International Relations

A goldsmith holds a tray of pure gold ornaments in a workshop, illustrating the gold rate today in India

Gold Rate Today, August 17, 2026: 22K at ₹14,219 a Gram as MCX Reopens ₹2,180 Higher

Gold rate today, August 17, 2026: 22K is quoted at ₹14,219 a gram and 24K at ₹15,512, each a rupee lower than Sunday. MCX reopened about ₹2,180 per ten grams above Friday's

August 17, 2026

Business·News

US and South Korean troops during Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise at Camp Humphreys South Korea

Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail South Korea Military Drills, Calling Ulchi Freedom Shield ‘Hostile’

President Trump ordered Pentagon chief Hegseth to substantially reduce joint Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises with South Korea, citing cost and a 'hostile signal' to North Korea — just as Seoul's refusal to

August 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, August 14, 2026

Iran War Deployment Crisis: Trump Says USS Abraham Lincoln Crew’s Nine-Month Stretch Was ‘Not Nearly Long Enough’

President Trump dismissed families of USS Abraham Lincoln sailors with four words when asked if the 9-month Iran War deployment had gone long enough: 'Not nearly long enough.' The crew of roughly

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Polish pilgrims bus crash on Hungary's M3 highway near Mezokeresztes

Poland Bus Crash: Twelve Pilgrims Killed on Hungary’s M3 Highway After Driver Falls Asleep

A Polish bus carrying Catholic pilgrims returning from Serbia crashed on Hungary's M3 highway before dawn on Sunday, killing twelve. The driver fell asleep at the wheel in what Hungary's interior minister

August 17, 2026

News

Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman at briefing on Iran war pilots and Al Udeid investigation

Iran War: Qatar Denies Holding Three Pilots from Al Udeid Strike as Tehran Demands Investigation

Three Iranian military pilots have not spoken to their families since March, when Tehran says their Su-24s were shot down over Qatar during an Al Udeid strike. Qatar categorically denies holding them

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Firefighters work at a Kyiv book market hit by a Russian missile strike on August 16, 2026

Ukraine War: NATO F-18 Shoots Down Russian Drone Over Romania, Fourth Alliance Airspace Intercept of 2026

A Spanish Air Force F-18 on NATO's Enhanced Air Policing mission shot down a suspected Russian drone over Romanian territory Saturday — the fourth such intercept of 2026 — as Russian strikes

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Displaced Palestinians gather along the beachfront in Gaza City as talks on the next phase of the ceasefire continue

Kushner Meets Hamas in Egypt to Turn a Disarmament Pledge Into Steps

Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders at El Alamein on Sunday to press them to convert a disarmament pledge into verifiable steps. He flies to Jerusalem on Monday to meet a prime minister

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Anti-US billboard in Tehran as Iran-US ceasefire MoU expires Monday

Iran-US Ceasefire Expires Monday: Trump Claims Hormuz, Tehran Refuses Talks

The US-Iran memorandum of understanding, signed in June to end three months of war, expires Monday with no successor deal in sight. Iran's Foreign Minister has ruled out negotiations as Trump threatens

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukraine war drone attack kills civilians in Moscow Oblast as Wildberries warehouse burns in Podolsk

Ukraine War: Largest Drone Barrage Kills Six Across Russia, Wildberries Depot Burns Near Moscow

Ukraine launched one of the war's largest aerial attacks Sunday, killing at least six people across Russia. Wildberries' biggest logistics hub burned in the Moscow suburbs while Russia claimed to have destroyed

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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

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Gold Rate Today, August 17, 2026: 22K at ₹14,219 a Gram as MCX Reopens ₹2,180 Higher

Iran War Deployment Crisis: Trump Says USS Abraham Lincoln Crew’s Nine-Month Stretch Was ‘Not Nearly Long Enough’

Poland Bus Crash: Twelve Pilgrims Killed on Hungary’s M3 Highway After Driver Falls Asleep

Iran War: Qatar Denies Holding Three Pilots from Al Udeid Strike as Tehran Demands Investigation

Ukraine War: NATO F-18 Shoots Down Russian Drone Over Romania, Fourth Alliance Airspace Intercept of 2026

Kushner Meets Hamas in Egypt to Turn a Disarmament Pledge Into Steps

Iran-US Ceasefire Expires Monday: Trump Claims Hormuz, Tehran Refuses Talks

Ukraine War: Largest Drone Barrage Kills Six Across Russia, Wildberries Depot Burns Near Moscow

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

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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