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South Korea’s President said Tuesday (August 18, 2026) that a solid alliance with the U.S. strengthens the foundation of national security, as many South Koreans were baffled and concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt order to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises. Mr. Trump made the surprise announcement in a social media post just before…
Ukrainian forces staged one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow’s invasion more than four years ago, firing almost 800 drones just two days after launching a similar salvo, officials said Tuesday (August 18, 2026). Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on a village in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people…
Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push Tuesday (August 18, 2026) to encircle Belgium’s largest wildfire in a century, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature reserve. The blaze charring the vast expanse of boggy peatlands, pine trees and hiking trails grew over the weekend to half the size of…
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Nine bodies of migrants have been recovered in the past two days from the shores of an eastern suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli after their boat capsized, the Tripoli Red Crescent branch said. The Red Crescent branch said in a statement late on Monday (August 17, 2026) that the bodies were recovered from Tajoura,…
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US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called for the passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or SAVE America Act to ‘protect’ elections, recently praised the Indian election system. The President specifically cited India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s observations, while pointing out that 646 million people participated in the recent general elections…
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Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema shares a light moment with journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia. File | Photo Credit: AP Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday (August 18, 2026). He was declared the outright winner…
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said, meeting a longstanding demand of his party and family, who had raised concerns about his health….
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing several cases linked to Shahzad Bhatti. Photo: Special Arrangement Pakistan has rejected remarks by Union Home Minister Amit Shah linking its spy agency ISI to a terror network whose operatives were arrested in coordinated security operations across India ahead of Independence Day. In a social media post on Monday…
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This image taken from video broadcast by Al-Masirah TV, a Houthi-controlled news channel, shows an explosion at the Sanaa International Airport compound during what the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said were several Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, July 13, 2026. (Al-Masirah TV via AP, File) (This article is part of the View From India…
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The misinformation in question concerns Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander-in-chief Ahmad Vahidi supposedly claiming that Iran was now intent on building a nuclear weapon. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The New York Times reported on Sunday (August 16, 2026) that a “dubious post” from India had spread around the world to key leaders in…
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