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August 18, 2026 10:04 PM
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Iran today said that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to maritime traffic until all Iranian conditions under the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the US are fully met. Tehran has tied the reopening of the strategic waterway directly to the complete removal of foreign san...
August 18, 2026 5:04 PM
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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Nias Island in Indonesia's North Sumatra province. According to the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the earthquake occurred at 1:02 p.m. local time (0602 GMT), with its epicentre located about 147 km southeast of South Nias regency at a...
August 18, 2026 2:10 PM
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Amid escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the United Kashmir People’s National Party, has drawn the attention of the international community to human rights abuses by Pakistani forces in the region. The UKPNP has expressed grave concern over reports of civilian deaths and injuri...
August 18, 2026 11:01 AM
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Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term. The Electoral Commission of Zambia has announced the result. President Hichilema secured more than 51 per cent of the votes, winning the presidential election outright and avoiding a run-off. According to the El...
August 18, 2026 9:21 AM
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US Special Envoy Jared Kushner says significant progress was made during his nearly four-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the proposed Gaza ceasefire plan. Mr. Kushner said the discussions focused on the reconstruction of Gaza, demilitarisation and Israel’s security con...
August 18, 2026 8:27 AM
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US President Donald Trump has praised India’s voter ID card system and hailed it as a model for stricter US election rules. He cited India’s electoral system as an example of election security while renewing his call for stricter voter identification requirements in the United States. In a social ...
August 17, 2026 9:59 PM
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US President Donald Trump today warned Oman against getting involved in a deal with Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to bomb it if Muscat interferes with Washington's position on the strategic waterway. Talking to a reporter over the phone, President Trump discussed the West ...
August 17, 2026 8:36 PM
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The Qatar-India remittance service based on PosTransfer powered by UPI is now available. It enables customers in Qatar to send funds directly to UPI-enabled bank accounts in India through Qatar Post outlets. The Communications Ministry said that the service offers an instant, secure, convenient an...
August 17, 2026 7:32 PM
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Wildfires continue to spread across parts of Europe as countries battle one of the hottest and driest summers on record. In Belgium, one of the country’s largest wildfires continued to burn in the eastern High Fens, near the German border, despite cooler weather and overnight rain. King Philippe v...
August 17, 2026 6:05 PM
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Iran today said it has reached an agreement with Oman on a plan to manage the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz and the two sides are now working to finalize details for a joint statement. Talking to reporters in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said, an unde...
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