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Trump Vows To Help Lebanon Pursue Peace With Israel
US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to help Lebanon "a lot" as its president, Joseph Aoun, sought Washington's backing for a fragile effort to disarm Hezbollah and forge a path to peace with Israel.
3 Of Hyderabad Family Die In Road Accident In US
Three members of a family from Hyderabad died and two others were injured in a road accident in the US state of California, according to information received by their family here on Tuesday.
Pete Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion So Far
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion in mid-May.
Ukraine's Zelensky Sacks Army Chief Amid War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that he was dismissing Oleksandr Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's army, and appointing joint forces commander Mykhailo Drapaty in his place.
"We're Not Finished": Trump Warns Of Strike On Iran's Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site
Pickaxe Mountain is located near Natanz and is believed by Western intelligence agencies to house an undeclared nuclear enrichment facility buried deep beneath the ground.
Iran Shifted Nuclear Centrifuges To Pickaxe Mountain: Report
According to a Wall Street Journal report citing US and Israeli officials, Israeli intelligence believes the transfer took place last autumn, months after the 12-day conflict in June 2025, when US and Israeli forces struck several of Iran's nuclear facilities.
Russia Says In Touch With India Over Ukraine Deaths, But Strikes To Continue
The comments came a day after India lodged a strong diplomatic protest with Moscow over the attack on the Guinea-Bissau-flagged merchant vessel MV Golden Leo, which was hit while leaving Ukraine's port of Odesa on Sunday.
11-Year-Old Died In River Thames While 'Trying To Save Friend's Shoe'
Coroner Irvine reportedly said that Kaliyah died from immersion in the river.
Man Falls From 12-Storey Building In Japan, Lands On Woman Pedestrian. She Died, He Survived
Shinsei Taguchi fell from a 12-storey apartment building in Japan on July 19, landing on pedestrian Houra Inaba.
Shipowner Offers Sailors 6-Fold Pay To Cross Strait Of Hormuz: Report
According to a document seen by Bloomberg, a company offered seafarers an additional six months' salary if they completed a round trip through the strait to collect crude oil from Saudi Arabia or Iraq and unload it in the Gulf of Oman.
Man Accused Of Killing 6 Child Welfare Workers In Germany Found Dead In Jail
The suspect, who has been partially identified in German media as 45-year-old Fatih Khan G., was found dead by jail staff in his single cell early Tuesday.
Kuwait Says Iran Hit Several Power, Water Desalination Plants
Kuwait's ministry of electricity confirmed fires at several facilities due to repeated attacks by Iran over four days.
Opinion: Opinion | Kaveri To J-20, How China Overtook India In A 40-Year-Old Race To Build Fighter Jets
Both launched ambitious military jet engine programmes during the 1980s. Both depended heavily on Soviet and Russian technology. Four decades later, however, the finish line tells two dramatically different stories.
France Sees Worst Wildfire Season Since Record 2022 Blazes
The devastated area is about four times the size of Paris. And the area burned so far in 2026 has already far exceeded the total for all of 2025. France's all-time annual record stands at 66,300 hectares burned in 2022.
144 Refugees Dead Or Missing Since Mauritania Maritime Incidents: UN Report
The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that overall, three rescue and disembarkation operations were conducted between July 14 and 18 in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, bringing 387 people of various nationalities safely ashore.
US Justice Department Probes Harvard's China-Based Financial Aid Programs
The Justice Department said Chinese donors have given money to Harvard to support financial aid programs limited to students from certain countries.
US Student Visa Rule Change: F-1, J-1 Holders Advised To Return By This Day
According to DHS, students already in the US under D/S on September 15 can continue to remain until the programme completion date mentioned on their Form I-20 or until the end of approved optional practical training.
In Gaza, A Mother's Search For Water Reveals A Worsening Health Crisis
Families queue for hours beside battered water trucks to receive a few litres, before returning to disease-stricken, overcrowded tent camps.
Deadly Heatwaves Push Ageing France To Prepare For A Hotter Future
Historic high temperatures, arriving ever-earlier in the year, have sparked unprecedented wildfires near Paris, shuttered schools and strained ill-equipped hospitals.
