Trump names inexperienced ally as intelligence director
US President Donald Trump appointed a loyalist with no national security experience as head of US intelligence on Tuesday — and said he would also retain his existing jobs overseeing federal housing and mortgage policies. Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte, who also leads the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was named […]
Iran plans three-day funeral for late supreme leader
Iran said on Tuesday it will hold a three-day state funeral for late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed by US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the Middle East war, at a date to be announced. Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for nearly 37 years, was killed in his home in central Tehran […]
Detained Russia-linked tanker arrives in France
France detained a Russia-linked “shadow fleet” oil tanker over suspected false flag operations, marking the fourth such seizure amid ongoing sanctions enforcement.
Trump says Iran talks moving fast despite threat to widen war
Trump says US-Iran talks are progressing rapidly despite escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon conflict, and Tehran’s threat to expand the regional war.
India recalls Ziaur Rahman’s 1971 radio broadcast on death anniversary
The Indian High Commission in Dhaka yesterday paid tribute to former president Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of his 45th death anniversary, recalling his historic radio broadcast during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971. In a statement, the mission described Ziaur Rahman, a Bir Uttam, as one of Bangladesh’s “bravest sons” and highlighted his role in […]