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West Bengal government allocates 1,000 km land to set up fence along Bangladesh border
The West Bengal government has allocated over 1000 acres of land for erecting border fences spanning over 172 km border with Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said.
India ask its seafarers not to take Hormuz voyages
India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed fighting in the region. India is the world's third-largest supplier of seafarers, with more than 300,000 sailors working across global shipping fleets, according to government data.
More than 500 feared dead after reports of boats capsizing off Myanmar
Two boats carrying more than 500 people are feared to have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days, United Nations agencies have said.
US military to start testosterone screening for over 30s
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new annual testosterone screening programme for US service members aged 30 and over.
‘Will stay alive till I see your end’: Mamata Banerjee's warning to BJP
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit back at her critics and dismissed concerns over her age, asserting that she would continue fighting for the people despite the ongoing rebellion and defections within the party.
Bangladesh's Rabab Fatima appointed UN chief for Afghanistan mission
Senior Bangladeshi diplomat Rabab Fatima has been appointed as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Trump threatens of strikes on Iran's bridges, power plants if Tehran rejects talks
US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could launch strikes on Iran's bridges and power plants as early as next week if Tehran refuses to return to the negotiating table.
Iran pulls out of Islamabad peace accord with US
Iran has officially withdrawn from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the United States, citing escalating military tensions and what it described as Washington's aggressive actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
US to end 23-year military presence in Iraq by September 30
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has announced that all US troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by September 30, a move that would bring an end to more than two decades of American military presence in the country following the 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
Iran executes 2 Islamic State members
Iran has executed two members of the Islamic State (IS) group convicted of waging an armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, state television reported on Tuesday (July 14).