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More Than 20 Injured as Moderate Earthquake Shakes Japan

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan. Most of them were injured when they fell down or hit themselves against furniture or doors as they…

Chinese Robot Beats Usain Bolt’s 100m Record In 9.32 Secs

Humanoid Robot Games held in China | Source: X A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds. A humanoid robot developed by Chinese…

US Slaps 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods as Trade Talks Collapse

A truck crosses a bridge between Canada and the United States as the Canadian and American flags fly overhead. The United States imposed 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth…

Shah Focuses on Siliguri Corridor Security, Darjeeling Political Solution

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs a high-level security review meeting at the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Frontier Headquarters in Siliguri, West Bengal, on Friday, August 21, 2026. West Bengal…

Imran Khan Returned to Adiala Jail After Court-Ordered Hospital Checks

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was returned to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Friday after undergoing a court-ordered medical examination at Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad. (Photo: AFP) Pakistan…

USS George Washington Arrives in Middle East, Relieves Long-Deployed Abraham Lincoln

USS George Washington, the Japan-based US aircraft carrier now deployed to the Middle East to relieve the long-serving USS Abraham Lincoln amid continuing American military operations linked to Iran. (AP…

Economic Pressure ‘Most Effective Tool’ Against Iran, but It Is a Delicate Dance: JD Vance

US Vice President JD Vance says economic pressure remains Washington’s “most effective tool” against Iran, while acknowledging that the strategy is a “delicate dance” because of its potential impact on…

‘No NRC, No Census’ Strike Shuts Manipur Valley for 2nd Day

Imphal East: Demonstrators hold placards as they block the movement of security personnel and vehicles on the second day of a 48-hour statewide strike called by Campaign for Just and…

Alamgir Set to Become Bangladesh’s First Elected President in 35 Years

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (Image credit: Social media) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s BNP won a landslide victory in February in the first elections since the 2024 revolution ousted the government…

Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Assault on Russia; Moscow Says More Than 600 Targeted Capital

Thick black smoke rises from a Wildberries logistics complex near Podolsk in Russia’s Moscow region following a Ukrainian drone attack recently . The image illustrates Kyiv’s intensifying campaign against facilities…