Massive blast heard at industrial park in central Iranian city

Tehran (IANS) A massive blast was heard on Monday morning at an industrial park in the central Iranian city of Garmsar, Semnan province, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

The source of the blast had not been determined yet, the report…

Talks between Hamas, Israel to resume this week in Cairo

Tel Aviv (IANS) Talks between Hamas and Israel will resume this week in Cairo for a possible hostage deal and the ceasefire in Gaza.

The Middle East Envoy of US Brett McGurk will lead the talks for release of the hostages in Gaza.

Sources…

Russia carries out air strikes inside Ukraine

New Delhi (IANS) Russia on Monday said that its Su-25SM fighter jets carried out a special military operation inside Ukraine, media reports said.

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has also released a video showing the crews of attack aircraft…

4 Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers killed in Israeli attack on Damascus

Damascus/Tehran (IANS) Four officers of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and an unknown number of civilians were killed in an Israeli missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus, an Iranian media…

Iran blames Israel for death of five of its military advisors in Syria

Washington (IANS) Iran has accused Israel of killing five of its military advisors in Syria capital Damascus in a missile strike on a building, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

The Damascus strike is being viewed by observers…

Passenger plane crashes in Afghanistan

Kabul (IANS) A passenger plane has crashed in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, local media reported.

The information was provided by Zabihullah Amiri, an official of provincial department of information and culture, Xinhua news agency…

13 students dead in China school dormitory fire

Beijing (IANS) Thirteen students were killed in a fire that erupted at a school dormitory in China's Henan province, local authorities said on Saturday.

At 11 p.m. on Friday night, the local fire department received an alarm about the fire…

Canada to reduce number of international students

Toronto (IANS) Canada is set to reduce the number of international students coming to the country for post-secondary education.

The cut in study visas will likely come later this year.

After the Covid-19 pandemic, Canada issued a record…

Houthis claim responsibility for new missile attack on US ship

Sanaa (IANS) Yemen's Houthi militia on Friday claimed responsibility for launching a fresh missile strike on a US ship in the Gulf of Aden amid escalating tensions over the rebel group's continued attacks in the Red Sea region.

"The…

N.Korea tests underwater nuke weapons system in response to trilateral drills

Seoul (IANS) North Korea on Friday said it has tested an underwater nuclear weapons system under development in response to the latest maritime trilateral drills involving South Korea, the US and Japan.

According to Pyongyang's official…