US strikes on Qeshm Island spark tensions amid fragile peace talks The US military has carried out limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, US media reported, citing officials, even as Washington signals progress in diplomatic efforts to end the eight-month-old conflict. A US»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said Monday, on the eve of crucial midterm elections. Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island. The official, who wasn’t authorized to com»»»

The United States has carried out a series of unannounced airstrikes against Iran in recent weeks, including an attack on Qeshm Island near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Monday, the Wall Street Journal, NewsNation and Fox News have reported, citing American officials. The strikes have been deli»»»

Explore visa-free and visa-on-arrival options for Pakistani passport holders this winter Pakistani passport holders have several international travel options this winter, including destinations offering visa-free entry, visas on arrival and electronic travel authorisation (eTA). Recent developments»»»

Blanco's first US visit focuses on Venezuela's transition and prisoner amnesty US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Oliver Blanco on Monday, calling for the release of more political prisoners jailed under deposed leader Nicolas Maduro as part of the country's pol»»»

SDEROT, Israel: Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right Israeli firebrand who achieved international notoriety as part of the outgoing government, fell short of expectations that he would gain ground in the latest election. But support remains. Under the blazing sun of Sderot, a southern city not far from t»»»

Pune Metro Line-3 promises seamless travel and reduced traffic congestion Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the long-awaited Pune Metro Line-3 (Maan-Hinjawadi to Shivajinagar) via videoconferencing on Tuesday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Ekna»»»

TEHRAN: The United States struck Iran's Qeshm Island, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing US officials. The reporting follows several explosions on the island, which is situated on ‌the Strait ‌of Hormuz, ​according ‌to ⁠state media ​outlet IRNA. The ⁠attack was the latest in a serie»»»

Aspiring pilot and tech mogul among victims in devastating Florida plane accident A 20-year-old woman who had been a licensed pilot since she was a teenager and a technology entrepreneur and his family were among nine people killed when a small jet crashed and exploded in South Florida, family memb»»»

Bandits strike in Zamfara, killing eight and kidnapping others during senate vote Gunmen killed eight police officers sent to provide security for a senate primary election in Nigeria's restive northwest on Monday in the latest suspected gang attack. The assault in Zamfara state comes as Africa's m»»»

DETROIT/WASHINGTON: Congressional candidates made their final arguments to US voters on Monday, the eve of the midterm elections, with tensions running high in Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed aims to become the first Muslim elected to the ​Senate, and in California, where the Supreme Court quashed a»»»

The latest round of indirect US-Iran talks has ended without a deal, raising fears that renewed American strikes could trigger a wider Middle East war. The United States and Israel launched a military campaign against Iran in late February, triggering months of fighting that disrupted global energy»»»

Grocery stores from Sweden to Portugal were hit Monday by a suspected cyberattack on their freezer systems, in what the EU denounced as a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc's food chain. Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were among at least eight»»»

CHICAGO: The former head of the FBI’s Chicago field office says he lost his job after being wrongly blamed for prosecutions that fell apart against six people who protested the federal immigration crackdown in the city, according to a lawsuit he filed Monday. Douglas DePodesta, a 24-year veteran of»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to persuade US President Donald Trump to order a new attack on Iran immediately after the midterm election on Tuesday, Axios has reported, citing sources in Washington and West Jerusalem. In its article on Sunday, the outlet revealed the details o»»»

Tehran blames US blockade for Hormuz unrest as talks remain deadlocked Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said its forces downed and captured a US MQM-170 drone near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to IRGC-affiliated media. The claim could not be independently verified, and US Central Comm»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States will bring together delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 ​to discuss ending Moscow’s war against Ukraine, post-war security agreements and de-escalation, a senior US official told Reuters on Monday. US negotiators have been seeking a break»»»

Plymouth, United States: Prosecutors announced Monday that they intend to retry Lindsay Clancy, the US mother accused of killing her three children, after a deadlocked jury resulted in a mistrial, restarting a high-profile legal case that has gripped the nation. Lindsay Clancy, 36, did not deny at »»»

PARIS: A petition urging that a French television channel be taken off air gained traction Monday, after accusations far-right views it aired contributed to the racist killing of a black man. Anger against CNews — often described as France’s answer to Fox News — has mounted with just six months to »»»

SEOUL: North Korea on Tuesday slammed the FBI’s allegations that Pyongyang was behind the theft of $6 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance, with Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister labelling it a “grave political provocation.” Kim Yo Jong, in a statement released Tuesday by the KCNA state news ag»»»

QNA Doha Chairperson of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to UNESCO HE Dr. Nasser bin Hamad Al Hinzab affirmed that higher education is a long-term investment in human capital, soci»»»

BOSTON: A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to force Harvard University to turn over records for an investigation into whether it continues to consider race in its student admissions process. US District Judge Myong Joun in Boston rejecte»»»

Oil prices tumble as US-Iran diplomacy raises hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening Brent crude price tumbled more than 8% as hopes grew for a diplomatic end to the US-Iran war, erasing part of October’s sharp rally. Brent was down $9.32, or 8.22%, to $104.1 a barrel, as of 21.38 GMT on Monday, Nov.»»»

The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission ⁠in the disputed Western ​Sahara region came to an end Sunday after the Security Council failed to ​renew its mandate. Morocco, which claims the region as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front called »»»

A French court granted bankruptcy protection on Monday to iconic department store BHV Marais, which has stood in central Paris for around 170 years. The move comes after the company announced last week that it sought bankruptcy protection to safeguard its operations and jobs as part of a "rela»»»

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accused North Korean hackers of stealing approximately $6.3 billion from Binance in the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. US President Donald Trump meanwhile, has stressed that Pyongyang’s involvement remains unproven. In an alert published on »»»

LONDON: Explosive devices hidden beneath soil, tucked inside roadside bags or disguised as rocks, bricks and thermos flasks pose a growing threat to civilians fleeing intensifying fighting in Yemen, the HALO Trust warned on Monday. Shifting front lines are forcing people onto unfamiliar routes as r»»»

This weekend, a conflict flared up with renewed intensity between Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who leads his country’s governing coalition, and his opponent, President Karol Nawrocki, a supporter of the Law and Justice (PiS) party. The presence of police equipment and a significant deployment»»»

Tehran on Monday said that the country was holding "intensive" indirect talks with Washington to avoid a fresh round of US attacks on Iran ahead of the US midterm elections this week. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei shared Iranian plans to reopen blockaded energy corridor, the St»»»

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday for the US midterm elections, which could flip the majority in one or both houses of Congress from the Republicans to the Democrats. What would a Democratic majority mean for the country's political landscape, and how might Democrats move to keep President Don»»»

AMMAN — Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), the "preferred" gateway to Jordan, the Levant and beyond, announced on Monday a new operational milestone; in October 2026, the terminal handled 109,341 TEUs, the highest monthly throughput in its history.October marks the fourth consecutive month in which AC»»»

AMMAN — Arab Bank Group announced its financial results for the first nine months of 2026, reaffirming its solid performance despite a rapidly changing regional and international operating environment.The Group successfully leveraged its diverse capabilities and wide geographic footprint to enhance»»»

Iliana Yotova became the first woman elected president of Bulgaria on November 1. She has held the office since January, when Rumen Radev resigned to lead Progressive Bulgaria into the April parliamentary election and she was already the first woman to serve as head of state. Her own five-year term»»»

Authorities in Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert mobile apps had been targeted by cyberattacks, with users in Ukraine receiving false warnings of an imminent nuclear threat. Moscow said that hackers had sent fake emergency alerts after gaining access to the Russian Emergency Situations »»»

Cyberattacks affecting supermarket refrigeration systems on Monday in several European countries – including Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden – have highlighted the risks of connecting industrial infrastructure to the internet. After a previous attack in Fr»»»

LONDON: The countdown to America’s midterm elections has become a countdown of a different kind in the Middle East, where an uneasy pause in major US military operations against Iran could end once American voters have cast their ballots. For weeks, signs of a possible confrontation have been accum»»»

PARIS, France: France is holding “technical discussions” with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on returning Afghan irregular migrants, its interior minister said Monday. “We are trying to obtain the possibility to return a certain number of Afghans who are in an irregular situation. These are tech»»»

Belgium’s government has been pushed to the brink of collapse by a budget battle under EU spending rules. Prime Minister Bart De Wever submitted his resignation to King Philippe on Monday morning after negotiations on budget cuts failed over the weekend. De Wever and his coalition partners have spe»»»

Egypt is increasing its strategic commodity stockpiles and drafting a comprehensive plan to rationalise government spending to mitigate the potential economic impact of escalating regional geopolitical tensions. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly outlined the measures during a meeting of the Central C»»»

Shares of Banque du Caire (BDC) began trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) main market on Monday following a record EGP 36.37bn initial public offering (IPO), the largest in the history of the country’s capital market. The offering comprised 6,862,500,000 shares, representing 45% of the bank’s to»»»

Madrid: Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel was admitted to intensive care on Monday following a severe collision during a Spanish second division match against Andorra. The 30-year-old forward is in a "stable but serious condition", his club said in a statement, after he was clattered by visiting And»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 24 people, Ukraine’s emergency services agency said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X that 10 guided bombs targeted an area that included a school buildin»»»

BAGHDAD: A decade ago, the Daesh group broadcast its crimes as it recruited radicals from around the world and imposed a brutal system of oppression across swathes of Syria and Iraq. Years on from the group’s military defeat, accused members are again in the spotlight — this time on trial in Iraq, »»»

BAGHDAD: A decade ago, the Daesh group broadcast its crimes as it recruited radicals from around the world and imposed a brutal system of oppression across swathes of Syria and Iraq. Years on from the group’s military defeat, accused members are again in the spotlight — this time on trial in Iraq, »»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev was informed Monday by the Bulgarian National Audit Office (BNAO) that it had found no flaw in the failure of Delyan Peevski, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), to declare hefty foreign travel expenses. In a position circulated by his Minist»»»

Heavy rain flooded buildings, roads and underpasses in the coastal city of Varna, with fire crews responding to 25 weather-related incidents so far, the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry said on Monday. With more heavy rain forecast, schools have called off classes for Tuesday after coo»»»

YPSILANTI, Michigan: Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and fellow Michigan Democrats scrambled on Monday to refocus attention on turning out voters for Election Day after his former primary rival stunned the party by endorsing the Republican candidate in one of the country’s most closely watched races.»»»

TEHRAN: Iranians are flocking to stylish cafes in the capital, as they look for respite from soaring inflation and the spectre of renewed war with the United States. “Cafes offer a chance to unwind, to escape the stress of exorbitant prices, war and anxiety-inducing news,” said Mitra Alipour, celeb»»»

Energy Minister says spending will strengthen infrastructure and meet rising power demand Abu Dhabi: Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, participated in a high-level Ministerial Panel at ADIPEC 2026, held under the theme “Energy Security Is National Security: Bui»»»