A dangerous new chapter in Middle East tensions unfolded Wednesday as Israel and Iran exchanged heavy missile fire for the sixth consecutive day, drawing global concern and setting the stage for a potentially wider confrontation. As the sun rose over the region, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared ominously on social media: “The battle […] More
Multiple rioters in Portland, Oregon, were arrested Saturday night after planned protests descended into a riot near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility and left four officers injured. Three people were arrested after officers responded to “criminal activity” happening near the federal building in the South Portland Neighborhood, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said […] More
Just 3 Days after the devastating Air India Crash in Ahmedabad, a Bell 407 helicopter has crashed in Gaurikund, Uttarakhand, early Sunday morning, killing all seven people on board, including the pilot, IgbereTV reports. The accident occurred at around 5:30 AM in a remote area of the Himalayan state. According to Indian media reports, the […] More
Remember, late last week, In a joint statement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said based on the directive, first-generation centrifuges at the Fordo enrichment center, near the city of Qom, southern Tehran, will be replaced with advanced sixth-generation machines. The move was in response to a […] More
Israelis on Saturday described the fear, chaos and confusion as several Iranian missiles slammed into houses and apartments in central Israel overnight, causing widespread destruction, killing three people and wounding dozens. Warning sirens sent millions of people rushing for safe rooms and bomb shelters as Iran fired several waves of missiles in response to Israeli […] More
United States President Donald Trump is considering imposing a travel ban on Nigeria and a host of other countries, mostly from Africa. According to the Washington Post, an internal memo signed by Marco Rubio, secretary of state, 36 more countries might be affected by the travel ban or visa restrictions. The affected countries are expected […] More
Iranians and Israelis woke to smoke and rubble on Sunday after the arch-rivals expanded their attacks overnight, with Israel striking Tehran’s defence ministry, and Iran unleashing a deadly barrage of missiles. Air raid sirens and explosions were heard by AFP journalists in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv early Sunday, as Israel’s military said millions of Israelis […] More
In a major development with global implications, the Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security Committee has reportedly announced that all monitoring activities conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Iran will be suspended. The statement, which is yet to be officially confirmed by Iran’s government or the IAEA, signals a sharp escalation in […] More
In what authorities are describing as an “act of targeted political violence,” a Minnesota state representative and her husband have been shot and killed, while a state senator and his wife were wounded in a shooting incident that has sent shockwaves across the state. Governor Tim Walz confirmed the incident in an official statement, expressing […] More
Israel has confirmed it carried out a large-scale, coordinated strike on Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure, codenamed Operation Rising Lion. The operation, according to Israeli officials, was years in the making and involved a series of covert activities deep inside Iranian territory, including the smuggling of drones and precision weapons into the capital, Tehran. Tehran, […] More
Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes at Israel on Friday night, with explosions heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the country’s two largest cities, following Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy. Air raid sirens sounded across Israel as authorities urged the public to take shelter. Missiles were seen over Tel Aviv’s skyline, with the military […] More
Investigators on Friday recovered a black box recorder from the crash site of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area of India’s Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground. The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner issued a mayday call shortly before it crashed around lunchtime on […] More
