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Iranian president urges BRICS to prevent obstruction of legitimate trade

Modi underscores need to protect freedom of navigation, commerce and safety, well-being of seafarers Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian makes a speech during the 18th BRICS leaders’ summit in the Indian capital New Delhi on Friday. IRNA Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that BRICS must create an environment that prevents any country from obstructing … Read more

Norway’s Princess Astrid dies, aged 94, two days after king’s funeral

Princess Astrid, was oldest sister of the late King Harald made her last appearance on Wednesday Norway’s Princess Astrid at the opening of the second part of the exhibition “At the King’s Table – from tableware to contemporary ceramics” in the Queen Sonja KunstStall, in Oslo, Norway May 27, 2025. NTB/Stian Lysberg Solum/via REUTERS Norway’s … Read more

Shelton, Tiafoe in US Open spotlight

Ben Shelton of the U.S. celebrates winning his quarter-final match against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. Photo: REUTERS NEW YORK: op-seeded Alexander Zverev is the only Grand Slam champion still standing as the US Open men’s singles hit the semi-final stage on Friday, when all eyes will be on the all-American matchup between eighth-seeded Ben Shelton and … Read more

PM Shehbaz directs no area to face more than two hours of load-shedding

Takes notice of prolonged outage, orders authorities to utilise resources to provide relief to consumers Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on electricity load management in Islamabad on Friday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday took notice of persistent electricity load-shedding in the country and directed authorities to ensure no area faces … Read more

Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Director General Ken McCallum says the spy agency was also facing rising state-backed aggression Head of Britain’s ‌MI5 spy agency Ken McCallum. Photo: Reuters/file Intelligence services must not dwell too much on past threats but accept that a new strategic shock along the lines of the 9/11 attacks could already ​be in preparation where they … Read more