Under-threat UK PM Starmer vows to prove 'doubters' wrongEmbattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out fighting Monday, vowing to prove his "doubters" wrong as he sought to quell a growin...
11 May, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
West Asia War: Iran's Guards seize wartime power, blunting Supreme Leader's roleWest Asia War: Iran's leadership has changed dramatically. The Supreme Leader is gone, and the military commanders now hold the real power....
28 Apr, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
Who is in-charge in Iran, and will Trump get any call from Tehran? Talks collapse after cancelled Islamabad visitWho is in-charge in Iran, and will Trump get any call from Tehran? The United States cancelled a planned visit to Pakistan after Iranian of...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.20 AM IST
"A fracture has occurred in the enemy": Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hails Iran's unityIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei highlighted strong national unity as a significant blow to adversaries. He urged practical express...
24 Apr, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
Trump claims infighting between 'hardliners and moderates' in IranUS President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that there is internal division within Iran's leadership, alleging infighting between "hardli...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
How does this end? Four scenarios for what comes next with IranIran war: There are four potential pathways for the resolution of the war in Iran. One optimistic scenario is regime change, which could us...
12 Mar, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse?Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive, recapturing Aleppo and advancing on Damascus. Assad's regime, weakened by years of war and eco...
07 Dec, 2024, 10.10 PM IST
Vladimir Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than everVladimir Putin commenced his fifth term as Russian leader in a lavish Kremlin ceremony, extending his quarter-century rule marked by politi...
07 May, 2024, 02.52 PM IST
For Putin, winning reelection could be easier than resolving the many challenges facing RussiaThe stalemated war in Ukraine, unyielding Western pressure that compounds Russia's economic problems, and intensifying infighting among the...
11 Dec, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
Russian President Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy: Former Israeli PM Naftali BennettFormer Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war's first weeks, becoming one of the few Western leaders...
05 Feb, 2023, 09.20 PM IST
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in ParisDespite disappointment and his long exile, Bani-Sadr said in the 2019 interview that he did not regret having been part of the revolution.
09 Oct, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
The Taliban: What could its return to power mean for Afghanistan?The unfavourable conditions on the ground created fertile ground for the emergence of the Taliban. An Islamic fundamentalist group dominate...
27 Jul, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Houthis launch rare attack on Yemen's tense southern regionThe attack on a military base in Abyan, which two of the sources said killed at least two soldiers and injured over 20, comes as the recogn...
05 Jul, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Iraq appoints third PM-designate, after second withdrawsThe upheaval prolongs a leadership vacuum at the helm of the government amid a severe economic crisis and viral pandemic. In December, care...
09 Apr, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
Bucking Trend: Why Moody's expects a rate cut?RBI could spring a surprise with a 25 basis point rate cut in its monetary policy today to spur a foundering economy, Moody’s Analytics sai...
04 Aug, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
India's true potential of GDP growth rate lies somewhere near 10%: Moody'sThe new GDP series misrepresents India's economic environment. Moody's believe that India's true potential of GDP growth rate lies somewher...
30 Jul, 2015, 11.08 AM IST
Jihadists control 75% of Iraq’s largest oil refinery in Baiji: OfficialSunni extremists have taken control of most of Iraq's largest oil refinery, located in Baiji in northern Iraq, an official at the refinery ...
18 Jun, 2014, 09.26 PM IST