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UN Warns Of More Advanced Meth Trafficking Across Middle East

India, Aug. 17 -- Meth trafficking across the Middle East is becoming more advanced, the UN's drugs and crime fighting agency has warned. Authorities in Iran intercepted 3,663 kilogrammes of methamph... Read More


Iran War: Qatar Denies Holding Three Pilots from Al Udeid Strike as Tehran Demands Investigation

The dispute, Aug. 17 -- Three Iranian military pilots have not spoken to their families in six months. Their government says they are alive, held in Qatar. Doha says that is simply not true. Qatar is... Read More


Ukraine War: NATO F-18 Shoots Down Russian Drone Over Romania, Fourth Alliance Airspace Intercept of 2026

BUCHAREST, Aug. 17 -- On Saturday night, a Spanish Air Force F-18 on NATO's Enhanced Air Policing mission fired on a drone over Romanian territory and brought it down. The intercept was the fourth tim... Read More


State STF detains man suspected of helping Pak Nat'l Wahab Alam

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police has detained a man from the Topsia area who is suspected to be the second local associate of Pakistani national Wahab Alam alias Ra... Read More


Indonesia Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 65, 5.9 Aftershock Leaves 12,000 Displaced on Flores

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The camps looked like they might begin to empty on Sunday. By Monday afternoon, nobody was moving. it had stood at 53 as recently as Sunday morning, before rescue teams reached ... Read More


Moon Phase Today, August 17, 2026: Waxing Crescent at 25% Illumination

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The moon phase today, August 17, 2026, is a Waxing Crescent, roughly 25 percent illuminated and about five days into the current lunar cycle. Look low in the western sky shortly ... Read More


Cooch Behar: STF arrests another youth over suspected ISI links

Cooch Behar, Aug. 17 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police has arrested another youth from Dinhata on suspicion of having links with Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services In... Read More


Crude oil price steadies amid no progress in US-Iran talks; Brent near $88 per barrel

US-Iran war, Aug. 17 -- Oil prices remained largely steady in early Asian trade on Monday as tanker movements through the Strait of Hormuz weakened over the weekend, while no agreement has emerged bet... Read More


Indian Army contingent departs for Thailand for 'MAITREE-XV' joint military exercise

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Indian Army contingent on Monday departed for Thailand to participate in the 15th edition of the India-Thailand Joint Military Exercise 'MAITREE-XV', which will be held from ... Read More


Trump welcomes Mecca defence pact between Saudi, Pakistan, Turkey; says 'shows how the Middle East is coming together'

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) welcomed the recently signed defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, saying that it shows how the Middle East is... Read More