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August 3, 2025 2:08 PM

Iran’s army chief says Israeli threats remain, state media say

The commander-in-chief of Iran's military, Amir Hatami, said on Sunday that threats from Israel persist, according to state media. In June, Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the so-called 12-day war, in which ...

August 3, 2025 1:02 PM

Australian towns blanketed with rare snow in wild weather

Several towns in eastern Australia were blanketed with their thickest layer of snow in decades as wild weather swept the area this weekend, causing floods, stranding vehicles and cutting power to thousands of homes, authorities said. A cold air fron...

August 3, 2025 3:42 PM

Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts

Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave hei...

August 3, 2025 11:17 AM

Trump reaffirms support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara

U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, saying a Moroccan autonomy plan for the territory was the sole solution to the disputed region, state news agency MAP said on Saturday. The long-frozen...

August 3, 2025 11:20 AM

US envoy tells Israeli hostage families he is working on plan to end Gaza War

U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy told families of hostages being held by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday that he was working with the Israeli government on a plan that would effectively end the war in Gaza. Trump has made...

August 3, 2025 9:37 AM

Federal agency opens probe into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

A U.S. federal agency has opened a formal investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw two criminal probes into President Donald Trump following his first term in the White House. The Office of Special Counsel confirmed to Reute...

August 2, 2025 11:28 AM

Trump orders nuclear submarines moved after Russian ‘provocative statements’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in "the appropriate regions" in response to remarks from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the risk of war between the nuclear-armed advers...

August 1, 2025 11:17 PM

EU court rules against environmentalists trying to block Spanish wind farms

The European Court of Justice on Friday dealt a blow to environmental groups trying to stop wind farms from being built in Spain's northwestern Galicia region, in a ruling affecting billions of euros of investment. Companies developing wind farms in...

August 1, 2025 11:12 PM

Baseless, unverified and dubious: India rejects UK parliamentary committee report on ‘transnational repression’

India on Friday rejected the allegations made by the UK parliamentary committee, terming its report that claimed New Delhi's involvement in transnational repression as "baseless." The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that these claims stem fro...

August 1, 2025 10:54 PM

India and Russia have steady, time-tested partnership: MEA

Lauding ties between India and Russia, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said that the two nations have a "steady and time-tested partnership." While addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Jaiswal no...

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