PNN New Delhi [India], January 17: As the world navigates one of the most intricate geopolitical and economic periods in recent decades, India finds itself at the forefront of global focus.
Iran expects Fifa to get players multiple-entry US visas for World Cup Iran’s football federation said that it expects Fifa to help provide its players with multiple-entry visas for the US during the 2026 World Cup. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped in to host Iran’s World Cup team in Mexico after the US refused to do so, meaning the team will play group stage matches in the US but will be based in Tijuana, Mexico. “Fifa is expected to deliver a multiple-entry visa so that the players can enter and return” from Mexico to the US, President of the Football Federation Mehdi Taj said on Thursday.
The hostilities come during a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war.
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon at least 11, including two children Lebanon’s health ministry said on Thursday that Israeli strikes on the south of the country have killed at least 11 people, including two children, and wounded 21 others. One airstrike on a building in the city of Sidon killed five people, including two women, and wounded 21, of which five were children, according to a statement from the ministry. Another statement reported that six people, including two children, were killed in an air raid at dawn on a vehicle in the town of Adloun in the Sidon district in southern Lebanon.
The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.
Hezbollah launches attacks on invading Israeli army, Israeli strike kills three The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said that it has launched a series of attacks on advancing Israeli forces, according to reports from Lebanon’s National News Agency. Hezbollah said that attacks hit army vehicles, a Merkava tank and a building housing “the secret command of the armed vehicles” in several areas where Israeli troops were stationed in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, a Lebanese medical rescue team found that three people were killed and five injured in an Israeli strike targeting an apartment in the Qiyaa area of Sidon earlier on Thursday.
Iran and the United States launched fresh strikes on targets in the Persian Gulf region highlighting a precarious cease-fire amid a diplomatic push to reach a compromise deal to end their three-month old war. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck a US airbase in Kuwait early on May 28 after American forces hit a site near Bandar Abbas airport in southern Iran.
Iran and the United States launched fresh strikes on targets in the Persian Gulf region highlighting a precarious cease-fire amid a diplomatic push to reach a compromise deal to end their three-month old war. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck a US airbase in Kuwait early on May 28 after American forces hit a site near Bandar Abbas airport in southern Iran.
Iran and the United States launched fresh strikes on targets in the Persian Gulf region highlighting a precarious cease-fire amid a diplomatic push to reach a compromise deal to end their three-month old war. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck a US airbase in Kuwait early on May 28 after American forces hit a site near Bandar Abbas airport in southern Iran.
Iran and the United States launched fresh strikes on targets in the Persian Gulf region highlighting a precarious cease-fire amid a diplomatic push to reach a compromise deal to end their three-month old war. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck a US airbase in Kuwait early on May 28 after American forces hit a site near Bandar Abbas airport in southern Iran.
The president is giving a master class in what not to do in Iran.
Iranian authorities are using the cover of what they call “wartime conditions” to intensify their repression of dissent through mass arbitrary arrests, accelerated grossly unfair judicial proceedings, politically motivated executions, harsh prison sentences, and asset confiscations, Amnesty International said today. Since the unlawful military attack launched by the USA and Israel against Iran on 28 […] The post Iran: Mass arbitrary arrests and political executions mark intensifying repression appeared first on Amnesty International .
Kuwait City [Kuwait], May 28 (ANI): The Kuwait Army on Thursday said its air defence systems were actively engaging 'hostile' missile and drone attacks, with interception responsible for explosions heard in parts of the country. In a post on X, the military confirmed that air defence operations were ongoing and urged the public to remain calm and follow official instructions issued by authorities.
Kuwait City [Kuwait], May 28 (ANI): The Kuwait Army on Thursday said its air defence systems were actively engaging 'hostile' missile and drone attacks, with interception responsible for explosions heard in parts of the country. In a post on X, the military confirmed that air defence operations were ongoing and urged the public to remain calm and follow official instructions issued by authorities.
Spain condemns Israel’s attacks on Lebanon Spain’s foreign ministry has denounced Israel’s intensified bombardment of Lebanon and called the displacement of residents “completely unacceptable” as well as being “contrary to international law”. “Israel must accept that other countries have exactly the same right as Israel to have their own state and to have it in peace and security. Israel has the right to its state in peace and security, but the Palestinian people and the Lebanese people have exactly that same right,” Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares told reporters before an EU foreign ministers meeting in Cyprus.
Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, a possible ban on Iran’s lion-and-sun flag has opened a dispute between FIFA and Iranian opponents of the Islamic Republic over identity, representation and politics in sport.
Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon continues Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground have reported multiple Israel strikes targeting southern Lebanon’s major cities of Nabatieh and Tyre on Thursday. The Lebanese army released a statement that one soldier has been killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon. This comes during a renewed intensifiation of attacks on southern Lebanon as Israel released forced evacuation orders to residents and troops have advanced beyond the "Yellow Line" buffer zone further into Lebanese terroritory.
Iran condemns US attack, expresses solidarity with Oman Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned the US attack on areas near Iran’s Bandar Abbas, and expressed solidarity with Oman after “US officials’ threats” in a statement delivered on Thursday. This follows US President Donald Trump’s threats to “blow up” Oman if it joins Iran in imposing fees on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that they have targeted US bases in retaliation to the US strikes on Bandar Abbas which escalated the conflict while peace talks were still ongoing between the countries.
Desperation forces Yemenis to risk lives smuggling qat to Saudi Arabia Submitted by MEE correspondent on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 09:18 While some smugglers earned enough money to start legitimate business at home, others were killed or arrested at the border Qat is a stimulant leaf classified as an illegal drug in Saudi Arabia (MEE) Off For many young Yemenis , ensuring a future often means looking to Saudi Arabia , one of the few available routes to work and stability, especially for those hoping to avoid the conflict. However, the journey to the neighbouring kingdom costs around $2,500, far beyond the reach of most Yemenis. Ahmed*, a 35-year-old chef and father of two, hoped to travel to Saudi Arabia to work in a restaurant but lacked the money needed for a visa or a Saudi sponsor.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly denounced the United States’ repeated violations of the ceasefire, including an attack on an area in Bandar Abbas, stressing that the UN Security Council must hold Washington accountable.
