The UK government will stop issuing study visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan from this month. This comes amid a rise in widespread visa abuse in the country. It will also stop issuing skilled work visas to Afghans. The UK Home Office said in a statement on Tuesday that “an ‘emergency brake’...
Republican senators on Wednesday voted down an attempt to halt Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, signalling early backing for a conflict that has rapidly expanded across the Middle East with no clear US exit strategy, as per reports. The proposed legislation, a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for further military action, reportedly failed...
Parliamentary polls began in Nepal at 7 am on Thursday for the House of Representatives, with voters queuing at polling centres across the country to cast their ballots. The elections are being held to elect 275 members of the lower house – 165 through the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system and 110 through the proportional representation system....
Updated: Mar 4th, 2026 Iran has claimed to have struck one of the United States’ most critical missile early-warning assets in the Middle East, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing regional conflict. According to Iranian sources, the attack targeted the highly advanced AN/FPS-132 ballistic missile early-warning radar system stationed in Qatar, often described as...
Representative image A major maritime emergency unfolded off the southern coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a reported submarine attack on an Iranian naval vessel left scores missing and injured. Sources in Sri Lanka’s navy and defence ministry told Reuters that at least 101 people were missing and 78 wounded following the strike. The...
Updated: Mar 4th, 2026 Representative image As military tensions escalate in West Asia, 37 Indian-flagged ships carrying more than 1,000 seafarers have been stranded across the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and adjoining waters following the closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route, as per reports. The shutdown of the narrow but...
Updated: Mar 4th, 2026 The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to meet later this week to consider a petition filed by President Donald Trump seeking a review of the verdict in a sexual abuse and defamation case brought by writer E Jean Carroll, as per reports. In May 2023, a Manhattan jury...
Updated: Mar 4th, 2026 Russia has conveyed its readiness to assist India with energy supplies if escalating tensions in the Gulf disrupt global oil flows, say reports citing a Russian source. The offer comes as rising instability in West Asia has unsettled energy markets and heightened concerns over shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a...
Updated: Mar 4th, 2026 Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been selected as Iran’s new Supreme Leader by the country’s Assembly of Experts, according to a latest media report. “The Assembly of Experts elected Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba as the next Supreme Leader,” Iran International reported, citing informed sources. According to...
Updated: Mar 4th, 2026 A drone strike near the US Consulate in Dubai triggered a fire as Iran continued a wave of drone and missile attacks targeting American diplomatic missions across the Middle East. The incident in Dubai came late Tuesday night (local time) — a day after reported attacks on US diplomatic facilities in...