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President Donald Trump orders Pentagon to substantially reduce US-South Korea joint military drills

Trump Orders Pentagon to Reduce South Korea Military Drills After Seoul Refused to Join Iran War

President Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea after Seoul refused to join the Iran war — a decision that arrives days before Ulchi

August 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Flames and smoke rise from al-Makha port during Houthi missile strike Yemen civil war 2026

Houthi Missiles Kill Four in Yemen’s Al-Makha, Strike Marib as Civil War Escalates

Houthi missiles and drones killed four in Yemen's al-Makha port and wounded eight, while six ballistic missiles struck Marib residential areas on August 16. The Yemen civil war attacks mark the deadliest

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

People and rescue workers gather at a destroyed house in Deir al-Zahrani in southern Lebanon after Israeli airstrike August 2026

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Eleven in Southern Lebanon Despite Two US-Brokered Ceasefires

Israeli airstrikes killed eleven people in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district on August 15-16, violating two US-brokered ceasefire frameworks. Analysts say the June 26 agreement's requirement that Israel withdraw only after Hezbollah disarms

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Donald Trump speaking at David S. Mack Center police graduation ceremony in Garden City, New York

Trump Says He Will Declare the Strait of Hormuz US Territory. Iran Says the Answer Is No.

Donald Trump announced at a police graduation ceremony Friday that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. With the June MoU expiring Monday and the strait

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Interior in Tehran on National Journalists Day August 2026

Iran Parliament Criminalizes Journalist Interviews With US and Israeli Media

Iran's parliament voted Sunday to criminalize journalist contact with American and Israeli media, setting prison terms from two years to 30 years. The bill, which now faces Guardian Council review, follows the

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Iranian Air Force pilot in Su-24 bomber cockpit during 2026 conflict

Iran Accuses Qatar of Holding Three Pilots Prisoner Six Months After Su-24 Shootdown

Iran's military publicly named three Air Force pilots it claims Qatar has held since March, when Qatari F-15s shot down two Su-24 bombers heading toward Al Udeid Air Base. Qatar denied the

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas Iran, the waterway whose closure is holding oil prices today near 90 dollars a barrel

Oil Prices Today, August 16, 2026: Brent at $88.52 as the US Blockade Holds Hormuz Shut

Oil prices today, August 16, 2026: Brent settled Friday at $88.52 a barrel and WTI at $82.40, both more than five percent higher on the week after Washington said its naval blockade

August 16, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·Markets·News

Sheikh Hasina and the US role in Bangladesh's August 2024 political crisis

America’s Regime Change Machine: From Tehran to Dhaka, the Paper Trail Does Not Lie

Drawing on declassified CIA operational histories, FARA filings at the Department of Justice, an 87-page Senate committee report, and a diplomatic cipher confirmed by a foreign Supreme Court, this opinion traces America's

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Opinion

An employee holds a silver bar in a safe deposit room, the metal behind the silver rate today quoted across Indian cities

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 percent apart for the same day. Spot silver

August 16, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Gold bars and bullion, the benchmark for the gold rate today as 22K trades near 14,220 rupees a gram

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 numbers are Friday's. Indian futures shut hours before

August 16, 2026

Business·Markets·News

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Trump Orders Pentagon to Reduce South Korea Military Drills After Seoul Refused to Join Iran War

Houthi Missiles Kill Four in Yemen’s Al-Makha, Strike Marib as Civil War Escalates

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Eleven in Southern Lebanon Despite Two US-Brokered Ceasefires

Trump Says He Will Declare the Strait of Hormuz US Territory. Iran Says the Answer Is No.

Iran Parliament Criminalizes Journalist Interviews With US and Israeli Media

Iran Accuses Qatar of Holding Three Pilots Prisoner Six Months After Su-24 Shootdown

Oil Prices Today, August 16, 2026: Brent at $88.52 as the US Blockade Holds Hormuz Shut

America’s Regime Change Machine: From Tehran to Dhaka, the Paper Trail Does Not Lie

Silver Rate Today, August 16, 2026: Delhi ₹2.67 Lakh a Kg, Hyderabad ₹2.71 Lakh

Gold Rate Today, August 16, 2026: 22K at ₹14,220 a Gram as Markets Stay Shut

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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