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Iran fired a ballistic missile at Kuwait and launched five attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz within hours — all intercepted. CENTCOM called it an 'egregious ceasefire violation.' With US-Iran…
China and Hong Kong accounted for 93% of the value of all counterfeit goods seized globally in 2024 — a dominance the report…
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held eight back-to-back bilateral meetings at the EU's Gymnich summit in Limassol…
Bangladesh's state broadcaster issued a dress code for female presenters — and then withdrew it. But activists say that's not…
The Lashkar-e-Taiba — Pakistan's most obedient proxy for decades — is breaking ranks. Post-Operation Sindoor grievances,…
Washington has formally backed Penpa Tsering’s second term as CTA Sikyong, with a US official pledging continued engagement with…
Twenty-seven years after Pakistan detonated nuclear devices in Balochistan's Chagai district, the Baloch National Movement took…
New Zealand's pre-election 2026 Budget skips giveaways and bets on fiscal discipline instead — moving the surplus target a full…
Washington has placed Iran's newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority on the US sanctions blacklist, directly targeting…
