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Maritime threat remains severe after Strait of Hormuz attack
The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) on Thursday, August 27, maintained its regional maritime threat level at severe, reporting a confirmed tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz and continued security risks…
- World
Pakistan says Munir’s Iran visit focused on de-escalation
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday, August 27, said discussions during Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir’s recent Iran visit focused on regional de-escalation and exploring a negotiated settlement, amid claims that he had…
- World
Revoke RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s visa: US panel to Trump
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday, August 26, called on the US government to impose stricter and targeted sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and revoke…
- Middle East
Qatar PM to visit Tehran for Iran-US de-escalation talks
Doha: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is due to visit Tehran on Thursday, August 27, as Doha seeks to ease tensions between Iran and the United…
- Middle East
Six months on, Trump’s Iran war has no end in sight
Washington: When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four to five weeks. Six months later, there’s still no off-ramp in sight…
- World
Donald Trump backs ban on Sharia law in US
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he would support legislation prohibiting Sharia law in the United States, arguing that the country must have only one legal system. Trump made the remarks…
- World
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to face trial in June 2028
Washington: A US military judge on Wednesday, August 26, set a summer 2028 trail date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The trial…
- Middle East
Trump believes Iran’s supreme leader is still alive
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, August 26, said he believes that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is still alive. Mojtaba Khamenei was anointed supreme leader after his father, Ayatollah…
- Telangana
Telangana man dies in US road accident; family requests govt help
Hyderabad: A man from Nizamabad district of Telangana died in a road accident in Florida in the US on Tuesday, August 25, and his family members on Wednesday requested the government to…
- India
Indian students applying to US colleges fall 15 pc: Report
Washington: The number of students from India seeking first-year undergraduate admission to US colleges through the Common Application fell 15 per cent during the 2025–26 admissions cycle, reversing years of rapid growth.…
- World
US prepares wider overhaul of H-1B visas
Washington: The Trump administration has begun White House review of a new proposal to overhaul the H-1B visa programme, signalling another potentially significant change to the employment route used by thousands of…
- Middle East
Trump says mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz, warns Iran
US President Donald Trump has said all mines have been removed or detonated from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, warning Iran that any ship or boat attempting to lay new…
- Middle East
US Secret Service probes threat video targeting Barron Trump
Washington: The US Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s youngest son.…
- Middle East
Bessent warns world leaders to choose between Iran ties, US sanctions
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Monday, August 24, that countries and businesses maintaining economic ties with Iran could face US sanctions, telling world leaders they must choose between economic relations…
- Hyderabad
US envoy holds business meeting at Taj Falaknuma in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday, August 24, held a business meeting to boost trade between the two countries at the Taj Falaknuma in Hyderabad. Gor stressed accelerating bilateral…
