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'Brahmins are profiteering', 'India kills Ukrainians': A look at Navarro's remarks on India that led to 'firebombing'

India, Aug. 12 -- Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro, who has multiple times criticised India's oil purchase from Russia, said on Wednesday that he was "firebombed" by Indians with all sorts of "nast... Read More


Khulna University forms panel to probe 'secret effort to bring Hasina back'

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Khulna University has formed a five-member investigation committee to look into allegations that some of its teachers were involved in a secret effort to bring back ousted prime... Read More


North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea Ahead of US-South Korea Drills

SEOUL, Aug. 12 -- South Korea's National Security Council gathered for an emergency session Wednesday morning after military monitors confirmed that Pyongyang had fired another ballistic missile towar... Read More


White House Lifts Government TikTok Ban, ByteDance Still Controls the Algorithm

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The federal government banned TikTok from its workers' phones in 2022 because Congress concluded that ByteDance, the app's Beijing-based parent company, was a national security r... Read More


Lazarus Group Exploited Windows Zero-Day the Week Microsoft Patched 400 Flaws

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- REDMOND, Wash. - On the morning Microsoft released its August 2026 Patch Tuesday, the update contained a fix for a vulnerability that North Korean state hackers had already been ... Read More


"Guess there was a threat out there...": Trump acknowledges secret switching of planes during Turkiye exit

Maryland, Aug. 12 -- US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he secretly switched planes while returning from the NATO Summit in Turkiye last month, in the wake of a "threat" to him at the beh... Read More


COUP SERIES ROUND-UP: What we know about alleged failed plot against Tinubu

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- Many Nigerians were quick to dismiss last year's failed coup plot to topple the President Bola Tinubu administration as a ruse. Scanty information from the authorities, at best, pa... Read More


Malaysia and Hong Kong deepen business ties to unlock new pathways for regional growth

Indonesia, Aug. 12 -- The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) today hosted its flagship overseas promotion, Think Business, Think Hong Kong (TBTHK), in Kuala Lumpur, offering Malaysian busines... Read More


ISI-linked Pakistani national arrested in Bengal over 'espionage' targeting Army, BSF, Railways

Kolkata/IBNS, Aug. 12 -- The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a Pakistani national suspected of having links with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and allegedly collecting sensit... Read More


Singapore raises 2026 GDP growth forecast

Singapore, Aug. 12 -- Singapore's GDP growth is projected to grow 4.5-5.5% in 2026, significantly higher than the previous forecast of 2-4%, driven by stronger-than-expected growth in the first half o... Read More