On 28 February 2026, the war that diplomats had spent two years rehearsing began. American and Israeli aircraft struck Iranian nuclear and missile installations; Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed, and by 2 March the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had formally closed the Strait of Hormuz to merchant traffic, laying mines and warning off shipping.
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta-owned copper mining company CopperTech Metals Inc, which is domiciled in the United States, has announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Scott Bessent said Washington is working with European and Gulf allies to target Iranian financial networks, freeze assets and disrupt funding channels linked to Tehran.
Recently, the New York State University in the US initiated a programme called ‘NYU in real life’, to promote a student-led culture change of spending less time online and more in living life in person, and creating together a ‘collective effervescence’.
India and the United States (US) are in the final stages of concluding a much-anticipated interim trade agreement, with the deal expected to be signed within the next few weeks or months, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Friday.
A new theatre of confrontation is unfolding in the Caribbean, where the United States has amassed a formidable array of warships, bombers, fighter jets, and intelligence assets off the coast of Venezuela.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended his country’s ties with Pakistan, saying they are part of a “mature foreign policy,” while asserting that Washington’s association with Islamabad does not come at the expense of its deep and historic relationship with India.
The latest inflation reading in the United States offers a rare moment of calm in a year of conflicting economic signals.
The initial phase of the U.S.-brokered peace plan for Gaza has been implemented. The deal, mediated by the U.S., Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, has three phases.
US President Donald Trump arrives in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday on the first leg of his Asia tour that will take him to Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan while a trade war rages.
