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'Large explosion' on tanker in Kuwait as oil gushes into sea and ...

'Large explosion' on tanker in Kuwait as oil gushes into sea and ship takes on water **Maritime Incident: Tanker Suffers Significant Explosion Off Kuwaiti Coast, Oil Spill Reported** A substantial explosion has occurred aboard an oil tanker operating in Kuwaiti waters, leading to a... read more »

Iraqi womens rights activist Yanar Moham...

Iraqi womens rights activist Yanar Mohammed killing spurs call for justice

Iraqi womens rights activist Yanar Mohammed killing spurs call for justice **Prominent Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate Fatally Targeted, Sparking Widespread Outcry** **Baghdad, Iraq** – The brutal killing of prominent Iraqi women’s rights activist Yanar Mohammed has sent shockwaves... read more »

What AI Models for War Actually Look Lik...

What AI Models for War Actually Look Like

What AI Models for War Actually Look Like ### **Emerging AI Capabilities: Strategic Planning for Military Operations Underway** In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, the application of artificial intelligence to defense strategy is no longer a theoretical discussion but a developing... read more »

The SIR conundrum in West Bengal

The SIR conundrum in West Bengal

The SIR conundrum in West Bengal ## Electoral Roll Revisions Spark Political Divergence in West Bengal **Kolkata, West Bengal** – The recent intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal has emerged as a significant point of contention and strategic maneuvering among the state’s... read more »

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Pakistan not in any arms race, says Sharif

Pakistan not in any arms race, says Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday reiterated that his country wants peace in the region and is not involved in any arms race. Pakistan’s strategic capability was... read more »

'Assad could contribute to new Syria but not as PM'

Assad warns Turkey for supporting rebels

Damascus – While accusing Turkey of supporting the rebels in Syria to oust his government, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the... read more »

Zuma’s name cleared from ‘Gupta gate’...

Zuma's name cleared from 'Gupta gate' scandal

Johannesburg – The South African government Thursday dismissed media reports that President Jacob Zuma was involved in the unauthorised landing of a... read more »

Nawaz Sharif seeks stringent anti-terrorism laws

Obama apprised of talks with Taliban: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday called for stringent anti-terror laws in the country so that those involved in such activities... read more »

We are on ‘right track’ on Syria chemical w...

We are on 'right track' on Syria chemical weapons: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday global powers were “on the right track” with a plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons... read more »

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