4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (341+ words) MOSCOW (Reuters) : President Vladimir Putin discussed measures to protect Russia's critical infrastructure with his Security Council, the Kremlin said on Friday, after intensified Ukrainian attacks that hit a major military plant among other targets. Putin asked Deputy Prime Minister Alexander…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (163+ words) PARIS (Reuters) : France is pushing on with efforts to put together a coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz once the security situation stabilizes, two French officials said on "Friday, after a report suggested Paris was negotiating safe passage for…...

7+ hour, 5+ min ago  (469+ words) WASHINGTON: President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin "might" be assisting Iran in its military operations against the U.S. in a new interview that aired on Thursday. "I think he might be helping them a little bit, and he probably thinks…...

3+ hour ago  (107+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) : Roughly 2,500 Marines and at least one amphibious assault ship are headed for the Middle East, a US official told The Associated Press. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans,…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (297+ words) LONDON (AFP): Sunrisers Leeds are facing a fierce social media backlash after the Indian-owned Hundred franchise signed Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed this week. A longstanding political stand-off between India and Pakistan means the two nations only play each other in…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago  (789+ words) After several rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran, mediated by Oman in Geneva, tensions suddenly escalated when the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran. In these attacks, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was reportedly…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago  (185+ words) BEIRUT (AFP) : Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Friday he had not received a response to his offer to negotiate directly with Israel to try to halt its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (159+ words) TEHRAN (AFP) : Iran's military vowed on Wednesday to launch strikes against US and Israeli economic targets in the region, including banks, after overnight attacks reportedly hit an Iranian bank. "The enemy has given us free rein to target economic centers…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (140+ words) RAWALPINDI : The Pakistan Army carried out a strong retaliatory action against militant positions in the Zhob sector along the Pakistan'Afghanistan border, security sources said on Wednesday. According to officials, Pakistani forces targeted Posts No. 2 and 3, used by Afghan Taliban in…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (118+ words) ISLAMABAD : Progress has been reported in the "190 million corruption case at the Islamabad High Court. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) special prosecutor, Rafaq Masood, has filed a miscellaneous application seeking to declare the requests for suspension of sentences by the…...