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The White House posted a self-reply on X on 16 July 2026 containing only a US flag emoji, a camera emoji, and two images — no text. The post follows a pattern of visual-first communication from the…
Iran has struck US military bases in three countries simultaneously and threatened to 'crush' all remaining infrastructure across…
Japan's Defence Minister Koizumi has publicly pledged to strengthen India-Japan defence ties after a Tokyo reception with…
India mounted a two-track diplomatic response to the death of Qatar's Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani — a…
India's Ambassador to Thailand held back-to-back high-level meetings in Bangkok on 16 July — with Thailand's Foreign Ministry and…
Forty years on, the Kanishka bombing — 329 dead, one conviction, no closure — remains the most damning evidence against the…
Afghan counter-narcotics police have seized over 414 kg of drugs — including opium, methamphetamine, and precursor chemicals —…
Returning from a six-nation sweep through the Gulf, the US, and Europe, EAM Jaishankar paused at Zurich Airport long enough for a…
Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is reportedly set to visit India in August — his first since taking office — with the…
