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Abu Dhabi: Two vessels belonging to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz Thursday evening, local authorities and media said early Friday. In a statement posted on social media, the UAE Ministry...

Washington: US Thursday accused more than 40 countries, including India, of operating a “shadow transhipment network” to help China evade high tariffs and unveiled plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and penalise such practices. In a report titled ‘The Great Trans shipment Scam’,...

Dhaka: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a longtime secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a close ally of former premier Khaleda Zia, was nominated by the ruling party Thursday as its presidential candidate. The presidential election scheduled for August 20 was necessitated after...

Zurich: The heads of six Arab soccer federations expressed their "full support" and "confidence" in Gianni Infantino Thursday as the embattled FIFA president fights to keep his job after his failed World Cup private investment plan. The backing came from 2030 World Cup co-host Morocco,...

Colombo: Nine Indian fishermen were arrested and their trawler seized by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly engaging in illegal fishing in the island nation's waters, authorities said Thursday. The fishermen were arrested near Urumalei Point in Talaimannar Wednesday night, the Navy said. According to...

United Nations: A terrorism monitoring team of the Security Council has declared the deadly Red Fort suicide car bombing that killed 11 people the work of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which it warned is spreading its tentacles across the region. The report by...

Washington: The United States is preparing to station an Arctic Security Cutter at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Alaska as Washington expands its security presence in the strategically important polar region. US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the plan during a visit to the...

Washington: A 17-year-old Indian-American boy in Acton, a town about 40 kilometres northwest of Boston, has been charged with murdering his mother and younger brother after investigators said he had used the Internet and ChatGPT to search for ideas or fantasies about killing his family....

Washington: The United States has revoked more than 600 visas from foreign nationals as part of a new campaign against birth tourism, the State Department said Wednesday. The department said it had established a Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force to identify visa holders who travelled...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the United States has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and indicated that Washington intends to retain its hold over the strategic waterway. “The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL...