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Poll says 61% see domestic extremists as bigger threat than foreign groups, up sharply from views decade ago Pedestrians react to the World Trade Centre collapse, September 11, 2001. PHOTO: REUTERS Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks focused United States fears on threats from abroad, Americans are now considerably more worried about attacks by … Read more
Iran to ‘defend against aggression’ until aggressors ‘brought to complete regret’: Pezeshkian Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: Reuters/ File Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that a US return to its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding would pave the way for easing current regional tensions. Araghchi made the remarks during … Read more
The latest escalation threatens to drag Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi militia back into a full-blown war.
The attack, discovered by A.I. researchers, could have compromised hundreds of millions of devices within hours, experts said.
In an era of heavy rain, a transit system with 47,000 openings is bound to leak.
Bangladesh allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz is set to make his Caribbean Premier League debut after being signed by Guyana Amazon Warriors as a replacement for Afghanistan veteran Mohammad Nabi. Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris will also join the Amazon Warriors, replacing Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Nabi and Gurbaz are leaving the CPL to join Afghanistan’s national … Read more
Afghanistan will host Bangladesh and Zimbabwe for an extensive international cricket programme in the United Arab Emirates during October and November, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Tuesday. The schedule will begin with a one-off Test against Bangladesh from October 9-13, followed by an ODI tri-nation series involving Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe from October … Read more
Russia agreed not to bomb Ukraine’s capital during Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit there. The respite was short-lived.
[As global demand for seaweed surges, a Canadian corporation’s bid for exclusive harvesting rights in the west of Ireland has upended a once-sleepy industry.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz was a drag on his conservative party in its disastrous loss to the far right in a state election. He has vowed better communication, but no policy changes.