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US-Israel-Iran war: Second Iranian warship heading towards Sri Lanka a day after US submarine attack

Tehran: A second Iranian warship approached the waters near Sri Lanka on Thursday, a day after a US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the island's southern coast, killing at least 87 sailors, according to a government minister. Media minister Nalinda Jayatissa told parliament the vessel was currently just outside Sri Lanka's territorial waters but did not disclose further details.  According to news agency AFP official sources, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was holding consultations with top authorities over Tehran's request to allow the ship to enter Sri Lankan waters for safety, as the vessel carrying over 100 crew members…

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US committed ‘atrocity,’ will ‘bitterly regret’: Iranian FM on attack on warship IRIS Dena in Indian Ocean

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday accused the United States of committing an "atrocity" after a US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka. His remarks marked the first official acknowledgment by Tehran of the warship's sinking amid the escalating conflict between Iran and the US. 'US will come to bitterly regret' Araghchi made the comment on X, saying "the US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores." "Mark my words: The US will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has…

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Will Pakistan be the next country to enter Iran-Israel war? Here’s what minister Ishaq Dar hints

Islamabad: Pakistan has indicated that it could be pulled into the widening Iran war, citing its bilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia. Riyadh has been one of the Gulf nations targeted by Tehran in a series of retaliatory missile and drone strikes. According to a report in the Financial Times, Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar said he cautioned his Iranian counterpart against launching attacks on Saudi territory. "I made them (Iran) understand that we have a defence agreement," Dar said. This marks the first clear confirmation from a Pakistani official that the defence pact might be activated in the context of…

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US tests nuclear-capable Minuteman III doomsday missile off California coast as Iran war rages

California: Amid the intensifying conflict in the Middle East, the United States conducted a test launch of its nuclear-capable LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), often referred to as a "doomsday missile," according to the United States Space Force. The missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads up to 20 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. The unarmed missile was launched late Tuesday (March 3) by the Air Force Global Strike Command from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara, California, at around 11 pm local time. The test missile, designated GT-254, carried…

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275 seats, 18.9 million voters: Polling in Nepal underway after Gen Z protests last year | Key points

Kathmandu: Voters in Nepal started to reach polling booths in all 165 constituencies amid tight security to cast their vote in the crucial general election, the first since a violent Gen Z protest that toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government last year. More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese are exercising their franchise to elect the 275-member House of Representatives from among the 3,406 candidates vying for 165 seats under direct voting, and 3,135 candidates vying for 110 seats through proportionate voting. The voting started at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm. The counting will start immediately after…

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Nepal elections 2026: Who are the key players and why is India interested? | Explained

Kathmandu: Amid tight security, Nepalese on Thursday started to reach polling booths to cast their vote in crucial general elections, the first since a violent Gen Z-led protest that toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government last year. More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese will be exercising their franchise to elect the 275-member House of Representatives from among the 3,406 candidates vying for 165 seats under direct voting, and 3,135 candidates vying for 110 seats through proportionate voting. Voting started at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm The voting started at 7 am and will conclude at 5…

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Israel strikes Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, kills three in Beirut | What we know so far

Beirut: Amid escalation of tension between Israel and Iran, three people have been killed in two Israeli strikes on vehicles on Beirut’s airport highway, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. The strikes late Wednesday came after a third day of Israeli bombardments in response to renewed Hezbollah attacks. In the meantime, Israeli army attacked Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon’s Tripoli, north Lebanon’s biggest city. Israel's military issued warnings to Beirut’s residents Israel's military issued warnings to residents of dozens of border villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate "immediately" on Wednesday as airstrikes on suburbs of Beirut intensified and Hezbollah claimed more attacks. Lebanon…

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US-Israel-Iran War Live: US Senate rejects bid to halt Trump’s Iran war powers as conflict rages

Tehran: The conflict between Iran and the US–Israel alliance continues to intensify, marking the sixth straight day of direct military confrontation with no immediate signs of de-escalation. The death toll from US-Israeli strikes on Iran has crossed 1,000 over five days, while nearly 60 people have been killed in Lebanon, around a dozen in Israel, and six US soldiers have also lost their lives. Israel carried out fresh attacks on Iranian targets and renewed airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, including in and around Beirut, as Iran responded with counterstrikes against Israeli and US interests across the Gulf region. Follow…

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Middle East conflict: Trump rates Iran war effort ’15 out of 10,’ says US in ‘very strong position now’

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday rated the US military's performance in the war with Iran as about "15 out of 10," asserting that Tehran's leadership is being rapidly decimated and pledging to continue operations with Israel. Trump's comments came as the conflict expanded on its fifth day, with a US submarine sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and fresh blasts across the Middle East. 'US in a very strong position now': Trump  "We're doing well on the war front, to put it mildly. Somebody said on a scale of 10, where would you rate…

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Top cleric says Iran close to choosing its next Supreme Leader days after Khamenei’s killing

Tehran: Iran may be close to naming its next supreme leader, according to comments made by a senior cleric on Wednesday. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, who is a member of the Assembly of Experts, said the process of selecting the country’s next leader has reached an advanced stage. The Assembly of Experts is the body responsible for appointing the Supreme Leader.  "The options have become clear," he said in a statement aired on state television. At the same time, Iranian state media reported that a planned mourning ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed. The event, which was expected to…

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