Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan has been rocked by a spate of deadly attacks targeting security forces in recent months. The attacks have been claimed by Jaish al-Adl, a Baluch separatist militant group that is believed to be operating out of neighboring Pakistan. On April 3, over a dozen militants attacked military and police installations in two separate cities in […]

A Taliban-appointed diplomat has arrived in India and is expected to take charge of Afghanistan’s embassy in New Delhi, Indian media reported, marking the first such move since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and signalling a further warming of their ties with India. Indian media said Noor Ahmad Noor, a senior official at the Taliban foreign ministry, arrived […]

On January 7, 2026, President Trump endorsed a bipartisan sanctions bill aimed at imposing hefty tariffs on countries like India, China, and Brazil that purchase Russian oil and uranium. On January 7, 2026, US President Donald Trump endorsed a bipartisan sanctions bill proposed by Senators Lindsey Graham (R–South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D–Connecticut). The bill threatens tariffs of up to […]