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The Sultanate of Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf ​states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, a Gulf source and a Western diplomat...

When ​cricket returns to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, it will ​bring far more than bats, balls and wickets. Its inclusion reflects a strategic calculation by Olympic leaders that the...

The Sultanate of Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for a joint regional mechanism to manage ​the Strait of Hormuz with voluntary fees, a source told Reuters on Tuesday. Under the Omani proposal,...

NEW DELHI: Indian activists are challenging Prime ​Minister Narendra Modi's government over the use of AI-powered ​surveillance at the largest youth protest in decades, with one court case...

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an eastern state over the weekend, the latest flashpoint...

SINGAPORE: Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemen's Ansar Allah attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the Strait of Hormuz stayed...

SINGAPORE: The dollar slumped ​against its major peers in ​Asian trading on Monday after the U.S. paused its bombing campaign in Iran during the weekend, prompting a drop in oil prices and...

Nearly five weeks after the leaders of India's youth Cockroach ​Janta Party began their protest demanding the resignation of the education minister over exam paper leaks, Prime Minister...

The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen's Ansar Allah attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran accused Ukraine of targeting one...

ATHENS: An ​air ​defence system operated by Greek military personnel in Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen on Saturday ⁠towards oil refineries in Yanbu,...

The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from ​60 trading partners, including Europe and China, over allegations of lax enforcement of ​forced labor bans,...

⁠At least seven more bodies were recovered from ​the tunnel ​of an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's northeastern state of Sikkim, the state government said on Thursday,...

Formula One statistics for Sunday's Hungarian Grand ⁠Prix at the Hungaroring outside Budapest, round 11 of the world championship. Lap distance: 4.381km. ​Total distance: 306.630km (70 laps)...

 AI will not trigger a collapse in employment despite concerns the technology will displace large numbers of workers, a study by staffing company Adecco Group showed on Thursday . Employers have...

Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers ​as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran's...

 Nearly ⁠63 million Americans tuned in to watch Spain beat Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, shattering viewership records and underscoring soccer's growing appeal in ​the...

PARIS: CMA CGM will impose ​an emergency fuel ​surcharge following the renewed escalation of hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz effective August 1, the ⁠French shipping firm said in ⁠a...

Iran’s military claimed that it launched drones at US military facilities at Camp Doha in western Kuwait. The Iranian military said its forces struck “ammunition depots” and “ground forces...

WASHINGTON:   An Ansar Allah threat to impose ​a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea could significantly ​widen the Iran war and strain a U.S. military already focused on...

Vessel crossings ⁠via the Strait of Hormuz dropped further on Tuesday, ​shipping data showed, as ​security concerns lingered amid ongoing attacks by the United States and Iran. A total of three...