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What investing in Africa means to Aliko Dangote, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- When conversations turn to investment in Africa, one name consistently dominates the discussion: Aliko Dangote. Over the past four decades, the Nigerian industrialist has become mo... Read More


India's position on terrorism not homegrown but exported outside validated: Retd. Captain Gaur on UNSC linking Al-Qaeda to Red Fort blast

Jammu, Aug. 13 -- Defence expert and retired Captain Anil Gaur on Thursday said the United Nations Security Council's report attributing the November 2025 Red Fort blast to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subc... Read More


Iran War Stress Allegedly Drives US Sailors Toward Suicide AttemptsPublished on: August 13, 2026 8:30 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 13 -- The prolonged war with Iran has reportedly placed severe pressure on some US military personnel stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. US sailors suicide attem... Read More


Lebanon becomes first Arab nation to abolish capital punishment

World, Aug. 13 -- The Parliament of Lebanon has passed a law abolishing the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with hard labor, according to ABC News. Following the vote, Lebanon beca... Read More


Moon not sighted, Rabi ul Awwal to begin on Aug 15 in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Aug. 13 -- The crescent of Rabi ul Awwal 1448 AH/2026 was not sighted in Hyderabad on Thursday, August 13, according to the Central Moon Sighting Committee of the Sadar Majlis Ulama-e-Decca... Read More


US Israel Iran War Latest News: Iran Says No Progress in Efforts to Revive Interim Peace Deal With US

India, Aug. 13 -- US Israel Iran War Latest News: Iran and the United States remain deeply divided over efforts to reach a permanent agreement to end the war in the Gulf, with a senior Iranian source ... Read More


CIA nabs mastermind behind Charkhi Dadri shooting that hurt seven people

Rohtak, Aug. 13 -- The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team of the Charkhi Dadri police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested the alleged key conspirator behind the August 6 firing outside the city p... Read More


HRW Calls for Release of 8 UN and Aid Workers Detained in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Aug. 13 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the release of eight employees of the United Nations and a nongovernmental organization who it says have been detained or forci... Read More


Vietnam, New Zealand leaders witness exchange of cooperation documents

Auckland, Aug. 13 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met the press and witnessed the exchang... Read More


US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Iranian Military Rejects US claims Over Strait of Hormuz Control as Oil & LNG Supply Risks Rise Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions

India, Aug. 13 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The recent conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran has dramatically changed course towards the Strait of Hormuz, an international wa... Read More