New york: Gold and industrial metal markets are seeing steep sell-offs amid a surging US dollar, fueled by rising oil prices over escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude oil spiked above $80 per barrel for the first time since…

Colombo: Sri Lanka announced plans to evacuate personnel aboard a second Iranian ship following a US submarine attack on an Iranian warship. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Colombo is preparing to safely evacuate 208 personnel stranded …

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test launch of a sea-to-surface ‘strategic’ cruise missile, as reported by state media. The missile test took place from a warship named Destroyer Choe Hyon, a day prior to the announcement…