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Was the Iran war really about nuclear weapons, or was it always about China?
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operations Roaring Lion and Operation Epic Fury, striking more than 500 Iranian military targets in one day. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has died. Iran’s missile capabilities fell by 90% in 10 days. The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway through which a fifth of the
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T20 World Cup 2026 – West Indies and SA players to fly home on commercial flights
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has made arrangements for West Indies players and coaching staff to fly home from India on commercial flights. The team has been stuck in Kolkata since the team’s exit from the T20 World Cup on March 1, and the crisis in West Asia has repeatedly delayed ICC attempts to get them
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China’s exports top forecasts as global demand returns
جنوری سے فروری کے عرصے میں چین کی برآمدات اور درآمدی نمو نے پیشین گوئیوں کو مات دے دی، جس سے یہ معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ عالمی تجارت پالیسی سازوں کے لیے ایک حوصلہ افزا اشارے کا رخ موڑ رہی ہے کیونکہ وہ ہنگامہ خیز اقتصادی بحالی کو آگے بڑھانے کی کوشش کرتے ہیں۔ چین
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Get ready for $200 a barrel: Iran warns world its oil is boiling.
The war across the Middle East now threatens to shake up the global energy market. Iran has issued a stark warning that crude oil prices could surge to $200 a barrel as shipping routes through one of the world’s most important oil corridors remain under serious threat. Iran has continued to fire missiles and drones
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‘People don’t just show up at an ICE facility’: Major row over Sunny Naqvi’s ‘detention’ in Chicago, woman called ‘lying fraud’
A major dispute erupted after the federal administration contradicted claims by Sunny Naqvi’s relatives that she was detained for approximately 43 hours after arriving at the Chicago airport, even though Naqvi is a US citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said the claims were blatantly false. Naqvi was referred to a secondary inspection which delayed
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UK police ban pro-Iranian Al Quds march in London citing ‘extreme tensions’
British police said they had banned a pro-Iran march scheduled to take place in London on Sunday, citing the potential for "extreme tension” with counter-protesters and the risk it posed to Tehran amid the Middle East conflict. The Al Quds march in central London is organized annually by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, and police
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Iran war oil shock: India buys 30 million barrels of Russian crude after US waiver
India has bought about 30 million barrels of unsold Russian crude after the United States issued a 30-day waiver allowing the country to buy shipments already stranded at sea, Bloomberg reported citing sources.According to the report, Indian refiners acted quickly to secure available cargoes, many of which were already positioned in Asian waters, offering an
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Congress president election: Shashi Tharoor releases manifesto, pitches for limiting state chiefs’ term
کانگریس کے رہنما ششی تھرور نے پارٹی میں ریاستی صدور کے عہدے کی مدت کو محدود کرنے کی حمایت کی ہے اور 2024 کے عام انتخابات میں بی جے پی کا مقابلہ کرنے کے لیے کانگریس کو دوبارہ زندہ کرنے اور دوبارہ متحرک ہونے کا مطالبہ کیا ہے۔ ان افواہوں کی تردید کرتے ہوئے کہ
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FBI increases reward by $1 million for Indian fugitive wanted in US for murder of wife
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has increased the reward to up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Indian national Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, accused of killing his wife at a Dunkin’ store in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 2015. Patel, originally from Gujarat, India, was on the FBI’s Ten Most