Mon 20 July 2026: The decree comes after hardline backers of the Iranian government accused officials of treason for signing a memorandum of understanding with the US. A message attributed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has promised “unforgettable lessons” to Washington during their escalating conflict. But it also homed in on another theme that tempered some […]
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Sun 19 July 2026: Three AI-generated videos containing highly objectionable visuals of Makkah and Madinah, the two holiest sites for Muslims worldwide, have surfaced on social media platforms, primarily Instagram. The videos were posted on Friday (July 17), from the Instagram profile of Rohit Kumar, a resident of Akhtiyarpur Manjhauli village in Patna. The videos […]
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Sun 19 July 2026: Fourteen US refueling aircraft arrived in Israel over the weekend, amid an exchange of attacks between Washington and Tehran, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The Walla news site, citing an unnamed source in the Israeli Air Force, said the US military plans to deploy 100 refueling aircraft to Israeli military bases […]
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Sun 19 July 2026: Yemen’s internationally recognized government said Sunday that it had prevented an Iranian aircraft from completing its flight to Sanaa International Airport, which is under the control of the Houthi group. “No flights will be allowed to operate without obtaining the required authorizations from the internationally recognized government,” Transport Minister Mohsen Al-Amri […]
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Sat 18 July 2026: Iran has suspended its obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed with the United States last month, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced on Saturday. Meanwhile, Iran’s health ministry reported that U.S. strikes since June 27 have resulted in 50 deaths and over 500 injuries. Speaking to Iranian state television, Gharibabadi said the U.S. had […]
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Sat 18 July 2026: History is not so much past as vigorously present, often a scab to be irritated in fitful anger, or a romantic affectation to be cherished. When it comes to controlling trade and establishing new routes, this is particularly apt. The Hejaz Railway project, seemingly long past, is now being dusted down. […]
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Fri 17 July 2026: According to five sources familiar with the discussions, Pakistan has been in talks with Kuwait to broaden their defence agreement in return for cooperation in energy and investment, Reuters reported. The talks remain at an early stage, all the sources said, and could still be complicated by heightened tensions between the […]
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Fri 17 July 2026: Israel has taken a legal step toward implementing a controversial proposal by extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to surround prisons holding Palestinian detainees with crocodile-filled moats, Hebrew media reports said Thursday. Israel’s Channel 7 said Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman signed an order reclassifying crocodiles as “managed wild animals,” allowing […]
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Fri 17 July 2026: Israel continues to kill children in Gaza as a “matter of routine,” with 274 children killed since the Oct. 10 ceasefire took effect, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Friday. The newspaper said the figure means an average of one child has been killed each day since the ceasefire began. It added that […]
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Thu 16 July 2026: Gold fell below $4,000 per ounce on Thursday, while silver posted a sharper decline, as escalating attacks in the Middle East drove oil prices higher and revived concerns over inflation and the outlook for US interest rates. Gold was last down 1.9% to $3,983 as of 1310GMT, slipping below the psychologically […]
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