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What the Trump-Iran agreement says about...

What the Trump-Iran agreement says about Lebanon, Hormuz and uranium

What the Trump-Iran agreement says about Lebanon, Hormuz and uranium The memorandum of understanding covers 14 points but leaves many crucial questions unanswered. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

World Cup 2026: Key takeaways from the o...

World Cup 2026: Key takeaways from the opening group stage matches

World Cup 2026: Key takeaways from the opening group stage matches ## Global Spectacle Ignites: Early Impressions from the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage The curtain has been raised on the FIFA World Cup 2026, and the opening group stage matches have already delivered a potent cocktail of... read more »

Iran says it will charge a payment for s...

Iran says it will charge a payment for services in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it will charge a payment for services in the Strait of Hormuz **Iran Signals New Maritime Tolls for Strategic Strait** **Tehran, Iran –** Iran has announced its intention to implement a new fee structure for services rendered within the Strait of Hormuz, a pivotal waterway for global... read more »

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Operating a Humanoid With Your Body Is a Hot Job in Chinas Hardware Capital

Operating a Humanoid With Your Body Is a Hot Job in Chinas Hardware Capital ## Embodied Control: Shenzhen’s Tech Hub Pioneers Humanoid Robotics Through Immersive Interfaces **Shenzhen, China** – In the bustling heart of China’s hardware manufacturing epicenter, a new frontier in... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Families return to shattered towns as fragile ceasefire holds in Lebanon

Families return to shattered towns as fragile ceasefire holds in Lebanon **Southern Lebanon: A Tentative Return Amidst Devastation** The fragile ceasefire brokered in southern Lebanon has... read more »

India blocks Telegram until Monday due to student exam fraud concerns

India blocks Telegram until Monday due to student exam fraud concerns **Digital Blackout: India Restricts Telegram Access Amidst Exam Integrity Probe** New Delhi – India has temporarily... read more »

Red Cross warns Ebola outbreak in DRC not yet peaked, could last a year

Red Cross warns Ebola outbreak in DRC not yet peaked, could last a year **Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Shows No Signs of Abating, Red Cross Warns** **Kinshasa, DRC** –... read more »

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth Admits the Companys AI Reorg Was Atrocious

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth Admits the Companys AI Reorg Was Atrocious ## Meta Prioritizes Employee Well-being Amidst AI Restructuring Efforts **Menlo Park, CA** – In a candid internal... read more »

Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable...

Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable 5 ## AI Safety Disagreements Persist Between Anthropic and White House Following High-Level Discussions **Washington D.C.** –... read more »