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Bradford

British Kashmiri diaspora stages protest in Bradford over developments in PoJK

citizenship

US tightens immigration benefit processing rules, allows USCIS to deny incomplete visa, green card applications without additional evidence

anniversary

Japan marks 81st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, renews call for world without nuclear weapons

Iran

‘Enemies tried to topple Iran, but new leader kept country united’: President Pezeshkian

Gulf of Aden

Houthis claim ‘successful’ ballistic missile strike on another Saudi oil tanker in Gulf of Aden

Donald Trump

‘Doing same thing in Iran as we did in Venezuela’: Trump says US would prefer deal, but warns Tehran against nuclear ambitions

Bangladesh

‘Stable Bangladesh matters for South Asia’: Sheikh Hasina asks int’l community to back struggle for democracy

Donald Trump

Trump says Hormuz to be opened ‘very soon’, warns Iran will be ‘hit really hard’ if no deal is reached

Awami League

Sheikh Hasina’s son calls August 5 ‘solemn reminder’, vows Awami League will restore democracy

Benjamin Netanyahu

‘Not our draft’: Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan, disagrees to withdraw ‘until Hamas is completely disarmed’

arrested

Man carrying concealed firearm arrested outside Trump’s golf course in California

attack

One dead, five injured after Russia launches overnight attack on Kyiv

Arrest

Multiple explosions followed by fire heard in Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial zone: Report

conflict

‘NOT TRUE’: US War Secretary Pete Hegseth rejects media reports claiming US missile defence stockpiles ‘dangerously low’

Arctic

World’s first nuclear-powered icebreaker Lenin reflects Russia’s Arctic ambitions, growing India-Russia NSR cooperation

Army

Xi attempts to restore order in the PLA

Americal

25 US states sue Trump administration over new ‘forced-labour’ tariffs on EU, 60 countries call probe unlawful

conflict

Political troubles in Iran as Khamenei issues ‘final ultimatum’ to Pezeshkian, backs IRGC commander: Reports

cargo vessel

‘Unknown projectile’ strikes cargo vessel off Oman’s Al Khasab, Probe On: UKMTO

America

US weighs closure of five consulates in Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Cameroon and Grenada in diplomatic downsizing, sources say