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The January agreement on merging Kurdish forces and civil institutions into the state included the return of displaced Kurds but residents of Ras al-Ain had still been waiting, prompting appeals to authorities for assistance

The countries of the region have realised that security is not a commodity that can be bought from false brokers, says Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei

Swathes of Britain and France on August 10, were already under extreme heat warnings with forecasts of temperatures around the mid-30s C, while parched conditions saw new fires erupt in Greece and Spain

Mr. Rezaei is more of an outspoken public figure than his predecessor, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr. The appointment was announced late on August 9 by President Masoud Pezeshkians deputy director of communications

Clashes in the region have led to road closures and an internet blackout, posing a sensitive challenge for Pakistan, which frequently criticises New Delhis handling of dissent in Indian-administered Kashmir but is now facing anger in the territory under its own control

According to RTI responses by two hospitals toTrinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale, 10 people were brought in to hospital with pellet injuries during Jantar Mantar stir; hospital sources confirmed the authenticity of the response

A day after a video of his alleged comments on the Bidadi Township Project went viral embarrassing the party, BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra said that there was no ambiguity within the party regarding protection of farmers interests in Bidadi

Sohail Afridi, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province governed by Khans party, said in a press conference that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and key ministers in his cabinet will be held responsible if anything happens to 73-year-old Khan in prison

Hundreds of students, teachers and people from different walks of life participated in the mega walkathon organsied as part of the awareness campaign for Drug Free India under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in Hubballi on Sunday

The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a municipality in the Choco region about 250 miles (400 kilometres) west of Colombia's capital, Bogota

Unveiling a Smarter Future for Dentistry at China Dental Show 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met members of Indias Commonwealth Games contingent on August 9 and congratulated the medallists for their performances in Glasgow. India finished the Games with 39 medals, including 13 gold. Modi praised the athletes for making the country proud, while Indias boxers returned with a record 10 medals.

Karnatakas charging infrastructure is also substantially higher than that of neighbouring southern States.

Mr. Lee said he and two deputies boycotted because their designated seats as representatives of Taiwan were not among those reserved for diplomatic missions. Mr. Lee instead sent a lower-ranked official from Fukuoka

Officials didn't say what the drones targeted, but the city is an important oil refining hub, home to two refineries and a petrochemical plant

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that will see tariffs of up to 100% being levied on top 5 countries importing Russian oil and gas; the Bill now awaits passage in the House of Representatives

China has criticised Indias move to formally name 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh, warning that it could complicate efforts to resolve the border issue and affect improving bilateral ties.

The alleged attack in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok came days after a school shooting in the same region that raised questions over gun control in Thailand

Nine technical snags in a minute, including an autopilot disconnect, hydraulic failures and faults affecting the systems that control the aircrafts nose-up and nose-down movement; Air India writes to Airbus

Bangladeshs Ministry of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation, while officials from the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh are working with Saudi authorities to complete the repatriation formalities

Kikkoman India releases long-awaited second instalment of the 'Kikkoman Manga'

Meeting took place days after Dhaka expressed outrage over Sheikh Hasinas virtual presser in Delhis Foreign Correspondents Club

What does this tell you about: 1) Government's level of intolerance; 2) The police; 3) State of the judiciary, asked Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal

Traditional Martial Arts Showdown: Kungfu Elite from Home and Abroad Converge on Yongchun

Mr. Kwatras post on X came days after a U.S. lawmaker voiced concern over the FCRA amendments, claiming that it would allow the Indian government to take control of churches and charities

Ashish Yadav had opened India's medal account with a silver in the men's javelin throw; Basant Kumar Meghwal and Shahnavaz Khan added a silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump and long jump

Through close coordination between TPD, the FBI Tucson Office and the FBI Legal Attache Office in Berlin, Batchigari was taken into custody upon his arrival in Germany, preventing him from continuing his travel, Tucson Police said in a statement

The federal trial, one of the most consequential among a myriad of legal proceedings targeting social networks in the United States, will begin on August 12, 2026 with jury selection at a federal court in Oakland

China said India should avoid turning border issue into a larger dispute, as such actions could stifle the improving political ties between the two countries

The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur on the night of September 7, 1996 while he was in Sin City to see a Mike Tyson boxing match

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says hes spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former President will campaign with him

The Jetstar plane was taxiing for takeoff to Queensland states Gold Coast when its flight crew saw the Qatar Airways plane, which was being towed by an aircraft tug, very close on a crossing taxiway, the regulator said

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Iran and the U.S. are not engaged in direct talks, and Tehran will not start them as long as Washington breaches an interim deal signed in June, Mr. Aragchi said, adding that messages were being exchanged through intermediaries.

The Russia Defence Ministry said Russian forces had seized Vasyutinske, a few kilometers east of the fortress city of Kramatorsk, and Toretsk, southwest of the city of Druzhkivka

Police said in a statement they were present at several locations in Holbaek, about 70 km west of Copenhagen, following a shooting in which multiple people have been hit

An Israeli military spokesperson said turning Taybeh into a closed military zone was due to some violent attacks by Israelis in the region.

Census form likely to have 40 questions, defence structures to be recorded on paper

Kinahan had been held in custody in Dubai since his arrest there in April after Ireland issued a warrant for alleged serious organised crime offences

Information on admissions, scholarships, competitions for students, events for educators and more

Census form likely to have 40 questions, defence structures to be recorded on paper

Iran's security chief Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr had laid out on Saturday a list of conditions for reopening the strait, including an end to the war and aggression against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Iraq

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen others including a 4-year-old boy, according to the regional administration

Syria's official SANA news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying that the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base would be turned into joint training and capacity-building centres, within new arrangements that preserve mutual interests.

According to witness interviews, the perpetrator had begun showing interest in studying the use of firearms for some time, about one to two years, says Atthapol Anusit, Deputy Commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 1