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UK Maritime confirms tanker struck by drone in vicinity of Oman's Sohar port

Local authorities are assisting with the crew's evacuation, UKMTO said, adding that the extent of the damage and the environmental impact are currently unknown.

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
Captain Smit Machchhar reads a letter from President Isaac Herzog in the hospital, October 10, 2026.

Herzog invites Captain Smit Machchhar, Indian pilot who helped subdue flydubai hijacker, to Israel

Protest against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi Saturday, 10th October 2026

India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil 'Cockroach' youth movement protests

A billboard at the Ad Halom Junction featuring a photo of pilot Smit Machchhar that reads, "Thank you, hero!"

'Thank you, hero': Highway 4 billboard honors Indian pilot who saved Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight


At least 14 killed in India, Bangladesh as heavy rainfall wreaks havoc across South Asia

Rains also triggered landslides on the expressway connecting Mumbai with Pune, forcing its closure and disrupting traffic between the two cities.

A worker clears fallen trees after heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India, July 5, 2026.

Over 100 Indian and Pakistani figures urge Modi and Sharif to restart stalled diplomatic talks

As reported by numerous top Indian news organizations, this letter carries the signatures of 117 eminent personalities, including 61 from India and 56 from Pakistan. 

 A Pakistani Ranger stands guard during the 'Beating Retreat' ceremony at the border gates of Pakistan and India at the Wagah border post near Lahore on May 4, 2025.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other world leaders to attend Khamenei’s funeral

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told Iranians to "rise up" and "demand revenge" during a speech on Thursday at the funeral.

 Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar, June 21, 2026.

Afghanistan gets hit by a third earthquake in days as the Hindu Kush shakes again

According to the USGS, the quake occurred at a depth of 216.7 km (134.65 miles).

Afghan residents clear rubble from their home at the site of a Pakistani airstrike in Barolo village in the Marawara district of Afghanistan's Kunar province on June 29, 2026.

Israel looks from the Mediterranean to India for a new strategic front to contain Iran - analysis

The concept of linking Israel to the Eastern Mediterranean and also to India via the Abraham Accords countries is one of the key elements of Israel’s regional and global outlook.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi leave after a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026.

Massive fire at Haldia Petrochemicals' plant in India, several workers injured, local media says

Several workers were injured in the fire, the cause of which was not immediately clear, media reports said.

Security personnel stand outside the complex of Indian Oil Corporations (Indian Oil Corporation) IOCs refinery in Haldia, West Bengal on December 22, 2021 a day after three people reportedly lost their lives in a fire incident in the plant.

In the pink: Jerusalem's Botanical Gardens unfurls an array of lotus flowers

If you have ever visited the Botanical Gardens in the summer, you couldn’t have failed to espy the multitude of lotus flowers bursting out of the rich foliage that floats on the circular pond.

Pink lotuses seen at Jerusalem's Botanical Gardens.

The Somaliland president’s historic Israel visit - opinion

Why a free Iran completes the Greece-Israel-UAE-India-Somaliland axis.

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi and President Isaac Herzog during Abdullahi's first official state visit to Israel, June 14, 2026.

Entire Bnei Menashe community to immigrate to Israel within five years, gov't promises

The government approved a proposal to bring the entire 6,000-person community from northern India to Israel, with 1,200 members expected to arrive by the end of this year.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets new immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community, June 11, 2026.

Three sailors dead from US strikes on tanker off Oman, India confirms

The deaths are the first reported since the blockade began on April 13, operations which have seen the US disable eight ships and turn back more than 100 others.

INDIAN VESSEL 'Nanda Devi' carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state on March 17, 2026 after Iran allowed it to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy corridor that remains disrupted by the Middle East war.