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Along with communications and satellite equipment, the ship was transporting weaponry to a Turkish military training base near Mogadishu. New Delhi Earlier this week, pirates took control of a 10-person crew on a cargo ship flying the Cameroonian flag off the coast of Puntland, Somalia, including at least six Indians. According to a Somali official, pirates captured the ship carrying Turkish weapons and headed toward the Nugaal shore. The Associated Press reported that the commercial ship LUTUF was apprehended on Monday approximately three and a half nautical miles off Marraya in Puntland's Eyl area, citing an official who was not authorized to discuss sensitive information in public. The ship was apparently taken toward the coast at Garmaal in Puntland's Dangoroyo district by eight pirates, who are said to be part of a group that had previously taken control of another merchant vessel named Sward on April 26. According to the official, Polar Movement Shipping owned the ship,...

Khan spent a few hours in the exclusive Shifa International Hospital after being transferred from jail early on Friday and then sent back to prison. Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was returned to prison following a brief hospital visit during which medical examinations were performed. Khan, 73, was transported under strict security early on Friday from the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi to the capital's elite Shifa International Hospital. He was transferred back to prison after spending a few hours there. List 2 of 4 Pakistani top court orders to transfer Imran Khan to a private hospital are challenged by Pakistan. Imran Khan's hospital transfer during the access dispute when he was imprisoned for three years: List 4 of 4 PTI demonstrations against "arbitrary detention" on the anniversary of Imran Khan's incarceration. Khan was transported to the hospital during the nite, according to Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar's confirmatio...

At least three neighborhoods in Kiev were struck by Russian ballistic missile attacks, which resulted in building collapses and fires. At least 13 people were killed and 33 injured when Russian forces conducted ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, according to officials. Early on Thursday, explosions shook buildings and triggered vehicle alarms in a number of Kyiv districts, according to the Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian news source. List 2 of 3: At least six people are killed in Russian airstrikes on Ukraine List 3 of 3: Ukraine's fired defense minister demands elections during the conflictForcible military recruitment attempts in Ukraine turn violent end of list The districts of Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi were affected by the explosions. Following the incident, a nine-story residential structure in the Solomianskyi area collapsed and caught fire, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on Telegram. According to him, a children's ho...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of the Uuling BNP is up against Oli Ahmad, a former army officer and the nominee of the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance. Dhaka, Bangladesh — The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is running against former army officer Oli Ahmad, the nominee of the 11-party opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, in the country's first fought presidential election in 35 years. According to Bangladesh's Election Commission, 349 members of parliament are eligible to cast ballots in the parliamentary chamber between 8:00 and 11:00 GMT on Thursday. The results are anticipated hours later. List 2 of 4: Sheik Hasina promises to return, but will Bangladesh welcome the guilty former prime minister? Mohammed Shahabuddin, the president of Bangladesh, resigns. List 3 of 4: Bangladesh creates history by winning its maiden Test cricket match in Australia; List 4 of 4: Landslides kill nine people, including eight Rohingya at a camp fo...

A number of OnePlus devices now cost between Rs 2,000 and Rs 4,000 more.The price of the OnePlus Nord 6 (12GB+256GB) has climbed from Rs 50,999 to Rs 52,999, while the price of the 8GB+256GB model has gone up from Rs 44,999 to Rs 46,999. The price of the Nord CE6 (8GB+256GB) has increased from Rs 39,999 to Rs 41,999, while the price of the 8GB+128GB model has increased from Rs 35,999 to Rs 37,999. The Nord CE6 Lite has seen steeper increases. The 6GB+128GB variant is now priced at Rs 28,999, up Rs 3,000 from Rs 25,999, while the 8GB+128GB variant has increased by Rs 3,000 to Rs 30,999 from Rs 27,999. The 8GB+256GB variant has seen the highest OnePlus hike of Rs 4,000, with its price rising to Rs 34,999 from Rs 30,999. OnePlus has also increased prices of the N6 and N6x models. The N6 4GB+128GB variant now costs Rs 24,999, up from Rs 22,999, while the 6GB+128GB variant has increased to Rs 26,999 from Rs 24,999. The N6x 4GB+64GB variant is now priced at Rs 20,999, compared with Rs 18,999...

The official warned that Tehran would launch a "timely and precise" military strike to end the U.S. naval embargo on the Islamic Republic if the U.S. fails to fulfill that deadline and diplomacy failed. A top Iranian official warned Reuters on Monday (August 17, 2026) that if the United States does not completely implement a temporary peace pact within a few weeks, Iran will intensify tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and beyond and launch an attack. The official further stated that Tehran would launch a "timely and precise" military strike to end the U.S. naval blockade of the Islamic Republic if the United States fails to fulfill that deadline and diplomacy is unsuccessful. In recent weeks, diplomatic attempts to resume discussions between Washington and Tehran under a June accord have faltered. The U.S. Treasury Secretary has warned of unprecedented economic isolation for Iran, while Iran's Foreign Minister has stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen ...