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U.S. forces on Saturday intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks, as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.The operation, conducted in the early hours, follows Trump’s recent announcement...
World
Seven wild Asian elephants, including calves, were killed after a speeding passenger train struck a herd as it crossed railway tracks in north eastern India, officials said.The collision occurred early Saturday in Hojai district of Assam, where another calf was also injured in the incident.According...
At least eight people were killed and 27 others injured after Russian ballistic missiles struck port facilities in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late Friday, according to the country’s emergency services. The attack came as a Kremlin representative prepared to travel to the United States for discus...
A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Saturday to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts, officials and his party said.The couple pleaded not guilty when they were indicted last yea...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there would be no further wars after Ukraine if Western countries treat Russia with respect and acknowledge its security interests, dismissing claims that Moscow plans to attack Europe as “nonsense”.Speaking during his annual televised “Dir...
Iran executed a man on Saturday who was convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence and military, state media reported.The executed individual, identified as 27-year-old Aghil Keshavarz, was accused of closely cooperating with Mossad and photographing Iranian military and security sites. He was arr...
Taiwanese authorities said Saturday that the suspect behind knife and smoke-grenade attacks in Taipei, which killed three people and injured 11 others on Friday, had planned the assaults and set fires at multiple locations earlier in the day.The 27-year-old suspect, identified as Chang Wen, fell to ...
Eight people were killed and 27 injured in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in southern Ukraine’s Odesa late Friday, Ukraine’s Emergency Service reported Saturday.Some of the wounded were on a bus near the strike’s epicenter. Trucks and cars in the parking area were ...
The Trump administration carried out military attacks in Syria on Friday, aiming to destroy Islamic State fighters and weapons facilities after an ambush last week killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter.U.S. officials said the operation was extensive, striking about 70 Islamic...
The Trump administration has carried out a series of military operations near Venezuela over the past three months, including attacks on alleged drug-smuggling vessels and the seizure of an oil tanker, in what officials describe as an “armed conflict” with drug cartels. At least 99 peopl...
The Trump administration has announced a massive arms sales package to Taiwan worth over $11 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones, prompting strong condemnation from China.The State Department unveiled the sales late Wednesday during a nationally televised address by Presi...
World,Oil & Energy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that he has approved a $35 billion natural gas export agreement with Egypt, marking the largest gas deal in Israel’s history. The 15-year deal could also help ease tensions between the two nations following the two-year war in the G...
Attacks on hospitals and other medical facilities in conflict-ravaged Sudan have killed more than 1,600 people so far this year, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, underscoring the scale of devastation caused by the war.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Moscow would seek to extend its territorial gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin’s demands in ongoing peace talks.Speaking at an annual meeting with senior military officers, Putin said Russia preferred to ...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered what he described as a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating pressure on President Nicolás Maduro and tightening restrictions on the country’s oil-dependent economy.Trump announced the move on ...
Dense smog shrouded India’s capital on Monday, sending air pollution to its worst levels in weeks, disrupting travel, and forcing authorities to implement strict containment measures.More than 40 flights were cancelled, dozens more delayed, and over 50 trains arriving and departing from New De...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at curbing state-level regulations on artificial intelligence, arguing that patchwork rules across the U.S. could slow innovation and let China gain an edge in AI development.Currently, four states — California, Colorado, Texas...
A comet from another star system, 3I/Atlas, made its closest approach to Earth this week, passing safely at a distance of 167 million miles (269 million kilometers). Discovered in July by NASA’s Atlas telescope in Chile, the comet is estimated to be between 440 meters and 5.6 kilometers in siz...
Australian authorities on Tuesday said the deadly mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was a terrorist attack influenced by the Islamic State group, confirming long-suspected extremist motives behind one of the country’s worst acts of violence in decades.Fe...
The new head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency MI6 is set to warn that Russia’s efforts to spread instability are reshaping modern conflict and creating complex security challenges for the United Kingdom and its allies.In her first public speech as MI6 chief, Blaise Metreweli is e...
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