Why is it so easy for Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz?The Strait of Hormuz, essential to the world’s energy supply, has been closed by Iran, a reaction to escalating tensions following U.S.-Isr...
13 Mar, 2026, 10.23 PM IST
African militaries eye lighter, cheaper dronesAcross Africa, aerial warfare is evolving towards smaller, more agile drones, including single-use models. These commercially adapted drone...
26 Aug, 2025, 04.48 PM IST
How a cornered Iran could wreak havoc on global oil tradeFollowing US airstrikes, Iran is considering retaliatory measures, potentially disrupting oil trade through the Strait of Hormuz. While a f...
23 Jun, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
ISIS on the rise: Islamic State plotting resurgence in Iraq and Syria with re-armed fighters and new targetsISIS is trying to come back in Syria and Iraq by giving weapons, finding new targets, and calling old fighters. They are weaker now, but so...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
Islamic State reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and IraqMiddle East leaders and Western allies are concerned about a potential resurgence of Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq following the fal...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
'OK. Tested': Operation Sindoor has thrown up many munition bestsellersOperation Sindoor highlighted India's military might and indigenous weapons. Akash missile system and anti-drone D-4 system proved effectiv...
12 May, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebelsThe US Navy is engaged in intense combat with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, marking its most significant sea battle since World War I...
14 Jun, 2024, 05.34 PM IST
Iran’s better, stealthier drones are remaking global warfareIran's drone technology is reshaping global conflicts, with drones based on Iranian designs being used in various countries, including Suda...
09 Apr, 2024, 02.05 PM IST
Queen Elizabeth II, Lata Mangeshkar, Bob Saget & Betty Davis: Remembering influential people who we lost in 2022Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022.
27 Dec, 2022, 09.57 AM IST
Al-Zawahiri killing: Who was the al-Qaeda leader and why did US kill him?President Joe Biden said, the US was ensuring that Afghanistan under the Taliban would never again become a base for attacks on the rest of...
02 Aug, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
Arab Spring: The first smartphone revolutionRegimes across North Africa and the Middle East were caught flat-footed as the fervour of the popular uprisings spread at the speed of the ...
30 Nov, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
UK's 'Mrs Terror' Sally Jones wants to be first ISIS woman suicide bomberA 46-year-old British woman who fled to Syria to marry an Islamic State fighter has indicated that she intends to become the terror group's...
30 Nov, 2015, 07.52 PM IST
UK's most wanted female terrorist responsible for 400 deaths: ReportsThe 32-year-old Samantha Lewthwaite, a graduate of London University and mother of four, is the widow of one of the London 7/7 suicide bomb...
18 May, 2015, 06.15 PM IST
Al-Qaida still a clear and present dangerThe US, at the vanguard of the fight against this deadly mutating virus, has bled more than $3 trillion over 10 years trying to tame it.
05 Sep, 2014, 11.44 AM IST
Al-Qaida still a clear and present dangerThe US, at the vanguard of the fight against this deadly mutating virus, has bled more than $3 trillion over 10 years trying to tame it.
14 Aug, 2013, 12.23 PM IST
- 'Most dangerous' Qaeda men killed in US missile strike in Pak
Two top Kenyan al-Qaeda operatives, including the terror network's chief of operations in Pakistan who masterminded the devastating Marriot...
09 Jan, 2009, 08.12 PM IST