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An Indian national was killed in a shooting incident in New York on Friday night, said the Indian consulate general in the city. The man, Gurdeep Singh, was killed on Crescent Street in the city’s Brooklyn area, in what police believe may have been a road rage incident, CBS News reported
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Fewer than 20 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend, shipping data showed on Monday (August 24, 2026), as Iranian and U.S. blockades restrict traffic through the chokepoint for energy shipments. Four vessels crossed the strait on Sunday (August 23, 2026)
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Iran-Israel war LIVE
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran chief negotiator says U.S. must accept proposal or face 'failure'
Qatar’s premier and Foreign Minister said his recent visit to Washington sought to bolster mediation efforts seeking to end the U.S.-Iran war
.“The visit focused primarily on supporting the Pakistani diplomatic efforts and ensuring a positive response to these efforts to reach a solution as quickly as possible,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said during a press conference in Doha with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
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Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, which it has blocked since the start of the Middle East war, as a means to blackmail Gulf states, Qatar’s top diplomat said Tuesday.
“Iran should not use this strait as a weapon to pressure or to blackmail the Gulf countries,” said Qatari Foreign Minister and Premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
AFP
Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed 380 people since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war began on April 17, Lebanon’s health ministry told AFP.
A ministry official said that “380 people, including 22 children and 39 women, have been killed in strikes on Lebanon since the ceasefire came into effect”, out of a total of around 2,900 people killed since the war erupted on March 2.
Under the terms of the truce released by Washington, Israel reserves the right to act against “planned, imminent or ongoing attacks”. In addition to carrying out ongoing airstrikes, Israeli troops have been operating behind a so-called “yellow line” that runs around 10 kilometres (six miles) north of the border between the two countries.
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The United Nations condemned the toll from “escalating” Israeli military operations and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank on children, with 70 Palestinian children killed since the start of 2025.
“Children are paying an intolerable price for escalating military operations and settler attacks across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem,” UN children’s agency spokesman James Elder told reporters.
Since the start of 2025, when Israel began a large-scale military operation in the West Bank, “at least one Palestinian child has been killed on average every single week” there, adding that another 850 children had been injured during that period.
AFP
Iran’s chief negotiator issued an ultimatum to the United States to accept the conditions in Tehran’s 14-point proposal for peace in the West Asia war or face “failure”.
The defiant message came after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the latest counteroffer from Iran and said that a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8 was on “life support”.
But Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington had to accept Tehran’s “rights” if it wanted to end more than two months of conflict, as peace talks remain deadlocked after an initial round failed to produce a breakthrough last month.
AFP
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a new round of questioning from lawmakers over the Iran war on Tuesday (May 12), including some Republicans who have expressed concerns over the length of the conflict and its lack of congressional approval.
The powerful House and Senate subcommittees that oversee defence spending are holding back-to-back hearings to review the Trump administration’s 2027 military budget proposal, which calls for a historic allocation of $1.5 trillion. But the discussions are expected to veer into the handling of a war that appears locked in a stalemate, as higher fuel prices pose political problems for Republicans in the midterm congressional elections.
- AP
Iran’s Chief Negotiator on Tuesday (May 12) issued an ultimatum to the United States to accept the conditions in Tehran’s 14-point proposal for peace in the West Asia war or face “failure”.
The defiant message came after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the latest counteroffer from Iran and said that a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8 was on “life support”.
- AFP
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Tuesday (May 12) that Israel had sent an Iron Dome battery and personnel to operate the air defence system to the United Arab Emirates.
“Israel just sent (the UAE) Iron Dome batteries and personnel to help them operate them. How come? Because there’s an extraordinary relationship between the UAE and Israel based on the Abraham Accords,” Mr. Huckabee said at an event in Tel Aviv, referring to a 2020 deal that saw Israel establish ties with the UAE.
- Reuters
Pakistan plans to increase oil imports from Russia amid the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, Russia’s state-run TASS news agency reported, citing Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi.
- Reuters
Russia resumed strikes on Ukraine as a three-day truce expired on Tuesday (May 12, 2026), attacking the capital with drones and killing one person in the eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian authorities said.
The Russian military meanwhile said it had shot down 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expired.
Kyiv faces drone attacks after a truce ends, with authorities urging residents to stay safe amid the ongoing threat.
Iran could enrich uranium up to 90% purity, a level considered weapons-grade, if the country is attacked once more, parliamentary national security and foreign policy commission spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei said on Tuesday (May 12).
“One of Iran’s options in the event of another attack could be 90% enrichment. We will review it in the Parliament,” Mr. Rezaei posted on X.
- Reuters
President Donald Trump on Tuesday (May 12) is set to leave for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping after weeks of trying, and failing, to persuade the Chinese government to use its considerable leverage to prod Iran to agree to U.S. terms to end the two-month-old war, or at the very least, reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz.
Mr. Trump has veered between venting that China, the world’s biggest buyer of Iranian oil, hasn’t done more to get the Islamic Republic in line, and acknowledging that Xi’s government helped de-escalate the conflict last month by nudging Tehran back to ceasefire talks when negotiations wobbled.
-AP
Iran executed a member of the Sunni militant group Ansar al-Furqan active in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan Baluchestan, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday (May 12).
The defendant, named Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, was convicted on charges including armed rebellion against security forces and membership in a terrorist group, with the death sentence upheld by the Supreme Court.
- Reuters
Israeli strikes on a town in southern Lebanon killed six people and wounded seven others, state media said Tuesday (May 12), as fighting continued despite a ceasefire agreement.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli strikes on Monday night (May 11) hit a house in Kfar Dounine, a town about 95 kilometres (59 miles) from the capital, Beirut.
The NNA reported the wounded were transported to hospitals in the coastal city of Tyre.
-AFP
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended the countrywide austerity drive till June 13 in the wake of uncertainty caused by the U.S. and Iran’s failure to strike a deal to end the conflict in West Asia amid a fragile ceasefire.
The government announced several measures on March 9 following the disruption in the energy supplies after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack against Iran on February 28.
The austerity measures were initially announced for two months.
-PTI
President Donald Trump said Monday (May 12) he was ready to discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island.
The White House said Mr. Trump will bring along top US executives, including his former nemesis Elon Musk and Apple’s Tim Cook, for a trip expected to focus heavily on the U.S. President’s hopes to ramp up trade.
China said it hoped to achieve greater stability between the world’s two largest economies during the visit lasting Wednesday through Friday (May 13), the first by a U.S. president since Trump went in 2017.
-AFP
Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday (May 12) after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end the conflict and stuck to a list of demands the U.S. president described as “garbage”.
Iran has called for an end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, where U.S. ally Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Tehran also emphasised its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, demanded compensation for war damage, and an end to the U.S. naval blockade, among other conditions.
Mr. Trump said Iran’s response threatened the status of a ceasefire that began on April 7.
- Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate calls with his Australian and British counterparts on Monday (May 12) to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said.
Mr. Rubio discussed “Iran and ongoing efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,” the State Department said in separate statements after his calls with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
- Reuters
The U.S. and Iran were in a deepening standoff on Monday (May 11) after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Tehran’s latest offer to end the war. Officials said the proposal included some concessions on its disputed nuclear programme.
Today's Paper News:Standoff continues as Trump rejects Iran’s latest peace plan
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to New Delhi this week to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on May 14-15 and is expected to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the latter’s visit to the UAE, diplomatic sources confirmed to The Hindu. Mr. Araghchi, who will arrive on Wednesday, is expected to meet the Prime Minister in a joint call-on along with other BRICS Ministers from Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Indonesia on Thursday.
NATIONAL News:Ahead of UAE visit, PM to meet Iran FM and BRICS Ministers
The U.K. and France will on Tuesday (May 12) host a multinational meeting of Defence Ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said. The announcement came as London and Paris despatched warships to West Asia even as Iran warned against it.
-AFP
INTERNATIONAL News:U.K. and France to host Defence Ministers’ meet on Hormuz Strait
The U.S. government on Monday (May 11, 2026) announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding Iran’s shipment of oil to China. The ninth company is based in Oman.
The U.S. Treasury move follows sanctions announced on Friday (May 8, 2026) on individuals and companies aiding Iranian purchases of weapons and components used to make drones and ballistic missiles.
The U.S. imposes new sanctions on individuals and companies facilitating Iran's oil shipments to China amid escalating tensions.
Pakistan, which is playing mediator to end the U.S.-Iran war, allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields to shield them from American airstrikes, CBS News reported here, quoting U.S. officials.
The report also claimed that Iran had parked its civilian aircraft in neighbouring Afghanistan to protect it from U.S. airstrikes.
Pakistan reportedly allowed Iranian planes to park on its airbases for protection against U.S. airstrikes amid ongoing tensions.
President Donald Trump warned the ceasefire in the West Asia war was on “life support” Monday (May 11) after rejecting the latest counteroffer from Iran, which said its military stood ready to respond to any act of aggression.
The president’s angry reaction to Iran’s position – delivered in response to a U.S. proposal – sent oil prices soaring and dashed hopes that a deal could be quickly negotiated to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.
After slamming the reply as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE,” Mr. Trump insisted the United States would see a “complete victory” over Iran, adding that the truce, which has largely halted fighting in the Gulf for over a month, was on its last legs.
- AFP
The United Arab Emirates carried out attacks on Iran early last month, sources told the Wall Street Journal, revealing previously unknown participation in the war by the Gulf country.
In an article on Monday (May 11), the American newspaper said the UAE’s attacks targeted a refinery located on Iran’s Lavan Island and took place “around the time” U.S. President Donald Trump was “announcing a cease-fire in the war” after a five-week air strike campaign.
The U.S. has quietly welcomed the Emirati strikes and any other Gulf states that want to join the fight, the paper reported, citing one unnamed source.
- AFP
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (May 11, 2026) said the ceasefire with Iran was at its “weakest” and on “massive life support”, a day after he rejected Tehran’s proposal to end the months-long war as “totally unacceptable”.
“It is at its weakest… After reading that piece of garbage they sent us... It’s on life support, massive life support,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the Oval Office in response to a question on the ceasefire with Iran in the wake of the rejection of the peace proposal.
Trump declares U.S.-Iran ceasefire on "massive life support," dismissing Iran's peace proposal as "garbage" amid ongoing tensions.
Israeli forces established a makeshift base using an old airstrip in Iraq’s desert during the war against Iran, two security officials said on Sunday, confirming a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Early in the war, which was ignited by joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, the troops were detected in the Najaf desert in the country’s southwest and clashed with Iraqi forces, killing one soldier and wounding two others.
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Israeli forces reportedly established a base in Iraq's Najaf desert during the Iran war, coordinating with U.S. military support.
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