live U.S. to impose measures "never seen before" on Iran, Treasury secretary says
The U.S. will impose unprecedented measures on Iran in order to economically isolate the country, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said...
Dozens of Pakistan soldiers and three civilians were killed after a deadly suicide bombing on a military convoy in northwest Pakistan, according to the Pakistan military.
The military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said the attack occurred in North Waziristan, a tribal district bordering Afghanistan at the weekend.
According to the statement, a vehicle-borne suicide attacker initially targeted the convoy but was intercepted. However, a second explosive-laden vehicle managed to ram into one of the military vehicles, resulting in the fatalities.
Pakistan officials say they killed 14 armed fighters during a security operation following the attack.
North Waziristan has long been a stronghold for armed groups, despite repeated military campaigns aimed at clearing the area, according to Pakistan authorities.
The government says the attack underscores the persistent security challenges faced by Pakistan’s armed forces in the tribal belt, where groups linked to the Taliban and other extremist factions operate.
The military added that operations are ongoing to eliminate any remaining threat in the region. The army said it's committed to eradicating terrorism from the country, stating that "such cowardly acts cannot deter the resolve of security forces in ensuring peace and stability."
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has increased the strategic importance of Bab al-Mandab, raising fears that instability in both waterways could trigger a wider global energy and trade crisis.
Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday as ash from Mount Etna continues to disrupt air travel, following hundreds of cancellations and diversions over the past week.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
Russia has accused Ukraine of threatening global grain supplies after recent strikes on Black Sea agricultural infrastructure, while Moscow carried out a new overnight attack on Ukraine’s major Danube port of Izmail.
Former Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pakayin has called on Tehran to ratify the Caspian Sea convention, arguing that doing so would safeguard Iran’s legal and regional interests.
The suspension of two major grain terminals in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk could increase pressure on Kazakhstan’s agricultural market if Russian exporters divert supplies to Central Asia at discounted prices.
Georgia’s Prime Minister says the EU’s inclusion of a major Black Sea cable project on a key infrastructure list is fresh evidence of the country’s importance to regional energy and digital connectivity.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan and appointed former parliament speaker Alen Simonyan as his replacement.
Central Asia’s economy has surpassed $543 billion, driven by Kazakhstan’s economic weight, strong exports and foreign investment, while growing trade across Asia points to an increasingly connected region.
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