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Iran observes all US ships in the Gulf region and has an archive of images of their daily movements, the head of Iran's navy, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, said on Tuesday, according to the Young Journalists Club news site. Iran and the United States came to the brink of war last month after the Islamic Republic shot down a US drone, nearly prompting a retaliatory attack which US President Donald Trump called off at the last minute. Tensions have also spiked between Iran and Britain after the Islamic Republic seized a British-flagged tanker last Friday because it had collided with a fishing vessel, according to Iranian officials. British Royal Marines seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of

Karishma Kapoor (Instagram) Deepika Padukone (Instagram) Rap-music composer and singer Badshah (L) and Sonakshi Sinha (R) attend the trailer launch of their upcoming Hindi film 'Khandaani Shafakhana' in Mumbai. (AFP) "Hard work has no substitute" Virat Kohli. (Instagram) Nora Fatehi poses during the promotion of her upcoming action thriller Hindi film "Batla House", in Mumbai. (AFP) Kriti Sanon (L) and Diljit Dosanjh pose for photographs during the promotion of their upcoming romantic comedy Hindi film 'Arjun Patiala' in Mumbai. (AFP) Hrithik Roshan poses for photographs during the promotion of his film 'Super 30' at the 92.7 Big FM 'Come Together to Change Perspectives' event in Mumbai. (AFP)

The US military on Sunday accused a Venezuelan fighter aircraft of "aggressively" shadowing a US Navy EP-3 Aries II plane over international airspace, in yet another sign of the increasing hostility between the two nations. The encounter between the United States and Venezuelan planes occurred on Friday, the same day that the Trump administration announced it was sanctioning four top officials in Venezuela's military counterintelligence agency. In a statement issued on Sunday, the US military said that it had determined the "Russian-made fighter aggressively shadowed the EP-3 at an unsafe distance in international airspace for a prolonged period of time, endangering the safety of the crew and

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari made their red carpet debut as a couple on Monday night at the 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood' premiere in Los Angeles. Photo: Instagram The 'Piece of Me' hitmaker and the 25-year-old personal trainer looked loved up as they walked the red carpet at the 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood' premiere in Los Angeles. Sharing some pictures to Instagram, Britney captioned it: "Our first premiere @samasghari (sic)" Sam also shared a picture from the premiere, writing alongside it: "@onceinhollywood with the lioness @britneyspears (sic)" Britney stunned in a red mini dress, accessorised with a silver choker necklace whilst Sam wore a sharp beige suit and a black tie. Photos:

India on Monday launched a low-cost rocket on a historic bid to put a landing craft on the surface of the moon and join an elite space force. A week after an initial launch was halted just before blast-off, Chandrayaan-2 - or moon Chariot 2 - took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre carrying national pride and the hopes of Indian scientists. India is seeking to become just the fourth nation after Russia, the United States and China to land a spacecraft on the moon. If the rest of the mission goes to plan, the Indian probe will land on the lunar South Pole in early September. "Every Indian is immensely proud today!," tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has vowed to send a manned mission

(CNN) - European manufacturer Airbus has created a concept aircraft inspired by the natural features of eagles, hawks and other aerial predators. The "Bird of Prey" concept was unveiled by Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, at the Royal International Air Tattoo air show on Friday. Fox tweeted his support for the project alongside a video of the "Bird of Prey," which has a set of feathers on the tail and each wing tip. The theoretical design is for a hybrid-electric, turbo-propeller aircraft, according to a statement on the Airbus website. "Inspired by efficient mechanics of a bird, it has wing and tail structures that mimic those of a bird of prey, while featuring individually

UN nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano has died, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday, just as he was preparing to step down because of an unspecified illness. The 72-year-old Japanese had held the position of IAEA director general since 2009, taking over from Mohamed ElBaradei and steering the UN agency through a period of intense diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program. He had been preparing to leave his position in March, well before the end of his third four-year term, which ran until Nov. 30, 2021. The IAEA announced last September that Amano had undergone an unspecified medical procedure. The specific nature of his illness has remained a taboo subject within the agency,