US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, saying India has made significant economic progress and is playing a bigger role on the global...
Month: June 2026
Major US stock indices settled lower yesterday. The Nasdaq Composite index dropped 0.24 per cent to close at 25,298. The index registered its fifth consecutive losing session as investors...
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Democratic Republic of Congo reports over 1,200 confirmed Ebola cases since May outbreak.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported more than 1,200 confirmed cases of Ebola since the outbreak was declared in mid-May. According to the latest figures from the...
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West Asia War News. U.S. Military Conducts Strikes Against Iran After Its Military Attacks Ships in Hormuz Areas.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iran on Friday (June 26, 2026), Central Command said in a statement, adding that U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations...
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Iran’s IRGC Navy directs vessels to use officially designated routes for transiting in Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has stressed that the vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz must use only the routes officially designated and announced by Iranian authorities. ...
External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar announced Operation Amistad, under which two Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft took off for Venezuela carrying urgent humanitarian assistance to support post-earthquake relief...
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UN maritime organization pauses Strait of Hormuz ship escort operation after vessel attack.
The United Nations International Maritime Organization has paused its voluntary ship escort operation through the Strait of Hormuz today after a commercial vessel was attacked near Oman, raising fresh...
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Japan on alert amid transport disruptions and threat from two tropical storms.
Japan is facing widespread transport disruptions as it prepares for torrential rain and the impact of two approaching tropical storms, Mekkhala and Higos. Authorities have issued high-level landslide warnings...
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of FA-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft training and related equipment to Australia for an estimated cost of 250...
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Trump administration aims to complete border wall before end of President Trump’s term.
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said the Trump administration plans to complete both the primary and secondary border wall system before President Donald Trump leaves office, while...