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Iran’s Khamenei likens protests to ‘coup’, warns of regional war

NewsFebruary 1, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a “coup”, warning that any US attack on the Islamic Republic following Washington’s military deployments in the Middl...

Israel to terminate MSF work in Gaza for failing to provide Palestinian staff

NewsFebruary 1, 2026

Israel said on Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organisation failed to provide a list of its Palestinian sta...

Israeli strikes kill 32 in fresh Gaza truce violation

HealthFebruary 1, 2026

• Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency says victims include children• Bloodshed comes after Tel Aviv announced it would reopen Rafah crossing today for ‘limited movement of people’ G...

Explosion reported at building in Iranian city, cause unknown

NewsJanuary 31, 2026

An explosion took place on Saturday at a building in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on the Gulf coast, state media reported, though the cause of the blast was as yet unknown. State television said t...

Ice-cool Rybakina beats Sabalenka in tense Australian Open final

NewsJanuary 31, 2026

Elena Rybakina took revenge over world number one Aryna Sabalenka to win a nail-biting Australian Open final on Saturday and clinch her second Grand Slam title. The big-serving Kazakh fifth seed held ...

Iran army chief warns US, Israel against attack; says forces on high alert

TechnologyJanuary 31, 2026

Iranian army chief Amir Hatami on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against an attack, saying his country’s forces were on high alert following Washington’s heavy military deployments i...

US govt shuts down but quick resolution expected

HealthJanuary 31, 2026

The US government entered a partial shutdown Saturday as a midnight funding deadline passed without Congress approving a 2026 budget, though disruption was expected to be limited with the House set to...

United States approves major arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Israel

BusinessJanuary 31, 2026

The United States on Friday approved multibillion-dollar weapons sales to both Saudi Arabia and Israel, at a point of high tensions with Iran. The State Department said it green-lighted a $3.8-billion...

Trump says Iran wants deal, US ‘armada’ larger than in Venezuela raid

NewsJanuary 30, 2026

United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that he believed Tehran wanted to make a deal to avoid military action, adding that the US “armada” near Iran was bigger than the one he dispatc...

US Justice Dept to release new batch of Epstein files

BusinessJanuary 30, 2026

The US Justice Department announced Friday it was releasing more than three million pages from the Jeffrey Epstein files, along with photos and videos, adding fuel to a political drama putting pressur...