The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday (July 14, 2026) morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Mr. Trump separately suggested the United States will charge other ships for safe passage, upending hundreds of years of American policy supporting freedom of navigation…
A U.S. immigration officer on Monday (July 13, 2026) fatally shot a man identified by rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian, the second such killing by federal agents in less than a week. The shooting happened in Biddeford, a town of 22,000 people in the northern state of Maine, and is likely to fuel criticism…
Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced at a news conference at the Statehouse on Monday (July 13, 2026) that Ms. Nordone would serve the remaining months on Graham’s current…
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi with FBI Director Kash Patel in Washington. Photo: X/@FBIDirectorKash Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met FBI Director Kash Patel in Washington and discussed issues such as combating counterterrorism financing and cyber investigations. The FBI Director, during his meeting with Mr. Naqvi on Monday (July 13, 2026), also appreciated Pakistan’s support…
U.S. strikes Iran for third night as Trump says deal still ‘possible’ The United States launched a fresh salvo of strikes against Iran early today, marking a new escalation in the resumption of hostilities, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran was still possible. “We’re going to hit them very hard…
Representational image of an oil tanker in the distance, in the Strait of Hormuz | Photo Credit: Reuters One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday…
The Indian government’s decision to import more oil from Russia is part of a longer strategy it deployed following the start of the West Asia crisis and was part of a broader strategy to diversify sources of oil, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas has said in response to an editorial by The Hindu…
The story so far: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia last week, India and Australia “finalised the administrative arrangements” required to enable export of uranium from Australia to India. These exports will be “exclusively for peaceful purposes and under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) watch” under the Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, 2015. What…
Photos released by the group, Republic, showed two individuals holding up a banner of Mountbatten-Windsor walking with Epstein and another banner in front of it with the words, “What did you know?” written across it. Photo credit: Republic A group of anti-monarchy activists unfurled a banner depicting the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and former Duke…
Labour Party’s Andy Burnham | Photo Credit: AP Andy Burnham took another significant step on Monday (July 13, 2026) towards becoming Britain’s next prime minister, netting additional Labour MPs’ nominations to give him an unassailable lead in the ruling party’s leadership contest. The veteran politician, who has served as Greater Manchester mayor for nearly a…