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July 12, 2026 8:58 PM
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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all vessels seeking lawful passage hours after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the closure of the strategic waterway until further notice. The statement came after US President Donald Trump ...
July 12, 2026 6:49 PM
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In Bangladesh, 44 people have died in floods and landslides across the country over the past week. Several casualties were caused by landslides, while most others either drowned or were washed away due to floods and overflowing rivers. The country's Disaster Management Ministry spokesman said that a...
July 12, 2026 6:39 PM
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In China, Typhoon Bavi has weakened into a tropical storm hours after making landfall in Zhejiang province. However, it continues to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to several parts of the country. China's National Meteorological Centre said the storm is moving northwest across eastern China i...
July 12, 2026 6:29 PM
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The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries today reasserted that China's expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling. A joint statement issued by the 14 nations said, they reject “destabilising” actions in the disput...
July 12, 2026 4:27 PM
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US Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has passed away following a brief illness. He was 71. A member of the Republican Party, Graham was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020. During President Trump's second term, Graham emerg...
July 12, 2026 1:39 PM
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The United States has launched fresh airstrikes on Iran this morning. The airstrikes came after Tehran attacked a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, setting it ablaze and forcing its crew to abandon ship. US Central Command said it targeted around 140 Iranian military sites, including miss...
July 12, 2026 1:16 PM
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Former Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who transformed the Gulf nation into a major global player in diplomacy, media and investment, has died at the age of 74. Sheikh Hamad ruled Qatar for 18 years before voluntarily handing over power to his son in 2013, breaking with regional tradit...
July 12, 2026 7:48 AM
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Typhoon Bavi made landfall late last night in the coastal city of Taizhou in eastern China, where nearly two million people were evacuated, having earlier hit Japan's southern Sakishima island chain and brushed past northern Taiwan. Even as Bavi continues to slow and weaken on its northwesterly path...
July 12, 2026 10:52 AM
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hun has ordered a probe into the speedboat tragedy near Phu Quoc Island that claimed the lives of 15 Indian tourists. According to a statement issued by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Mumbai, PM Hun asked authorities to identify shortcomings, determine both t...
July 11, 2026 2:13 PM
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Typhoon Bavi churned through the East China Sea today, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Japan's southern islands as Taiwan and eastern China braced for landfall. The typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 144 kilometres per hour, was forecast to pass north of Taiwan before making landfall i...
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