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Trump says US will soon control key straits linked to Iran
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the United States is “essentially controlling” strategic waterways linked to Iran and will soon take full control, while insisting Tehran will never be allowed to…
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Harvard Medical School to pay USD 53 million for theft of body parts
Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay USD 53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former…
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Charter plane carrying eight crashes in United States
Alaska: A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday, August 20, near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region…
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Aisha Wahab becomes first Afghan-American elected to US Congress
Aisha Wahab, a progressive Democrat, won the special election to California’s 14th congressional district, making her the first Afghan-American elected to the US Congress. Wahab, 39, defeated moderate Democrat Melissa Hernandez in…
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BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is Bangladesh’s new President
Dhaka: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a long-time secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a close ally of former premier Khaleda Zia, was on Thursday, August 20, elected as…
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Your go-to laughing emoji is officially out, meet the new favourite
Do you still reach for the Tears of Joy emoji (😂) when a text makes you laugh? Congratulations, you are old. No, not according to us. According to data analysed by Google…
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India delivers medicines, medical supplies to Kabul hospital
New Delhi: Continuing with its humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, India on Thursday, August 20, delivered medicines and medical consumables to a government hospital in Kabul. Taking to X, the Ministry of External…
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Prince Harry, Meghan to return to UK with children this month
London: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have decided to move back to the UK with their two children later this month but will remain non-working members of the royal family,…
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India turns to Venezuela as Middle East disruptions hit crude
New Delhi: India is widening its crude oil sourcing to Latin America as disruptions linked to the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz push the world’s third-largest oil consumer to diversify…
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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy embarks on 10-day visit to UK, US
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, August 20, departed for London from New Delhi, kicking off a 10-day tour of the UK and US. Congress MP Mallu Ravi and…
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Trump announces ‘most crushing’ economic operation against Iran
US President Donald Trump has announced what he called the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran, warning countries and entities providing financial or commercial support to Tehran of “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences”. In…
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Meta CEO knew about harm Instagram was causing: Ex director
A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell”…
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Trump says Iran could face ‘very Draconian sanctions’
Washington: US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran could face “very Draconian sanctions” even as he played down the Strait of Hormuz’s future importance, arguing that increased American energy production and…
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USCIRF seeks sanctions against RSS, no meetings with leaders
Officials of a US advisory body on religious freedom have called for sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and asked the American government not to extend diplomatic courtesies to its leaders…
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Iran claims California as its territory after Trump’s post
Iran on Tuesday, August 18, responded to Trump’s post claiming the Strait of Hormuz is the new territory of the United States. The Iranian Consulate in Hyderabad shared an image on X…
