The U.S. said it attacked Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak to prevent Tehran planting mines in the key shipping lane; Iran responded with missile and drone attacks aimed at Jordan and the UAE, saying they targeted U.S. forces there

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The conservative-dominated court voted 5-4 to lift a lower order demanding construction be halted, with Chief Justice John Roberts notably joining the court's three liberals in dissent

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When people talk and speculate about the participation ​of Moroccan authorities, I deny this ‌outright, says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

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Tommy Koh, Runa Khan, and Bo Kyi were honoured with Ramon Magsaysay Awards for their significant humanitarian contributions and activism

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The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 788 with more bodies being recovered, even as more than 2,500 people are still missing

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Under the agreement, an attack against one of the countries will be treated as an attack against all of them, amid increasing security concerns in the wake of escalating tensions in West Asia

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A U.S. officials says that U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month

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A law introduced as part of the peace initiative offers conditional suspension of prison sentences and pauses ongoing investigations or trials for PKK-linked offences for 5-10 years

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President Donald Trump says the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves

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For Nepal, India and China, the devastating cross-border floods are a stark reminder of nature’s fury, and that cooperation must transcend the boundaries of geopolitics

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More than 4,500 people, including 85 Indians, were rescued; 98 Indian tourists are still unaccounted for; the Nepal govt. allows foreign experts to join the search operation following intense diplomatic pressure

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Kremlin also dismissed the reports that Washington had warned Moscow against a possible move on Europe, following a rare visit to the Russian capital by CIA Director John Ratcliffe that sparked fevered speculation

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Donald Trump has been floating the idea of the name change in recent days as the U.S. announced it was imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods over the weekend after talks between the countries broke down

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The announcement came two days after the head of Kurdish fighters in Syria, Mazloum Abdi, announced the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — which includes the YPJ — under an agreement with Damascus

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Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on Canadian aluminium while acknowledging this week that the United States badly needs the metal

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India and China must be transparent about the talks on boundary dispute

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Held under the banner “No Platform for Hate,” the protest brought together representatives of Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Dalit and interfaith organisations

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Zohran Mamdani said the vision of India that his family taught him was that of "a pluralistic society, of a secular republic that believed in the belonging of each and every person who was from India"

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Judge Dabney Friedrich cited "newly discovered evidence" and "evidence located in other countries" as the reason for postponing the trial.

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Donald Trump is considering setting the new tariff at 7.5%, according to sources

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“We are aware of their concerns and are taking them on board,” Deputy Minister of Energy Arkam Ilyas tells The Hindu

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Scott Bessent’s address comes almost six months into a war on Tehran that has ground to a stalemate, with stalled peace talks and Iran preventing most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz

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Benjamin Netanyahu's elder son, Yair, 35, has spent extended periods in Miami since early 2024, reportedly under Shin Bet protection

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Israeli media reported that four kites were found in communities near the Gaza border on August 23 and one was shot down by the army on August 24

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The Chang'e-7 spacecraft was originally set to lift off in the coming days from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on China's southern Hainan island

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The talks, which restarted negotiations between Israel and Syria’s new authorities, came after the sides in January agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing mechanism as they edge towards a security agreement

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Heavy rains, which started around 3 a.m. washed over the refuse, triggering a landslipe that buried nearby shacks

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A former IRGC commander and a close confidant of the Supreme Leader, the General has been appointed Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council

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Nancy Kassebaum Baker was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978 and served three terms

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Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, a Gujarat native who lived in Jersey City, New Jersey, was detained in Canada while attempting to flee to Qatar.

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The Department's priority is ensuring that children are protected online and that companies entrusted with their personal information meet their legal obligations, says U.S. Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. in a statement.

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The U.S. Embassy said Ambassador Gor in Srinagar met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah “to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and later visited Leh to experience Ladakh’s culture and traditions”

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While the Taliban have retained power, a weak economy, suffocating restrictions on women, international isolation and growing tensions with Pakistan remain key challenges; widespread poverty, unemployment and dependence on humanitarian assistance are the reality for millions

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The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa

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From wheat halwa and nei mittai to the spicy pottalam, Aathi Kalathu Nei Mittai Kadai continues to serve traditional sweets and savouries that evoke old-world flavours

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The decision comes more than six years after the couple gave up their royal duties and moved to California to pursue lucrative media contracts

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The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record $39 trillion debt in March. It reached $38 trillion five months before that, in October

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A look at three movements that have brought about tremendous change over the past few years in North Chennai

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Arab states can no longer depend on the U.S. for security needs

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The $852-billion startup faces ⁠multiple lawsuits alleging ChatGPT harmed children, as it prepares for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering

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The U.S. President said over 646 million people participated in the recent general elections in India, and yet less than 1% voted through postal ballots

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Turkiye has maintained close ‌contact with the United States, Iran and mediators such as Pakistan and Qatar, while also ‌acting as an intermediary between the parties

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The comments came as Jared Kushner and Netanyahu agreed that an American general would verify Hamas’s disarmament, an Israeli official said, as the premier insisted there would be no Israeli pullout from Gaza until then

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U.S. and South Korean forces were set to practise joint operations, but Trump’s comment followed his claim that South Korea refused to help in denuclearising Iran

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Over the past week, President Zelenskyy said Ukrainian cities had been pummelled by “more than 1,550 attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs, and 62 missiles”, as he renewed his appeal to allies for more air defence

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The person confirmed to be a student was among those whose injuries were not life-threatening, and the student has been released from a hospital

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This comes as a magnitude 6.5 quake struck Indonesia, hours after a devastating 7.7-magnitude quake in the morning killed more than 40 people, CBS News reported

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Ivan Noskov, head of the region's capital, Samara, said air defence forces had repelled a “massive” missile attack, with “localised damage” to the city's industrial sites

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Nurpu Handloom Collective is hosting the workshop that will show participants the entire lifecycle of a woven piece of fabric

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Asked by reporters whether family members were worried about the situation on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, Mr. Trump said “no, they’re not”

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Cancellation of the conference, in which around 700 participants were to take part, including scholars from China, has stoked a controversy over whether the Nepal government has succumbed to pressure from Beijing, which has in recent years steadily expanded its influence in Kathmandu

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Mr. Deuba and his wife, former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, were seriously injured during violent protests on September 9, 2025, when anti-government demonstrations led by the Gen Z movement swept across Nepal and resulted in the fall of the K.P. Sharma Oli government

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Diplomatic sources expressed cautious optimism, saying that 'positive developments' can take place quickly in the coming few days

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'We’re only semi-negotiating with them; we are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money', said U.S. President Donald Trump

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U.S. President Donald Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be leaving the administration at the end of the month to spend time with her young family

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The move revives talks between India and SACU, comprising South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, after five rounds ‌of negotiations between 2002 and 2010 ended without a deal

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Lawmakers on August 10 voted overwhelmingly in favour of the legislation that is aimed at advancing a peace effort between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers' Party

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Kyiv authorities said at least one person had been wounded; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on social media that the city was “under ballistic missile attack”

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"The countries of the region have realised that security is not a commodity that can be bought from false brokers," says Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei

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An Israeli military spokesperson said turning Taybeh into a closed military zone was “due to some violent attacks ‌by Israelis in the region.”

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Kinahan had been held in custody in Dubai since his arrest there in April after Ireland issued a warrant for “alleged serious organised crime offences”

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Minister Julian Hill says Australia is safe for all, and the government elected in 2022 has decided to reduce net overseas migration, which rose too fast in the last few years

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Of late, universities in the Global North have been recruiting people from underrepresented backgrounds in part on the strength of narratives of overcoming disadvantage and embodying the universities’ commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)

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Amal Khalil, a 42-year-old reporter for Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, and freelance camerawoman Zeinab Faraj had taken refuge in a building after an Israeli strike hit a vehicle travelling in front of theirs

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Bangladesh said that its “repeated requests” to extradite Ms. Hasina to Bangladesh “have not yet elicited a response”

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Control of campuses has become a battleground for parties and students groups that led the July 2024 movement which ousted Sheikh Hasina and her government. Rights group says at least 17 people were killed in mob violence in July. Six were killed in political violence, a drop from nine in June

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Convoys carrying delegations from the two countries arrived in the morning to the U.S. embassy in the Italian capital, where discussions are scheduled to run until Thursday (August 6)

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All arriving flights are being diverted to other ‌airports. Domestic departures are operating ​but not international departures

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Dhaka expects India to ensure that no one used “Indian territory to make political statements or conduct any activities aimed at creating instability within Bangladesh”, a report from Bangladesh’s official news agency said

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The joint intervention is the first since 2011’s coordinated action to weaken ‌the yen after the devastating earthquake in eastern Japan

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The Senate is likely to vote on the measure before leaving Washington at week's end for its traditional August recess, a period that many lawmakers want to spend shoring up their re-election prospects rather than working in the nation's capital

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Footage released by Russian state media showed heavily armed law-enforcement officers, several ambulances and other emergency vehicles at the site

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Mr. Das is a Hindu monk whose arrest in November 2024 on sedition charges for allegedly disrespecting the national flag sparked protests and communal tensions in Bangladesh

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Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, once a strong critic of Donald Trump, says tackling climate change and promoting international development will be his core priorities

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At least 15 people were injured in the explosion and investigators, forensic experts and emergency services were working at the scene

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