks later in the day on the progress of Israel's offensive. A senior security official said the m...

June 29, 2025 11:51 AM

Trump’s sweeping tax-cut, spending bill clears first US Senate hurdle

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate narrowly advanced President Donald Trump's, sweeping tax-cut and spending bill on Saturday, during a marathon weekend session marked by political drama, division and lengthy delays as Democrats sought to slow the legislation's path to passage. Lawmakers voted 51-49 to open debate on the 940-page megabill, with two of Trump's fellow Republicans joining Democrats to oppose the legislation that would fund the president's top immigration, border, tax-cut and mi...

June 27, 2025 2:04 PM

Iran’s three key nuclear sites significantly damaged in 12-day operation: IDF

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that its 12-day military operation against Iran resulted in significant damage to three of the country’s main nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, dealing a major blow to the Iranian regime’s nuclear infrastructure. The IDF asserted that Israel launched ‘Operation Rising Lion’ on June 13 with the intention of damaging the Iranian nuclear and missile projects following the identification of progress in the three programs, wh...

June 27, 2025 1:35 PM

Iran says no agreement made to resume US talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said that no arrangement or commitment has been made to resume negotiations with the United States, amid escalating tensions following recent attacks by Israel and the U.S. on Iranian territory. In an interview with state broadcaster IRIB, Araghchi said the possibility of restarting talks remains under consideration, but any decision would be guided strictly by Iran’s national interests, Xinhua News Agency reported. “Our decisions will be...