The black box has revealed the cause of the fatal crash of the Air India Boeing 787, with the final moments captured in detail. A preliminary report into the devastating crash of Air India Flight AI-171 has uncovered a chilling and preventable cause: a mechanical failure in the pilot’s seat that ultimately cost 270 lives. Critical error: Pilot seat malfunction during take-of …

President Donald Trump said Saturday the US military has carried out a ‘very successful attack’ on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the crucial underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordo. Trump said a ‘full payload of BOMBS’ was dropped on Fordo, in a surprise announcement that came just two days after he had apparently opened a two-week window for diplomacy. He …

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly handpicked three potential successors in case he is killed during Israel’s ongoing military campaign — a revelation that signals unprecedented urgency inside Tehran’s highest ranks. According to an investigative report by The New York Times on Saturday, the 86-year-old Supreme Leader, now operating from a fortified bunker, privately …

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi arrived in Istanbul on Saturday, for a meeting with Arab League diplomats to discuss Tehran’s escalating conflict with Israel, Tasnim news agency reported, Around 40 diplomats are slated to join the weekend gathering of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as Israel and Iran continue to exchange missile strikes. ‘The Foreign Minister arrived in Istanbul this …

A United States federal court has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to a combined 159 years in prison for orchestrating a $17 million fraud scheme that defrauded over 100 individuals, companies, and government entities across the United States. The convictions, announced by the U.S. Department of Justice, followed a multi-year investigation into a transnational organised crime ring that used a mix …

The families of British diplomatic staff in Israel have been ‘temporarily withdrawn’ as Israel and Iran continue to exchange fire. The United Kingdom Foreign Office said on Wednesday that family members of staff at the embassy in Tel Aviv and consulate in Jerusalem had been ‘temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure’. Britons have already been advised against all travel to Israel, and …

In a dramatic turn of events yesterday, the Islamic Republic of Iran signalled its willingness to pursue a ceasefire in its ongoing war with Israel, even as heavy Israeli air raids continued to pound critical targets in and around Tehran, including the headquarters of Iran’s state television. Witnesses described a deafening explosion followed by chaos in surrounding neighborhoods. ‘All we …

Grieving families were due to hold funerals in India on Sunday for their relatives who were among at least 279 killed in one of the world’s worst plane crashes in decades. Health officials have begun handing over the first passenger bodies identified through DNA testing, delivering them in white coffins in the western city of Ahmedabad. ‘My heart is very …

Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been stripped of his Legion of Honour — the country’s highest distinction — following a conviction for graft, according to a decree published on Sunday. The right-wing ex-president ruled France from 2007-2012 and has been beset by legal problems since leaving office following a bruising presidential election defeat. An appeals court last year upheld …

World leaders on Friday raised the alarm over a looming regional crisis after Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran, killing top military commanders. The attacks have escalated long-standing hostilities between the two countries. Among those killed in the early morning strikes were Iran’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Mohammad Bagheri, and the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein …