Silver Rate Today, August 16, 2026: Delhi ₹2.67 Lakh a Kg, Hyderabad ₹2.71 Lakh
Silver rate today, August 16, 2026: Delhi is quoted near ₹2,67,000 a kilogram and Hyderabad near ₹2,70,900, but three mainstream trackers publish figures 13
Nigel Farage Reclaims Clacton Seat, but Nearly 10,000 Vote for Count Binface
Nigel Farage won back the Clacton-on-Sea seat he voluntarily vacated in July over an undeclared £5 million cryptocurrency donation, defeating satirical candidate Count Binface
Gold Rate Today, August 16, 2026: 22K at ₹14,220 a Gram as Markets Stay Shut
Gold rate today, August 16, 2026: 22K is quoted near ₹14,220 a gram and 24K near ₹15,513, but bullion markets are closed and those
Ukraine’s 600-Drone Moscow Strike Kills 83-Year-Old as Russia Intercepts Record 822
Ukraine launched approximately 600 drones at Moscow overnight in what Russian authorities called the largest single drone strike on the capital, killing an 83-year-old
At Least 47 Dead as 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia’s Flores Island
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's Flores Island killed at least 47 people, triggering a tsunami warning that sent 2,000 coastal residents fleeing before being
Reform UK Plans £50bn Welfare Overhaul Targeting Millions of Disabled Claimants
Reform UK's Robert Jenrick outlined a £50bn welfare overhaul ending PIP for working-age claimants and stripping Universal Credit health payments from 2.89 million disabled
South Korea Fires First 2026 Warning Shots After North Korean Troops Cross the MDL
South Korean forces fired warning shots on Liberation Day after North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line in the eastern DMZ — the
Qatar Denies Holding Three Iranian Bomber Pilots From March Al Udeid Attack
Qatar's Foreign Ministry categorically denied Iranian allegations that three Su-24 bomber pilots captured during the March attack on Al Udeid Air Base are held
Shadow Fleet Tanker Caroline Bezengi Spills Oil Into Oman’s Protected Marine Reserve
A sanctioned tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet exploded off Oman in June and has been slowly leaking crude oil into a newly designated
Erdogan Says Egypt Could Join Mecca Pact as Saudi-Led Defence Bloc Reshapes Middle East
Turkish President Erdogan said Egypt could join the Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan Mecca Pact, days after the three nations signed a mutual defence clause compared to NATO's
NATO Jet Downs Drone Over Romania as Russian Strikes Kill Woman in Kryvyi Rig
A Spanish NATO F-18 shot down a drone over Romania's Galati region on Sunday — the fourth such intercept this year. Russian strikes the
Hamas Chief Negotiator in Cairo Ahead of Kushner Visit as Netanyahu Blocks Gaza Deal
Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya arrived in Cairo on Sunday for talks with Egypt's intelligence chief ahead of Jared Kushner's planned regional visit. Netanyahu