Hormuz shipping unchanged amid US-Iran stalemate, data shows

Commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled nine on Wednesday, unchanged from Tuesday, shiptracking data from Kpler showed.
20 August 2026

Iran goes on offensive as diplomacy with US stalls

Since US-Israeli strikes launched the war on February 28, Tehran has largely portrayed its strikes against the United States, Israel and Gulf countries as revenge for attacks on the Islamic republic
20 August 2026

US, S Korea cut drills short after Trump criticism

Annual war games between South Korea and the United States will end around a week earlier than planned, both countries said yesterday, after US President Donald Trump ordered the “inappropriate and hostile” drills scaled back.
20 August 2026

Meta hooked children, misled public

Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users.
20 August 2026

Israeli strikes kill nine Palestinians

An Israeli airstrike killed nine Palestinians at a police post in Gaza City yesterday, medical sources told Reuters.
20 August 2026

ICC calls move ‘attack’ on court independence

The International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday lashed out at the United States after Washington slapped sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane, calling it a “flagrant attack” on the court’s independence.
20 August 2026

Bihar cops use water cannons on protest march

Indian police used water cannons to disperse protesters during a foot march towards Lok Bhavan in Patna, Bihar yesterday.
20 August 2026

Pakistan govt files challenge against ex-PM hospital move

The Pakistani government yesterday challenged a Supreme Court order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital, a petition filed with the court showed.
20 August 2026

Iran warns Gulf nations against helping US

Iran’s armed forces yesterday warned Gulf countries against assisting the US, hours after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it was severing economic ties with Tehran following new attacks on shipping.
20 August 2026

Kolkata hotel fire: 7-yr-old orphaned as four of Kushtia family perish

A medical trip to India ended in tragedy when a hotel fire in central Kolkata early yesterday claimed the lives of four members of a family from Kushtia, leaving a child back home orphaned.
20 August 2026
19 August 2026

Gold mine collapse kills at least 100 people in C.Africa

Search and rescue operations continue at Zamboye mining site
19 August 2026

Oldest human brain cells grown in lab ‘recorded passage of time’

Genetic ‘clocks’ reveal ageing in lab-grown brain cells
19 August 2026

Iran's armed forces warn Gulf countries against assisting US military

War between Iran and the United States broke out on February 28 after US-Israeli attacks on the Islamic republic, which retaliated with missile and drone strikes including on US bases across the region.
19 August 2026

From Bangladesh to India, Cambodia and the Philippines, why has microfinance failed to live up to its promise?

Decades of experience suggest that credit alone has not delivered the transformation to economic independence
19 August 2026

Trump pauses planned 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days

The temporary reprieve from Trump's 50-percent duties would last three days, the US leader said in a social media post.
19 August 2026

US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal in the Trump administration's latest salvo against The Hague-based court.
19 August 2026

Five killed as part of village home in China's Sichuan collapses

Five people were killed after a roof and a wall at a village home collapsed during a dinner party in China's southwestern Sichuan province from accumulated rainwater, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
19 August 2026

Trump says no Iran talks planned, claims Hormuz 'new US territory'

US President says naval blockade remains in force
19 August 2026

Trump hints at contacts with North Korea’s Kim

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures, a day after he scaled back military drills with South Korea and praised his relationship with the North Korean leader.
19 August 2026