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March 25, 2026 10:02 AM

German president calls Iran war a disastrous mistake, in rare rebuke of Trump

The Iran war is a "disastrous mistake" that breaches international law, Germany's president said on Tuesday in an unusually blunt rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy, which he said marked a rupture for German ties with its biggest post-war ally. In a scathing verbal attack, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, whose largely ceremonial role allows him to speak more freely than politicians, took a far more critical line than Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has skirted questions on the war's...

March 25, 2026 9:59 AM

Trump says Iran made a major energy-related gift to the US

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had made a major energy-related concession to the United States, describing it as a positive development, although he did not give details. Trump suggested the gift was related to the Strait of Hormuz, the oil transit waterway that the United States has struggled to keep open. "They gave us a present and the present arrived today, and it was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "It wa...

March 24, 2026 5:11 PM

Rajnath Singh reviews West Asia situation, calls for long-term defence preparedness plan

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reviewed the evolving security situation in West Asia and its implications for India’s defence preparedness, directing officials to draw key operational and technological lessons from the ongoing conflict. The high-level meeting, held in New Delhi, was attended by senior defence leadership, including the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs, Defence Secretary, Secretary (Defence Production), and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organ...

March 24, 2026 3:58 PM

PM Modi calls for peace, assures energy security amid West Asia crisis

After addressing the Lok Sabha yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Rajya Sabha on the escalating conflict in West Asia, highlighting its far-reaching impact on global energy markets, trade routes, and the safety of Indian citizens abroad, while reaffirming India’s commitment to diplomacy and preparedness. Noting that the war has entered its fourth week, the Prime Minister said the crisis has triggered a severe global energy disruption and posed significant challen...

March 24, 2026 3:37 PM

Iran’s IRGC claims 78th wave of strikes on Israeli and US targets

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it carried out its 78th wave of retaliatory strikes against Israeli and American targets in the early hours of Tuesday, March 24, as part of Operation True Promise 4. The IRGC said the latest strikes hit Israeli sites in Eilat, Dimona, and northern Tel Aviv, as well as a number of US military bases in the region, using Emad and Qadr ballistic missiles and combat drones. The corps said the operation was dedicated to the people of Iran's eastern provin...

March 24, 2026 9:33 AM

Global shares jittery, oil rebounds as fragile relief rally sours

Stocks were on tenterhooks and oil prices rose in choppy trade on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump's postponement of the bombing of Iran's power grid proved no panacea for investors worried about the ramifications of the Middle East war. U.S. Treasury yields pushed higher and the dollar regained lost ground, in a retracement of the relief rally that swept markets overnight after Trump added five days to his Saturday ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, citing...

March 24, 2026 9:27 AM

Trump administration launches more probes into Harvard

The Trump administration said on Monday it launched two more probes against Harvard University in its latest escalation against the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Ivy League school and other top U.S. universities. The U.S. Education Department said its civil rights office "opened two new investigations into Harvard University amid allegations that it continues to discriminate against students on the basis of race, color, and national origin" in violation of federal law. The latest probes will ...

March 24, 2026 9:25 AM

Two pilots killed in New York runway collision, Trump deploys ICE to strained US airports

Two pilots died in a runway accident that shut New York's LaGuardia Airport on Monday and U.S. President Donald Trump deployed armed immigration agents to help ease long security lines at major airports strained by personnel shortages. The crash between an Air Canada Express AC.TO jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia injured dozens of passengers and led to hundreds of flight cancellations at the start of the working week in the latest disruption for airports and carriers that have been knocked off...

March 24, 2026 9:21 AM

Iran denies talks with US after Trump postpones strikes on power grid

Iran denied on Monday that it had engaged in negotiations with the United States, after President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb Iran's power grid because of what he described as productive talks with unidentified Iranian officials. A European official said that while there had been no direct negotiations between the two nations, Egypt, Pakistan and Gulf states were relaying messages. A Pakistani official and a second source told Reuters that direct talks on ending the war could be hel...

March 24, 2026 9:52 AM

US delays strikes on Iran amid talks, but West Asia tensions remain high

US President Donald Trump has announced a five-day postponement of planned military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, citing what he described as “very good and productive” discussions with Tehran. The move signals a possible de-escalation after weeks of intense fighting, although Washington has made clear the pause depends on progress in talks and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping. Tehran is responding cautiously and at times contradicting its...