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August 8, 2026 9:18 AM

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US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill seeking 100% tariff over five countries

The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to punish Russia and key buyers of its petroleum products, such as China and other countries, claiming that such trade helps fuel the Ukraine war. The bill, renamed the Lindsey O. Graham sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was approved by...

August 7, 2026 6:57 PM

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Thailand: 14 yr student kills seven people before taking his own life

  In Thailand, a 14-year-old student shot and killed seven people in Nonthaburi province northwest of Bangkok. According to the officials, the shooter killed five staff members at a high school before taking his own life. The shooter also killed his two grandparents at their home prior to the school...

August 7, 2026 1:35 PM

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School shooting in Thailand leaves 8 dead, 15 injured

In Thailand, over eight people were killed, and 15 others were injured in a firing incident at a school today. The shooting occurred at a well-known high school in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province. The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old male student, has also died in the incident. The te...

August 6, 2026 9:36 PM

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Iran and Oman  agree to reopen Strait of Hormuz for 60 days

  Iran and Oman have reached an understanding  to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days. According to the local media reports, the agreement, which still needs approval by Iran's Supreme National Security Council and could be announced within days, aims to resume navigation in the waterway. Vessel...

August 6, 2026 5:55 PM

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Bangladesh Presidential election  on 20th August

  Bangladesh's Election Commission today announced that presidential election will be held on 20th of this month. The  elections were necessitated after Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned from the post on July 24, two years ahead of the end of his tenure. According to the schedule, nomination papers must...

August 6, 2026 5:58 PM

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India pays tributes to victims of Hiroshima bomb attack

  India's Ambassador to Japan, Nagma Mallick, today laid flowers at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and paid tribute to the victims of the atomic bomb. The Indian envoy's visit to Hiroshima came as the city marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing.   Ambassador Mallick met Hiroshima Go...

August 6, 2026 1:04 PM

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British Kashmiri diaspora holds protest in Bradford in support of people of PoJK

In United Kingdom, Members of the British Kashmiri diaspora staged a demonstration in Bradford yesterday, expressing solidarity with the people of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and voicing support for the demands of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). Protesters gathered in the cit...

August 6, 2026 8:55 AM

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India safely moves 60 ships through Strait of Hormuz during Gulf crisis

The Government has said that 60 merchant vessels carrying cargo were safely moved through the Strait of Hormuz despite the heightened security situation in the West Asia region. Replying to a question in Parliament, the government also disclosed that 3,972 Indian seafarers were repatriated from the ...