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Venice Protesters Face Riot Police as Trump's Ambassador Arrives on $450m Superyacht

New Delhi, July 18 -- US Ambassador Tilman Fertitta arrived in Venice Thursday aboard his $450 million superyacht Boardwalk, sparking clashes between hundreds of protesters and riot police at St. Mark... Read More


Sir Garfield Sobers, Cricket's Greatest All-Rounder, Dies at 89

New Delhi, July 18 -- Sir Garfield Sobers, widely regarded as the greatest cricketer who ever lived, died on Friday in Bridgetown, Barbados, aged 89. The West Indies all-rounder played 93 Tests betwee... Read More


Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke, Cites 'Willful Negligence'

New Delhi, July 18 -- President Trump threatened Friday to increase tariffs on Canada, blaming Ottawa for wildfire smoke that pushed Washington, Chicago, and Detroit to the top of global air pollution... Read More


China Launches WAICO, a 29-Nation AI Alliance to Challenge US Tech Dominance

New Delhi, July 18 -- China formally launched the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. Xi Jinping announced the initiative at the World AI Confe... Read More


Ukraine Strikes Yanos Oil Refinery and 12 Shadow Fleet Vessels in Crimea Isolation Push

New Delhi, July 18 -- Ukraine's Defense Forces struck Russia's Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery in Yaroslavl Oblast and disabled 12 shadow fleet vessels on July 17, in one of the broadest single-night oper... Read More


Ukraine Drones Sever Tu-95 Bomber Tail at Engels Air Base Deep Inside Russia

New Delhi, July 18 -- Ukraine's SBU struck a Tu-95MS strategic bomber at Russia's Engels air base in Saratov Oblast overnight July 16-17, severing the aircraft's tail section and inflicting critical d... Read More


Bangladesh Absentia Trial Notices Fall Short of International Law, Dhaka Study Finds

DHAKA, July 18 -- The notice that appeared in Bangladesh's official gazette on 3 July 2025 gave Saima Wazed seventeen days to appear before a Dhaka court on corruption charges. She was, at the time, s... Read More


Fake Ticket Portals Prey on Tomorrowland 2026 Fans as Belgium Festival Opens

New Delhi, July 18 -- Cybersecurity firm CloudSEK identified more than a dozen fake websites impersonating Tomorrowland 2026's official ticketing and travel platforms. The scams, active as the festiva... Read More


NYT Strands Hints and Answer - Saturday, July 18, 2026 (#867)

New Delhi, July 18 -- The NYT Strands answer for Saturday, July 18, 2026, is BOWLOFGRANOLA. Today's puzzle is #867, and the theme is "A healthy breakfast." Three hints before the full answer, for sol... Read More


NYT Connections Answers - Saturday, July 18, 2026 (#1133)

New Delhi, July 18 -- The NYT Connections answers for Saturday, July 18, 2026 (puzzle #1133) are below, with all four groups revealed. CARRY, DOUBLE DRIBBLE, GOALTEND, TRAVEL Green (Belief): ATTITUD... Read More