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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his son Yair. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (August 23, 2026) that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, without offering further details. “Something incredible happened: Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to kill one of my…
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Mannar For about a decade now, successive governments in Sri Lanka have sought to tap Mannar’s strong winds to power the island’s transition to green energy. But renewable energy projects — existing and proposed — have left local communities increasingly fearful about the possible impact on their environment and livelihoods. Residents in villages across Mannar…
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South Korea’s Marines take part in U.S. and South Korea’s marine corps combined amphibious landing drill called the ‘Ssangyong’ exercise, in Pohang, South Korea. File | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea said on Monday (August 24, 2026) that the United States had cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to…
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Syria’s former grand mufti under ousted President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, stands as a court sentences him to life in prison at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, on August 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A former Islamic religious leader was sentenced to life in prison on Monday (August 24, 2026) in…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Houthis said on Monday (August 24, 2026) that their forces hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile, as the Iran-backed rebels pursue a maritime blockade of the kingdom. Also read | ‘Economic D-Day’: U.S. threatens Iran with new…
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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech next to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday (August 24, 2026) that the U.K. will help Ukraine make its own long-range missiles by sharing…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday (August 24, 2026) threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts, and steel starting next year as the trade rift with Ottawa continued to deepen. The announcement comes after trade talks between otherwise allies and reliable trading partners collapsed…
President Donald Trump’s administration, on August 24, released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. Mr. Trump first imposed this last year but was blocked by the courts. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday (August 24,…
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United Nations Peacekeepers. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Two peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in Jonglei state of South Sudan on Monday (August 24, 2026), the United Nations said. Jonglei state, in the east of the highly unstable east African country, has been a focus of recent conflict between…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar shake hands during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday (August 24, 2026) called on Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the two sides discussed bilateral…