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Priya walks into an orthopaedician’s clinic with knee pain that she says she has had for three months. The doctor spends eight minutes with her, orders an MRI, and asks her to come back with the images. The MRI shows signs of early osteoarthritis. The doctor lists three options: injections, physiotherapy or wait and watch….
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Newly planned talks with Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of US strikes on the country, President Donald Trump said on Monday (August 3, 2026). Mr. Trump, speaking at the Oval Office, said he expects negotiations that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and create a…
Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States after President Donald Trump said new talks would begin Monday (August 3, 2026) in an effort to end their war, now in its sixth month. Aslo Read: West Asia updates on August 3, 2026 The rebuttal by the Iranian Foreign Ministry follows Mr. Trump…
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CAMP DAVID, MARYLAND – JULY 31: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat, with (L-R) Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on July 31, 2026 in Camp David, Maryland. Trump convened members of his Cabinet at…
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Gustavo Petro, a longtime critic of Colombia’s political establishment, has refused to acknowledge the results of the June presidential election. | Photo Credit: Reuters Colombia’s outgoing President Gustavo Petro on Monday (August 3, 2026) reiterated claims of fraud in the nation’s June election, which his party lost narrowly to conservative leader Abelardo de la Espriella….
(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) After 13 nights of consecutive strikes on Iran, the U.S. paused its attack on Saturday (July 25). Tehran has also announced that it will halt its retaliatory strikes on…
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Sheikh Hasina, the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Continued political activities by deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Indian territory “could harm” bilateral relations, the Government of Bangladesh conveyed to India on Monday (August 3, 2026) through Humayun Kobir, the Foreign Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Mr….
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The Falcon 9 rocket whose upper stage is going to crash on the moon (right) and the location of Einstein crater on the moon. | Photo Credit: NASA and Magere Hein (CC BY-SA) Astronomers are closely monitoring a SpaceX rocket stage that is on the way to striking the moon. This Falcon 9 rocket had…
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A landslide on Monday (August 3, 2026) triggered by heavy rainfall in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed 14 people and injured seven others, while an unknown number of people remain unaccounted for as search and rescue efforts continue. The landslide occurred at Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St. Mary Monastery, where hundreds of worshippers had gathered for a…
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Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza, held “constructive and detailed” talks with the Israeli Prime Minister and his team, the Board of Peace said in a statement. File | Photo Credit: AP The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met on Monday (August 3, 2026) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according…