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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US-Israel war on Iran
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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World
INSULT OF NETAJI / West Bengal govt strips BJP MP of state honour
14 August 2026
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World
Israel reopens settlement in north West Bank
14 August 2026
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World
Russia strikes Ukrainian port on Danube
14 August 2026
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Boeing CEO to step down in management shakeup amid safety crisis
Boeing Co BA.NCEO Dave Calhoun will step down by year-end, in a broad management shakeup brought on by the planemaker's sprawling safety crisis stemming from a January mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX plane
25 March 2024
11 Rohingya found dead after Indonesia boat capsize
The bodies of at least 11 Rohingya refugees have been recovered off Indonesia's westernmost coast after their boat believed to be carrying around 150 people capsized last week, officials said today
25 March 2024
Gaza health ministry says war death toll at 32,333
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza today said that at least 32,333 people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of invasion by Israel in Palestine
25 March 2024
Russia casts doubt on Islamic State responsibility for concert attack
Russia today challenged assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group orchestrated a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed 137 people and injured 182 more, accusing Washington of covering for Ukraine
25 March 2024
13 killed in Philippine road crash
At least 13 people were killed in the southern Philippines on Monday after a collision between a dump truck loaded with sand and a passenger van, local authorities said
25 March 2024
A four-day work week? US weighs the pros and cons
The country that gave the world the concept of a weekend is now hesitatingly auditioning a proposal for a four-day work week
25 March 2024
Five Rohingya found dead after Indonesia boat capsize: UN
The bodies of at least five Rohingya refugees have been recovered off Indonesia's westernmost coast after their boat believed to be carrying around 150 people capsized last week, United Nations officials said Monday
25 March 2024
Trump faces double legal dramas in New York
Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine as he separately fights to delay a criminal trial even further
25 March 2024
Four Moscow attack suspects charged with terrorism
Four men accused of involvement in the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 137 people were charged with terrorism Sunday and ordered to be detained pending trial
25 March 2024
Kangana, ex-Calcutta HC judge get BJP ticket
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and former Calcutta High Court justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned from the judiciary and joined politics, were today named Bharatiya Janata Party candidates for coming Lok Sabha elections
24 March 2024
150 families risk their lives to feed each other
Sameh Makki’s soup kitchen is barely 100 metres from the market, but it can take two hours to make the journey through Sudan’s war-torn streets, often through hails of bullets.
24 March 2024
Two Russian ships hit in Crimea strikes: Kyiv
The Ukrainian military said it hit two large Russian landing ships in attacks on the annexed Crimean peninsula early yesterday, as well as a communications centre and other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea.
24 March 2024
Russian accounts of Moscow attack a ‘smokescreen’: UK
British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt yesterday said that the UK had “very little confidence” in Russia’s statements on the Moscow concert hall attack, accusing it of trying to “defend” it’s assault on Ukraine.
24 March 2024
Israel besieges 2 more Gaza hospitals
Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals yesterday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire and forcing the evacuation from one hospital of most patients and displaced people sheltering there, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
24 March 2024
3 soldiers hurt by China water cannon
Three Philippine troops were injured in the latest China Coast Guard water cannon attack on a Filipino supply vessel near a South China Sea reef, Manila’s national security adviser said yesterday.
24 March 2024
Gunmen attack police station in Armenian capital
Three armed men yesterday tried to attack a police station in the Nor-Nork district of Yerevan, the Armenian capital, Armenia’s interior ministry said. According to preliminary information, two of the three men had been wounded as result of hand grenades they were carrying detonating, it said.
24 March 2024
Big gaps exist with Israel in truce talks: Hamas
Deep differences exist between Hamas and Israel in negotiations for a Gaza truce, an official from the Palestinian group with knowledge of the talks said.
24 March 2024
China-owned tanker hit by Houthi missile
A Chinese-owned oil tanker was attacked off Yemen Saturday by ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels, who have intensified strikes on Red Sea shipping, the US military said.
24 March 2024
Moscow terror attack: IS releases new videos as Russia blames Ukraine
Islamic State yesterday released new videos of the attack on the Crocus City concert hall outside Moscow that left 137 people dead, doubling down on its claim that it masterminded the attack even as Russia has sought to place the blame on Ukraine.
24 March 2024
Brazil storms kill at least 20
Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock yesterday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains killed at least 20 people.
24 March 2024