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Takaichi vows "responsible active fiscal policy" to drive Japan growth as April-June economy expands 1.1% amid weak domestic demand

Tokyo, Aug. 17 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday vowed to pursue a "responsible active fiscal policy" and accelerate the government's growth strategy after Japan's economy expanded a... Read More


Jumma Khan Fateh lays down arms before TalibanPublished on: August 17, 2026 11:16 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 17 -- Afghan rebel commander Jumma Khan Fateh has surrendered to the Taliban along with several of his commanders. The development marks a significant shift in the ongoing internal conf... Read More


Gaza War: Kushner Meets Hamas in Egypt to Push Peace Deal Netanyahu Already Rejected

ALAMEIN, Aug. 17 -- More than 1,250 Palestinians have been killed since a ceasefire began in October 2025. The bombs did not stop. On Saturday, Jared Kushner, the US president's son-in-law and person... Read More


Iran War: Tehran Puts $30,000 Bounty on US Troops as Persian Gulf Ceasefire Nears Collapse

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 -- An American soldier's life is worth $30,000 in Tehran. That is the price Iran's Army formally put on American troops Sunday, offering a bounty for the killing or capturing of any Un... Read More


Nifty trades below 24,250 mark; IT shares decline

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with modest losses in the mid-morning trade as investors assessed a slew of Q1 FY27 earnings announcements amid the ongoing results season. Sec... Read More


UNIFIL Logs Israeli Warships in Lebanese Waters With Four Months Left

BEIRUT, Aug. 17 -- United Nations peacekeepers watched Israeli naval vessels operate inside Lebanon's territorial waters and wrote it down. They have four and a half months left to write anything down... Read More


Trump's World Liberty Financial Wins OCC Bank Charter in a US Presidential First

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency handed conditional approval on August 15 to World Liberty Trust Co. to operate as a national trust bank - a move that makes Donald ... Read More


Trump's Gaza peace plan faces major test as talks continue in CairoPublished on: August 17, 2026 11:03 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 17 -- US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan faces a major test as diplomatic talks continue in Cairo. Trump's envoys met Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators on Sunday. Hamas of... Read More


Iran-US War Latest News: Trump Lashes Out And Threatens To Bomb Ally Oman As Iran Deadline Expires And Kushner Pushes Netanyahu On Gaza

India, Aug. 17 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if the Gulf state "gets in the way" of American efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as a 60-day memorandum of understa... Read More


Fake Iran nuke claim from Indian X account jolted Netanyahu and Team Trump. Here's how

India, Aug. 17 -- A fake claim about Iran's nuclear ambitions was started with an anonymous X account in India and within hours it found its way into Israeli media, US political circles and even a spe... Read More