US President Donald Trump has posted a map depicting the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz as US territory, escalating his rhetoric over control of the key waterway amid tensions with Iran.
The US Supreme Court on Monday (August 17) rejected Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a $5 million civil verdict in writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation case, leaving the jury’s unanimous finding against the US president intact.
Two drones targeted the office of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s prime minister and the residence of the region’s intelligence chief in northern Iraq, Kurdish security authorities said, in attacks they said were launched from Iranian territory.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from prison to a hospital. The directive was issued on Tuesday, according to his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Gold prices rose for a third consecutive day in the international market as investors adjusted their expectations regarding US interest rates. With the likelihood of a rate hike next month diminishing, interest in gold as an investment is growing, according to market analysts. Investors are also keeping an eye on the minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting.
Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by President Ramchandra Paudel during a ceremony at Sheetal Niwas yesterday.