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DNA test reveals two lifelong friends are actually sisters
A DNA test has revealed that two Dutch women who became close friends as teenagers are actually biological sisters, separated in infancy after being adopted from two different orphanages in Mumbai.
US may retain control of Iranian oil after war: Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that the United States (US) could remain in Iran even after the war ends and potentially retain control of the country’s oil.
Hormuz talks between Iran, Gulf Arab states put on hold
A planned meeting between Iran and Gulf Arab states on the Strait of Hormuz has been suspended, intensifying concerns over global oil supplies amid attacks and disruptions along key energy routes.
BRICS wraps up New Delhi Summit with 45-page declaration
The two-day 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi ended on Sunday with leaders adopting the 45-page New Delhi Declaration, calling for stronger multilateral cooperation amid global economic uncertainty, supply-chain disruptions and rising geopolitical tensions.
Call at BRICS summit to end Middle East conflict, keep trade flow normal
Leaders of the alliance have called on all sides to remain restrained to end the conflict in the Middle East at the final stage of the 18th BRICS summit that started in New Delhi of India. At the same time they have also emphasised keeping the global trade flow normal.
Commercial ship attacked in Hormuz, killing 1, wounding 4
A ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and injuring three, local Iranian authorities said, as Tehran and Washington clash over the strategic waterway.
Bin Laden planned attacks in India, Pakistan before 9/11
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had planned attacks in several countries, including India and Pakistan, years before the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. A top-secret document prepared for US President Bill Clinton in 1998 named India and Pakistan as possible targets of Al-Qaeda attacks.
Trump claims moon belongs to US, posts ‘The Moon Is Ours’
US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Moon belongs to the United States, posting an image of the Moon on his Truth Social account with the words “The Moon Is Ours” superimposed on it alongside an American flag.
Eminent Tagore researcher and litterateur Ketaki Kushari Dyson no more
Ketaki Kushari Dyson, an expatriate Indian poet, translator and essayist known for her important research on Rabindranath Tagore's literature and paintings on the international stage, is no more. She died at the age of 86 while undergoing treatment in the United Kingdom.
Trump’s childhood home in New York sells for $1.93m
US President Donald Trump’s childhood home in New York City has sold for $1.93 million after an extensive renovation transformed the once-deteriorating property into a modern residence.