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Jul 15, 2026 - World

Vietnam Boat Tragedy Highlights: The speedboat was ferrying 32 Indian tourists, three crew members and one Vietnamese tour guide from May Rut Ngoai Islet to An Thoi International Port

Jul 15, 2026 - World

Five months of U-turns and false boasts leave Donald Trump in worse position than when he startedDonald Trump has taken the war with Iran into a new, murkier phase as the two sides move further and further from the vague memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on 17 June.And as during the opening phase of the conflict, the US leader’s objectives and methods are clouded in confusion, daily U-turns and boasts that within hours are revealed to be false. Continue reading...

Jul 15, 2026 - World

The U.S. military on Wednesday launched another wave of attacks against Iran and turned away ships evading its blockade as President Trump vowed to batter the Middle East country for days, promising that Tehran's defeat would come "soon."

Jul 15, 2026 - World

Tehran shuts strait of Hormuz and carries out retaliatory strikes as Trump threatens to attack site linked to Iran’s nuclear programmeMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran threatened to halt all energy exports from the Middle East after the US reimposed a blockade of its ports and ships, as the two countries traded strikes for a fifth day and Donald Trump threatened to attack a site linked to Iran’s nuclear programme while he weighed further expanding US strikes next week.The US blockade came into force early on Wednesday, and was followed by a 90-minute wave of strikes against Iran’s coastal defence systems and missile sites, according to the US military. Iranian authorities said the previous day of US strikes had killed at least seven troops, and wounded more than 300 people – the highest casualty count of any recent round of violence between the two countries. At least 30 civilians have been killed by US strikes in southern Iran in recent days, according to the Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani. Continue reading...

Jul 15, 2026 - World

The growing anti-Israel faction in the Democratic Party came into view Wednesday when nearly half of the House Democratic Caucus voted to cut off military aid to the Jewish state.