The Front Tyne oil tanker was sailing through the Gulf between Iran and the United Arab Emirates when just past 9:40 am shiptracking data appeared to show the massive vessel in Russia, in fields better known for barley and sugar beets.

President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered the resumption of student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting in a bid to identify any applicants who may be hostile towards the United States, according to an internal State Department cable.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Nato’s push to ramp up defence spending was not a “threat” to Russia, days before the alliance was set to sign-off on a plan to boost its military capacity across Europe.

Along the Ayalon highway, in Tel Aviv, two illuminated signs have appeared, portraying Donald Trump against a billowing stars-and-stripes backdrop and bearing the blunt appeal: “Mr President, finish the job!”

Trump to decide within two weeks on possible military involvement

According to the diplomats, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter, Araqchi said Tehran would not return to negotiations unless Israel stopped the attacks, which began on June 13

The lunch meeting was the first time a US president had hosted the head of Pakistan's army

Jeffrey Goldberg once described Trump as “something wholly unique in the history of the presidency: an isolationist interventionist”

But shortly after, the vice president's Bluesky account was briefly suspended

The reduction will be implemented between "now and 20 June"

The former Portuguese colony will become Asean’s 11th member in October 2025

Mountaineer Falguni Dey’s solo expedition to Asia’s highest volcanic summit, Mount Damavand, in Iran has turned into a battle for survival, as the 40-year-old tries to find a way to leave the country now battered by Israel’s missile strikes..A blizzard had forced him to descend from the su

Although animal-assisted therapy is still relatively uncommon in China, it has been gaining recognition in recent years

What makes US B-2 bombers and bunker-busters so formidable?

So, as the pressure mounts on Iran, has it been left to fight alone? Or does it have allies that could come to its aid?

Trump admin last month temporarily halted new visa interviews for foreign students

She was locked up on charges ranging from corruption to breaching Covid-19 restrictions

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump late on Tuesday that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May was achieved through talks between the two militaries and not US mediation, India's senior-most diplomat said.

Israel hits nuclear sites, Iran strikes hospital as conflict escalates

Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the United States, where over 379,000 people became new US dollar millionaires, more than a 1,000 a day, a report published yesterday showed.