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Iran's IRGC launched coordinated drone and missile strikes on Kuwait on 17 July, injuring soldiers, destroying military infrastructure, and setting a power and desalination plant ablaze — all while a…
Over 84 lakh Bangladeshi students study in madrasas operating largely outside the national development strategy — even as the…
Pakistan is openly refusing to take back Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed — and has reportedly demanded political…
Andy Burnham has been confirmed as Labour leader without a membership ballot — 379 MPs backed him and no rival reached the…
India's envoy to Japan briefed lawmakers at the JIPFL general meeting in Tokyo on the outcomes of the Modi-Takaichi summit and…
White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks warned on July 17, 2026 that US data-center bans, state regulations, and proposed…
Afghan police have seized over 1,000 kg of narcotics across five provinces in a fortnight, including 241 kg in Badakhshan, 730 kg…
North Korea has escalated its rhetoric over RIMPAC 2025, calling the US-led Hawaii exercise a 'war rehearsal' and warning of a…
Pakistan's defence pact with Saudi Arabia — backed by 8,000 deployed troops and a squadron of JF-17s — has transformed from a…
