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Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. pins hopes on mediator Pakistan in push to end Iran war

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. pins hopes on mediator Pakistan in push to end Iran war

Republicans struggled Thursday (May 21, 2026) to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June. The House had scheduled a vote on a war powers resolution, brought by Democrats, that would rein in Mr. Trump’s military…

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Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz

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Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Iran’s top security body announced on Monday (May 18, 2026) the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to charge ships to traverse. On its official X account, the Supreme National Security Council…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension

Israel launched a massive series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday (May 16, 2026), despite an extension of the truce between the two countries. Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah but the strikes were preceded by an evacuation warning covering nine villages. And the continuing bombardment has only increased scepticism about the truce among…

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Finance Ministry increases export levy on petrol, reduces that of diesel and ATF

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Finance Ministry increases export levy on petrol, reduces that of diesel and ATF

People refuel their vehicles at a petrol pump in Bengaluru on May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: J. Allen Egenuse Seeking to provide further momentum to the export of fuels, the Finance Ministry, in a late gazette notification issued Friday night, informed that it has hiked the export duty on petrol to ₹3 per litre…

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Petrol and diesel prices hike LIVE: ‘Take votes first, then raise prices’: Congress attacks Modi

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Petrol and diesel prices hike LIVE: ‘Take votes first, then raise prices’: Congress attacks Modi

Fresh fuel price hike slows down business in Chittoor’s petrol bunks close to TN, Karnataka border A fresh fuel price hike has catapulted petrol and diesel rates higher across the tri-state junction of Chittoor district, with petrol now hovering around ₹113 per litre and diesel at ₹100 per litre in most towns, highway outlets, and…

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Israel-Iran war LIVE: Iran working on Hormuz ‘protocol’ to cover ‘costs’, says Dy FM Gharibabadi

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Israel-Iran war LIVE: Iran working on Hormuz ‘protocol’ to cover ‘costs’, says Dy FM Gharibabadi

Iran working on Hormuz ‘protocol’ to cover ‘costs’, says Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi Iran has provided “free of charge services” to international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for decades but is now working on a “protocol” to include a financial component covering costs it incurs to make navigation safe in the Persian Gulf region,…

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Iran war ‘not over,’ uranium must be removed: Netanyahu

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Iran war ‘not over,’ uranium must be removed: Netanyahu

A file image of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Pool via Reuters Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be “taken out” before the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster Sunday (May 10, 2026). Also Read | Iran-Israel war LIVE “It’s not over, because…

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U.S. President Trump to pay state visit to China from May 13 to 15

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U.S. President Trump to pay state visit to China from May 13 to 15

A file image of U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday (May 11, 2026). This will be…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’

Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be “taken out” before the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster yesterday. “It’s not over, because there’s still nuclear material — enriched uranium — that has to be taken out of Iran. There are still enrichment sites that…

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