When Basit Banday*, a 27-year-old IT professional from Kashmir, logs in for work, safeguarding sensitive healthcare data is part of his daily responsibility. Until recently, he relied on a virtual…
The United Nations’ highest judicial body is set to open a landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its predominantly Muslim Rohingya population. Hearings at the International Court of…
Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian has promised to address growing economic grievances, saying his government is prepared to listen to protesters, while warning against what he described as “rioters” and “terrorist…
Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the United States, as activists and media sources report a sharply rising death toll amid an intensifying crackdown on nationwide protests.…
Joint naval exercises involving several members of the BRICS grouping — including China, Russia, Iran, and South Africa — have begun off South Africa’s coastline, underscoring growing geopolitical strains in…
The United States and its allied forces have carried out extensive military strikes against Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria, according to an announcement from US Central Command (Centcom). The…
The United States has launched a new wave of large-scale military strikes against ISIL in Syria, following a deadly ambush last month that killed two US soldiers and a civilian…
The final fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have withdrawn from the Syrian city of Aleppo, officials said, marking the end of days of violent clashes after a…
Russia confirmed on Friday that it fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine overnight, striking targets in western parts of the country close to the Polish border. The attack came…
China, Russia and Iran began a week-long series of joint naval exercises in South African waters on Saturday, in manoeuvres described by the host nation as part of a BRICS…