Trump makes 9/11 about himself, again
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World
Trump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffs
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Business
Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows
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Business
Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens
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World
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
Eiffel Tower reopens after row over removing women staff
9 September 2026
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Europe
Drone strike near courthouse in central Sudan kills 13
9 September 2026
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World
Sportlight / Putin, Trump had ‘frank’ call after US envoys visit
9 September 2026
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World
Occupied west bank: UK, France, Canada sanction Israeli settlements
9 September 2026
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Europe
Iran-backed Houthis attack 4 Saudi cities
9 September 2026
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Middle East
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
Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians at police post in Gaza, medics say
15 wounded as police officers among those killed
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