Month: August 2026

Trump secretly flew out of Turkiye after NATO summit because of Iran threat: report

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Trump secretly flew out of Turkiye after NATO summit because of Iran threat: report

U.S. President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post on Monday (August 10, 2026). The Post said an…

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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle

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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle

U.S. President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions — but he’s now betting that another financial squeeze can bring an end to that war. The Trump administration is hoping that months of bombing have pushed…

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Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

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Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held but discredited theory that childhood shots should be spaced out into separate medical visits. Also read | A single US measles outbreak can cost millions of dollars, study estimates The order advocates separating the measles, mumps…

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Colombia quake kills over 100 as rescue teams race to find missing | In pictures

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Colombia quake kills over 100 as rescue teams race to find missing | In pictures

A powerful earthquake struck western ‌Colombia on Monday (August 10, 2026) bringing down buildings across several cities and leaving others trapped in the rubble, local authorities said. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Cali, Quibdo, Pereira and numerous other cities and towns. Search and rescue efforts were under way early on Tuesday (August 11) in dozens…

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Arvind Kejriwal extends support to Jharkhand students’ protest

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Arvind Kejriwal extends support to Jharkhand students’ protest

Former Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) extended support to the ongoing student protest in Jharkhand. Also read | Jharkhand students’ protests updates on August 11, 2026 “I support the demands of the protesting students in…

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Telangana HC vacates order over properties being acquired for Metro Corridor-VI

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Telangana HC vacates order over properties being acquired for Metro Corridor-VI

Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court vacated an order restraining the authorities from passing awards for the properties being acquired for execution of Metro Rail Project’s Phase-II Corridor-VI from Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station to Chandrayangutta.  The judge observed that the continuity and the effectiveness of the Metro Rail would be adversely affected…

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Solar eclipse 2026: Will it be visible from India? Timings in IST

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Solar eclipse 2026: Will it be visible from India? Timings in IST

Representational image | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain A solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026, with many parts of the world set to witness the celestial event, either partially or completely.  Also read: What the night sky offers in August What is a solar eclipse? A solar eclipse is when the Sun, Moon and…

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Hyderabad airport advises passengers to arrive early amid heightened security ahead of Independence Day

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Hyderabad airport advises passengers to arrive early amid heightened security ahead of Independence Day

Passengers requiring transportation assistance can approach the transport help desk near Aero Plaza at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad. The image is used for representative purposes only. Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has advised passengers to arrive earlier than usual and allow additional time for security checks amid heightened security measures ahead of Independence Day…

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The view from India Newsletter A new security architecture in West Asia?

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The view from India Newsletter A new security architecture in West Asia?

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters (This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter…

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