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  Trump's Iran 'Knocked Out' Claim Blown Up by US Intel On Missiles, Drones

  Donald Trump claimed this week the war would end in two to three weeks as he threatened to send Iran back to the Dark Ages. But based on these reports the fighting is far from over, even if US President wants to push a contrary narrative.

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  Kuwait's Oil Refinery Units On Fire After Iranian Drone Attack

  Refineries are key to Kuwait's oil production because without them, oil wells would have to be shut down for lack of a destination for the oil.

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  Pete Hegseth Permits Troops To Carry Personal Firearms On Military Bases

  Denial of a service member's request to carry privately owned firearms must be explained in writing, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

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  Pak's Khawaja Asif's "Calibrated" Response Warning Before Pahalgam Anniversary

  The Pakistani minister's remarks came in response to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's comments, who earlier said that any "misadventure" from India's neighbour in the prevailing situation would invite an "unprecedented and decisive" action.

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  Trump Threatens Iran Infrastructure As He Presses For A Deal

  Trump's comments and the continued strikes on Iran complicate efforts by the US and its allies to broker a peace deal with the Islamic Republic.

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  3 Ships Escape Hormuz Chokehold Through New Route Along Oman Coast

  Iran has begun to negotiate transit for a few vessels tied to friendly nations, despite the Strait of Hormuz being blocked since the start of the war.

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  Tehran's 'Hit-List' Of 8 Gulf Bridges After US Destroys The Biggest In Iran

  US-Israeli strikes on Thursday partially destroyed the tallest bridge in the Middle East. Several people were injured in the strike that came after President Donald Trump warned of bombing Iran "back to the Stone Age"

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  Why Trump's White House Ballroom Matters Beyond The Building

  Trump's initiatives have been both cosmetic and transformative. On a smaller scale, Trump paved over the White House Rose Garden's lawn, decorated the Oval Office in gold, installed giant flagpoles and hung pictures trolling ex-presidents.

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  Video: A Doll's Funeral In Gaza Shows How War Has Reached Its Youngest

  Between October 7, 2023, and January 5, 2025, a total of 42,200 women, children and elderly people were killed. They made up 56% of all violent deaths in Gaza during that period.

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  US Allies Work On Plan B For Hormuz Strait If Trump Walks Away

  Trump has strongly criticised North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries for being unwilling to deploy their own militaries to the waterway -- going as far as to threaten leaving the alliance.

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  Oracle Office In Dubai Hit In Iran Strikes? What UAE Said

  The clarification came after Iranian media reported that the data centres of two US firms -- Oracle in Dubai and Amazon in Bahrain -- were targeted by the IRGC in a new wave of attacks on US firms on Thursday.

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  World's Oldest Tortoise Reported Dead, Turns Out To Be Alive

  Jonathan is a Seychelles giant tortoise and is believed to be the world's oldest known terrestrial animal.

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  Pakistan Hikes Petrol Prices By 43%, Diesel Up By 55% Amid US-Iran War

  The US-Israel war on Iran, launched on February 28, has plunged the Middle East into conflict, with Iranian retaliatory strikes hitting targets across the Gulf and virtually freezing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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  "We're Only Nation To Lose Mariners At Hormuz": India At Iran War Talks

  So far, at least three Indian seafarers on board foreign-flagged vessels have been killed and one has been injured while their vessels were stranded in the Hormuz Strait

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  France Bans Planned Gathering Of Muslims In Paris, Citing Security Risk

  France banned a gathering of Muslims that was planned in the Paris area for the coming days, due to it representing a security risk, the country's top police officer said on Thursday.

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  Indian Man Sets World Record By Crushing 110 Walnuts In 30 Seconds

  By cracking 110 walnuts in just 30 seconds, Dharmendra Rajbhar has set a new and remarkable standard in this unique category.

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  Artemis II Astronauts Rocket Toward The Moon After Spending A Day Around Earth

  NASA's Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo.

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  Ex-Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli Sent To 2-Day Police Remand In Gen-Z Protest Case

  A court in Nepal has granted two-days remand to former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest last September.

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  Trump Imposes 100% Tariffs On Foreign-Made Drugs, Reshapes Metal Duties

  Large companies will have 120 days to commit to "reshoring plans" before the steep duty kicks in, while smaller companies have a 180-day buffer, a senior US official told reporters.

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  Trump's White House Ballroom Gets Final Approval Despite Court Order

  The ballroom, now estimated to cost $400 million, has expanded in scope and price tag since Trump first announced the project last summer, citing a need for space other than a tent on the lawn to host important guests.