US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran 'indefinitely,' vows more economic pressure
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US-Israel war on Iran
US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war
14 August 2026
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11 arrested in US over alleged sham marriage scheme
14 August 2026
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Paramilitary drones attack Sudan capital for second day
14 August 2026
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Hormuz oil spill: Iran calls for compensation
14 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
CONTROL OF HORMUZ / US, Iran trade competing claims over strait
14 August 2026
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INSULT OF NETAJI / West Bengal govt strips BJP MP of state honour
14 August 2026
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Israel reopens settlement in north West Bank
14 August 2026
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Russia strikes Ukrainian port on Danube
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‘Everyone is hungry’
Gazans waited again Tuesday in their hundreds for food to fall from the sky at beaches in the famine-stalked north, a day after nearly 20 died trying to get to parachutes carrying aid.
27 March 2024
Plastic ‘interceptor’ tackles trash in Bangkok river
Black flies exploded into the air as plastic waste fell from bamboo conveyor belts into skips on a solar-powered barge attempting to remove rubbish from the main river of Thailand’s capital Bangkok.
27 March 2024
US officials board ship that hit Baltimore bridge, divers search for bodies
US federal safety investigators recovered the black box from the freight ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge, the agency chief said on Wednesday as rescuers searched for the remains of six construction workers lost in the bridge collapse
27 March 2024
Delhi CM's arrest: India strongly objects to US spokesperson's remarks
India today strongly objected to the remarks made by a US State Department spokesperson on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in a corruption case, saying "in diplomacy, states are expected to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of others"
27 March 2024
'Everyone is hungry': Desperate Gazans fight for food after airdrop deaths
Gazans waited again Tuesday in their hundreds for food to fall from the sky at beaches in the famine-stalked north, a day after nearly 20 died trying to get to parachutes carrying aid
27 March 2024
Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case
Donald Trump was issued a judge's gag order on Tuesday barring him from publicly commenting about witnesses and court staff ahead of his April 15 criminal trial involving hush money paid to a porn star
27 March 2024
Search suspended in Baltimore bridge collapse, 6 presumed dead
Authorities on Tuesday suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbors
27 March 2024
Syria strikes kill 15 including Iran Guard, WHO worker
At least nine pro-Tehran fighters, including an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, were among 13 people killed in air strikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a war monitor said
26 March 2024
US encourages ‘fair, transparent legal process’
The US is closely following reports of the arrest of Indian opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal and encourages a fair legal process, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday
26 March 2024
UN expert accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
A UN rights expert on Monday said there were “reasonable grounds” to determine that Israel has committed several acts of “genocide” in its offensive in Gaza, also warning of “ethnic cleansing”.
26 March 2024
No let-up in Gaza attacks despite UN resolution
Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip yesterday, with no sign of a let-up in the offensive despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an “immediate ceasefire”.
26 March 2024
Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision
A 948-foot container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the US port of Baltimore in darkness early yesterday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below.
26 March 2024
Planting trees in wrong places heats the planet: study
Planting trees in the wrong places can actually contribute to global warming, scientists said yesterday, but a new map identifies the best locations to regrow forests and cool the planet.
26 March 2024
Majority of deaths in 10 years from drowning: UN
Drowning had been the biggest cause of recorded migrant deaths over the past 10 years, the UN’s migration agency said yesterday, with victim numbers topping 36,000.
26 March 2024
Five Chinese dam workers, driver killed in Pakistan
A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a dam project in northwest Pakistan yesterday, killing six people, police said, the third major attack on Chinese interests in the South Asian country in a week.
26 March 2024
Russia again blames Kyiv, West
Russia yesterday sought to shift blame for the Moscow concert hall attack onto Ukraine and its Western backers, despite the Islamic State group claiming responsibility for the massacre of at least 139 people.
26 March 2024
Assange wins temporary reprieve
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can continue his fight against extradition to the United States after the High Court in London ruled yesterday he should be allowed to appeal against it unless the US promises he will not face the death penalty.
26 March 2024
NZ accuses China of hacking parliament
The New Zealand government said yesterday it had raised concerns with the Chinese government about its involvement in a state-sponsored cyber hack on New Zealand’s parliament in 2021, which was uncovered by the country’s intelligence services.
26 March 2024
Port blocked by Baltimore bridge collapse is key hub for US shipping
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, named after the poet who penned the lyrics to the US national anthem, used to carry around 34,000 paying vehicles a day across one of the busiest harbors in the United States.
26 March 2024
Ship that hit Baltimore bridge also involved in 2016 Antwerp accident
The ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early on Tuesday was also involved in an accident in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016
26 March 2024