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Stocks sank and oil prices jumped on Friday (May 8, 2026) as U.S.-Iran clashes in the Strait of Hormuz jolted hopes for a deal to end the war and reopen the crucial waterway. Markets across the world have enjoyed a strong run this week on growing optimism that the 10-week conflict — which has sent…
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A convoy of oil tanker trucks crosses into Syria at the Rabia–Yarubiyah border crossing in Rabia, northwest Iraq. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States on Thursday (May 7, 2026) imposed sanctions on Iraq’s deputy Oil Minister over support to Iran, as Washington puts intense pressure on the incoming government to sever links. The…
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The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s repeated threats that “Cuba is next” and that American warships deployed in the West Asia for the Iran conflict could return by way of the island, US officials say. The officials involved in preliminary discussions with Cuban authorities also…
On a quiet evening of February 28, 2026, 17-year-old Pooja stepped off a bus in Bettathuru village near Madikeri, like she had done countless times before. A student of St Michael’s College, she was just a short walk away from home barely 100 metres from the edge of the forest. But what followed was a…
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Vehicles with fake number plates were used to target and kill Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari, the outgoing Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, late on Wednesday night (May 6, 2026), according to the West Bengal police. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the attack, and forensic experts have visited the scene of the crime in North 24 Parganas, Madhyamgram. “If he was not my aide or I did not…
he present papal coat of arms bears the Latin motto “In Illo uno unum.” The meaning of this is “In the One, we are one”. Photo: Public Domain Published – May 08, 2026 05:11 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
Among IPC/BNS offences, foreigners were most commonly booked for forgery, 127 cases; followed by theft (112), cheating (78) and murder (45). Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Bangladeshi nationals accounted for the highest number of foreign nationals arrested in connection with criminal cases across the country at 3,091 in 2024, followed by Nigerians at…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was still in place Thursday, despite exchanges of fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz. “They trifled with us today. We blew them away,” he told reporters in Washington, insisting that talks were “going very well.” -AFP Source link
This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Four members of a family in the Pydhonie area of south Mumbai died last month due to rat poison, police officials said on Thursday (May 7, 2026). The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report has confirmed the presence of zinc phosphide in the…
The U.S. military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets on Thursday (May 7, 2026) after an attack on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran accused Washington of striking first. The violence threatened to unravel a fragile truce in effect since April 8 that brought an end to weeks…
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