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Hormuz defenders will break your legs, says Iran army to Trump
Iranian army commander Major General Amir Hatami on Sunday, August 16, denounced United States President Donald Trump for his comments regarding the Strait of Hormuz, according to state-run Islamic Republic of Iran…
- World
Teen opens fire at Virginia State University campus, 5 injured
Virginia: Police arrested a 19-year-old found hiding in a dormitory closet at Virginia State University on Saturday in connection with an overnight shooting on campus that left five people wounded, including one…
- Middle East
Trump declares US will take over Strait of Hormuz ‘pretty soon’
Washington: President Donald Trump has declared that the US will be taking over as its territory the Hormuz Strait, a key artery for petroleum and gas where his country’s almost half-year-long war…
- World
7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia; tsunami warning issued
Maumere: A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, August 15, damaging buildings and homes and triggering a tsunami warning. There are no immediate reports of casualties. The US…
- World
Indian-origin man pleads guilty to accessing CSAM, jailed in US
Washington: An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty in a federal court in New Jersey to accessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) involving a prepubescent minor, the Department of Justice said in a…
- Middle East
Pro-Israel Huckabee calls settler violence ‘act of terror’
Jerusalem: The US Ambassador to Israel condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called…
- Middle East
US strikes against Houthis killed 153 civilians in Yemen in 2025
Washington: US airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen last year killed more than 150 civilians, according to a Pentagon review of the attacks, which comes as concerns rise over civilian casualties…
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Two die in US military helicopter crash near Fort Hood
Texas: An Army Apache attack helicopter has crashed in a central Texas field, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated, a sheriff’s official…
- World
Trump claims US has ‘total control’ of Hormuz
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the United States has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and indicated that Washington intends to retain its hold over the strategic waterway. “The…
- World
US charges 11 in sham marriage scheme to obtain green cards
Washington: The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to US…
- Middle East
Israeli spies visited Iran’s Fordow site many times: Ex-Mossad chief
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said Israeli intelligence operatives visited Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility “many times” to better understand the site, according to Israeli media reports. Speaking at the Galilee Conference…
- Middle East
No US-Iran talks on ceasefire extension, source says
Washington: Iran has disputed an earlier report that it had agreed with the United States to extend their 60-day ceasefire, with a senior Iranian source telling Reuters on Wednesday that no discussions…
- Middle East
India emerges as key link between US, Israel, Gulf: Report
New Delhi: India has emerged as a country that is capable of linking the United States, Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia with plans for economic corridors, technological partnerships, resilient supply chains,…
- Middle East
US lawmakers push power link for India-Middle East-Europe corridor
Washington: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US International Development Finance Corporation CEO Ben Black to prioritise an undersea electricity project they described…
- World
Trump secretly flew from Turkiye after Iran threat
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday, August 11, that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkiye because the Secret Service and military wanted him on…
