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Seoul Protestors Urge Government Against Sending Troops to Hormuz Strait
Anti‑war demonstrators gathered in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday, urging the South Korean government to refrain from dispatching troops to
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World Leaders Attend Norway's State Funeral for King Harald V
The Kingdom of Norway held a state funeral for King Harald V on 10 September 2026 at Oslo Cathedral. The ceremony was attended by members of the Norwegian
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UN envoy spearheads multi‑party talks for Sudan ceasefire and political solution
In Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, a multilateral mediation team led by United Nations envoy Pekka Haavisto formally launched talks on Tuesday, in coordination
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Sudan Army Captures Hamrat al‑Wiz in North Kordofan Amid Ongoing Conflict
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied Joint Forces announced on Saturday that they had seized the town of Hamrat al‑Wiz in North Kordofan, pushing fur
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Truck brake failure explosion kills 10, injures six on Iran highway
Ten people were killed and six more injured on Tuesday when a tanker truck travelling the Hamedan‑Sanandaj highway in western Iran suffered a brake failure
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Pakistan Army kills 48 Baloch separatists in coordinated Balochistan raids
The Pakistan Army announced on Tuesday that its forces had killed 48 members of Baloch separatist groups in a series of coordinated raids on suspected hide
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AAA reports US diesel prices hit record $5.85, up 57% YoY
The American Automobile Association (AAA) said on Tuesday that the average price of diesel fuel in the United States climbed to a record‑high $5.85 per gal
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US Vice President Vance Orders Probe of Iran Wedding Airstrike
Washington, D.C. – Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday that the United States will launch a formal investigation into the December 2023 airstrike
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37 Dead in Nigeria as Men Die While Siphoning Fuel from Illegal Pipeline
At least 37 people died on Thursday after inhaling gasoline fumes while attempting to siphon fuel from an illegally tapped pipeline in the town of Okrika,
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Turkish cargo ship sinks after collision, ten crew members missing
A Turkish cargo vessel, the Tuğberk İmamoğlu, sank in the Marmara Sea on Thursday after colliding with an oil tanker near the Bosporus’s southern entrance.
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US Airstrike on Iranian Wedding Kills Five, Injures 63 Civilians
An American airstrike on a residential compound in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, on Saturday killed five civilians and wounded 63 more, Iranian state media
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Adobe signs $4 billion deal to offer free AI tools in Saudi Arabia
Adobe Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a US$4 billion agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT
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US, Venezuela Sign 20‑Year Oil Partnership, Granting Limited Sanctions Relief
On Monday, the United States and Venezuela announced a new agreement that will expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a private‑investment fra
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Algeria declares three days mourning after Jijel wildfires kill 12.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Thursday that the nation will observe three days of official mourning after a series of wildfires ripp
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SK Gas Pays Record $5.3 million for Panama Canal Slot Before El Niño Limits
South Korean energy trader SK Gas paid a record US$5.3 million on 26 August for a priority transit slot for its LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Can
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Iran rejects UN draft, bans warships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, told reporters on Monday that Tehran will not permit any military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormu
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Iran, Oman discuss temporary joint shipping corridor for Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, told reporters on Thursday that their two governments had beg
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U.S. Treasury Launches “Operation Economic Outcast” Sanctions Against Iran
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled “Operation Economic Outcast” on Thursday, announcing a coordinated set of sanctions aimed at further isolati
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Iranian rial hits historic low of 2.02 million per dollar as US sanctions loom
The Iranian rial hit a new historic low on Tuesday, slipping to 2.02 million rials per U.S. dollar, the worst rate ever recorded for the currency. The plun
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Iran blacklists 45 tankers for alleged Strait of Hormuz rule violations
Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority announced on X that it has placed 45 tankers on a blacklist for allegedly violating the nation’s crossing rules in the
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Iranian parliament committee backs draft law to charge Strait of Hormuz tolls
Tehran’s parliament moved a step closer to monetising its most strategic maritime chokepoint on Monday, when the National Security and Foreign Policy Commi
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Kazakhstan's Election Commission Reports Candidate Nurlanov Leads with 71% Vote
The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan announced yesterday that presidential candidate Ädilet Nurlanov secured 71 percent of the vote in the nation’
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Four northbound, three southbound vessels cross Strait of Hormuz, satellite shows
Recent satellite‑derived figures released by the maritime data firm Kpler indicate that seven vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours
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Kazakhstan Holds First Unicameral Parliamentary Election After Constitutional Reform
Kazakhstan held a nationwide election on Saturday to fill all 145 seats in the first convocation of its newly created unicameral parliament, the Kurultai,