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Airports that choose not to recognise 'Sunflower Lanyards' as of ...

Airports that choose not to recognise 'Sunflower Lanyards' as of June 2026 **Navigating Inclusivity: Airports Grapple with Recognition of Hidden Disability Assistance Tools** **A growing number of individuals with non-visible disabilities rely on specific visual cues to communicate their... read more »

'I'm a secret lottery milliona...

'I'm a secret lottery millionaire – but I'm working a ...

'I'm a secret lottery millionaire – but I'm working a job I hate because my family's financially illiterate' ## Fortune Unspent: Lottery Winner Navigates Financial Illiteracy While Maintaining a Demanding Job **A recent revelation from an anonymous lottery winner has... read more »

Iran war live: Trump vows Iran 'wil...

Iran war live: Trump vows Iran 'will pay the price' as regime out...

Iran war live: Trump vows Iran 'will pay the price' as regime out of time to agree deal **Tensions Escalate as Trump Warns Iran of Retribution Over Stalled Deal** Washington D.C. – The United States has issued a stark warning to Iran, with President Donald Trump asserting that the... read more »

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Apache down, fighting up: What the latest US-Iran attacks mean

Apache down, fighting up: What the latest US-Iran attacks mean ### Regional Tensions Escalate as Iran Targets US Assets Amidst Strait of Hormuz Concerns **Washington D.C.** – A series of recent attacks targeting United States assets in the Persian Gulf has ignited renewed concerns over regional... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

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Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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West Bengal joinsAyushman Bharat scheme

West Bengal joinsAyushman Bharat scheme The portability feature of PM-JAY would be particularly beneficial for migrant workers from West Bengal and their families. Beneficiaries working or... read more »

CM Omar Abdullah seeks INDIA blocs support for J&K Statehood restoration

CM Omar Abdullah seeks INDIA blocs support for J&K Statehood restoration If Mr. Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti [of the Peoples Democratic Party] succeed in persuading the INDIA bloc to... read more »

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology ## Europe’s Strategic Pivot: A Growing Disengagement from American Big Tech **Brussels, Belgium** – A discernible trend is... read more »

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report **Meta Removes Facial Recognition Code from Smart Glasses Application** **[City, State] – [Date]** –... read more »

The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick It...

The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech ## Britain Invests Heavily in National AI Computing Power to Foster Domestic Semiconductor Innovation **London,... read more »