The Russian president was recording a tribute to women on March 8 when he began coughing and spluttering, forcing him to halt the speech.
The night sky over Karaj, west of Iran's Tehran, turned bright blue, mirroring lightning, reportedly after US and Israeli missiles struck energy infrastructure in the area early Tuesday.
Months before the Iran conflict escalated, Kyiv offered Washington battle-tested technology to counter Iranian drones. The proposal was dismissed, a decision some US officials now call a major "tactical error", according to a report by Axios.
Dubai's historic spice and dry fruit markets, a major global hub for trade of saffron, nuts, dates and spices, are beginning to feel the impact of war in Iran as Tehran bombs US targets in the Middle East.
While Iran hits back against US and Israeli attacks with missiles and drones, it is also fighting a propaganda war with a Lego-style animation video complete with toy renditions...
The conflict is driving up energy and fertiliser prices, threatening food shortages in poor countries, destabilising fragile states such as Pakistan, and complicating options for the inflation fighters at central banks like the Federal Reserve.
US President Donald Trump said that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not be able to "live in peace". Trump has expressed strong disapproval after Iran elected the second son of Ali Khamenei as the new leader.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a low-profile cleric who has spent most of his career outside public office but close to power, working within the Office of the Supreme Leader.
Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, a move regional officials say is a direct rebuke to US President Donald Trump, who had declared the son "unacceptable".
Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, threatened US President Donald Trump in a social media post on Tuesday. In a post on X, Larijani wrote, "Even those greater than you could not eliminate Iran. Watch out for yourself, lest you be eliminated!"
In the final week of February, long before the first missiles were launched and before the name Operation Epic Fury entered public discussion, a set of satellite images began circulating quietly online.
Doubts are bound to follow if even the US, the mightiest of the militaries and with 13 major military bases in the region, could not protect it against only one opposing nation - Iran.
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Iran produces roughly 3.5 million barrels of oil per day. The US has been for decades trying to make sure no country buys it, but the customers kept coming to the Islamic nation in the Gulf.
Photographs from a Dubai MMA event appear to show alleged Kinahan cartel leaders Daniel and Christy Kinahan in public for the first time in years.
The UAE has no desire to be drawn into the Iran-Israel conflict and will not allow its territory to be used as a launching pad by either side, Hussain Hassan Mirza, former UAE Ambassador to India, told NDTV today.
Murid was one of the ten Pakistani airbases struck by the Indian Air Force between 2 am and 5 am on May 10, 2025, hours before Pakistan offered to end hostilities by coming to the ceasefire table.
Iran said Tuesday only a "complete halt to all attacks and an assurance this will not happen again" could convince it to accept mediation and end the war begun by joint US-Israel strikes on February 28.
US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Iran launched new attacks Tuesday at Gulf Arab countries as it keeps up pressure on the region, while five pro-Iranian militants were killed by an airstrike in northern Iraq.
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The World Health Organization warned that “black rain” caused by strikes on Iran’s oil facilities pose health risks.
Search efforts have ended for those missing following a landslide at Indonesia’s largest landfill site.
The war has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel and pushing airline ticket costs on some routes sky-high.
The global rights group says erosion of health, safety in Gaza 'a deliberate act of war targeting women and girls'.
The latest attacks come a day after bombing of fuel reserves created thick plumes of smoke that turned day into night.
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Police report there were no injuries after someone fired a gun at the US consulate in the early morning hours.
International Energy Agency chief says talks aim to assess conditions as US-Israel war on Iran fuels global uncertainty.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said he “respects” Iran’s resistance in the war.
An Israeli air strike has heavily damaged a building in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district.
Pete Hegseth says Donald Trump controls the pace of the war, but acknowledges that Israel has its own objectives.
Protesters blocked a bus carrying Iran’s women’s football team in Australia after 5 players slipped away to seek asylum.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recited a prayer for US troops attacking Iran, asking for strength and protection.
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Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman says years of ignored warnings about unchecked escalation have led to regional war.
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Ukraine has battle experience with Iranian-made Shahed drones and has mass-produced cheap interceptors.
Iran's Foreign Ministry and general prosecutor say the team is invited to return home 'with peace and confidence'.
‘We could still be suffering the ripple effect of this for weeks, if not months’.
Oil and gas are not just fuel. They are raw materials for thousands of products, including fertilisers used in farming.
Oil prices spiked after shipments through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupted amid the Iran war.
Climate change fears grip Nuuk as winter temperatures reach record highs.
Antonio Costa says Russia benefits from soaring global energy prices and attention being diverted from war in Ukraine.
Rescuers search rubble and aid injured in Tehran’s Resalat neighbourhood after a reported Israeli strike.
Four-day workweek for government employees and two-week closure of schools among the measures aimed at saving energy.