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- World
US strikes Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure
Dubai: The US military announced on Wednesday, July 22, that it was conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure. US Central Command said the…
- Middle East
Inside Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain as Trump warns of strike
Tehran: US President Donald Trump has repeatedly issued threats to bomb an under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under a mountain as the two nations exchange blows over the Strait of Hormuz.…
- Middle East
Trump to honour four US troops killed in Middle East
Dover: President Donald Trump on Wednesday, July 22, plans to attend the dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the Middle East. Trump will be at Dover Air Force Base…
- Middle East
Trump lifts 40-year US ban on direct flights to Lebanon
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday, July 21, he’ll allow American carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than 40 years after the US suspended the route. Direct flights between the…
- Middle East
Trump approves Saudi uranium enrichment for nuclear program
Washington: President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two people familiar with…
- World
Trump announces 200 pc tariff on generic drugs, India faces hit
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, July 22, announced steep tariffs on imported generic medicines from August 2028, asserting that the move was aimed at onshoring the manufacturing of such pharmaceutical…
- Middle East
23 km and growing: Israel’s new earthen wall cutting Gaza in half
Cairo: The Israeli military is quietly but quickly building a giant earthen barrier separating the over 50 per cent of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, according…
- Middle East
Bahrain hit as Tehran widens war, US bombs Iran for 10th night
Bahrain sounded its missile alert sirens on Tuesday, July 21, as Iran fired a fresh barrage at the island kingdom, widening a war that has now entered its tenth day of United…
- World
Chinese donor scholarships in Harvard under Trump admin scanner
The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the Trump administration has opened in…
- Middle East
Another US trooper dead as Washington begins more attacks on Iran
Dubai: The United States announced another death of a service member as it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday, July 19, in response to the killing of US troops, and Iran…
- Middle East
Iran says two vessels hit by ‘accidents’ in Strait of Hormuz
Iran said two vessels were involved in what it described as “accidents” in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, July 19, as the US-Iran war entered its 141st day and military tensions…
- Middle East
Trump-backed Gaza rebuild plan cut to Rafah pilot: Report
The Trump administration’s plan to rebuild Gaza has reportedly been scaled back from a territory-wide reconstruction programme to a limited pilot project near Rafah, according to The Guardian. The report said the…
- India
Rupee rises 14 paise to close at 96.28 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday on possible intervention from the Reserve Bank of India after four consecutive sessions of decline.…
- Middle East
Iran attacks Kuwait’s power and water desalination plant
Kuwait on Friday, July 17, said that Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station. About 90 per cent of drinking water in Kuwait comes from…
- Middle East
Epstein clearly had connections to Mossad, CIA or both: JD Vance
United States Vice President JD Vance has said that convicted child sex offender and billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein could have had connections to Mossad or the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), as he…
