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- Australia probes near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport
A Jetstar passenger jet takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney. File | Photo Credit: AP A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on the tarmac at Sydney airport in Australia on Sunday (August 10, 2026), the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was told, it said, as it began an investigation…Read More “Australia probes near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport” »
- West Asia war LIVE: Iran ties Strait of Hormuz reopening to U.S. concessions on several demands
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters that negotiations with Oman about “new maritime routes” on the Strait of Hormuz were in the final stages but “this, however, does not mean that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen.” That step requires conditions that “have been conveyed through intermediaries.” The Supreme National Security Council on Saturday… - Kerala State Farm Awards announced, Cheruvayal Raman wins first Oommen Chandy memorial award for contributions to farm sector
Cheruvayal Raman | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Cheruvayal K. Raman, popularly known as the ‘guardian of native paddy,’ has been selected for the first Oommen Chandy memorial award for outstanding contributions to Kerala’s farm sector. Agriculture Minister T. Siddique announced his name while announcing the 2025 Kerala State Farm Awards in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday (August… - Pant —an enigma at the crossroads
When we talk one-format India internationals in the current milieu, almost all the focus is on India’s two immediate all-format past skippers. Since May 2025, when they bid adieu to Test cricket within weeks of each other, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play for the country only in One-Day Internationals, having already announced their retirement… - A flood of woes in Assam
Tamuli Gaon, a village in eastern Assam’s Jorhat district, is about 40 kilometres west of neighbouring Sivasagar district’s Bihubar, the epicentre of destruction by one of Assam’s worst localised floods since the 1950s. The gushing waters that submerged much of Sivasagar and adjoining Charaideo districts on July 19–20 lost momentum by the time they reached the… - Russia says it captures two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv reports frontline battles
Russian forces have taken control of the two villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, state-run RIA news agency reported on Sunday (August 9, 2026), citing the Russian Defence Ministry. The ministry report on Telegram said Russian forces had seized Vasyutinske, a few kilometers east of the “fortress city” of Kramatorsk, and Toretsk, southwest of the… - Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel
White House staff secretary Will Scharf speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, on August 6, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday (August 9, 2026) that his new White House counsel will be Will Scharf, the staff secretary…Read More “Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel” »
- Several injured in Denmark in suspected underworld shooting: policeSeveral people were wounded on Sunday (August 9, 2026) in a shooting in Denmark that police believed was linked to a settling of scores among criminals. Police said in a statement they were present at several locations in Holbaek, about 70 km west of Copenhagen, following “a shooting in which multiple people have been hit”….
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- Israeli military closes Palestinian Christian village Taybeh, citing settler attacks
Israeli settlers put out a fire by a settler outpost, near the Palestinian town Taybeh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military on Sunday (August 9, 2026) closed the West Bank village of Taybeh to non-residents, saying it aimed to prevent growing attacks on Palestinians by Israeli…Read More “Israeli military closes Palestinian Christian village Taybeh, citing settler attacks” »
- Pushing One Health approach, U.P. priorities early identification and reporting of emerging zoonotic diseases
Uttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry department on Sunday (August 9, 2026) said it is strengthening the capacity for early identification and reporting of emerging zoonotic diseases, surveillance systems, laboratory strengthening, outbreak preparedness, pushing the One Health approach framework. “Recently, the Animal Husbandry Department developed a Compendium for Veterinarians on Zoonotic & Priority Animal Diseases,. The compendium…