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Rain exposes Lahore's poor infrastructure as heavy downpours submerge city, paralyse life

Aug 08, 2026

Heavy rainfall hit Lahore, submerging major roads, low-lying areas, and underpasses, completely crippling the city's drainage infrastructure and disrupting normal life. While WASA deployed machinery and operated disposal stations on backup generators during power outages, traffic police advised citizens to avoid waterlogged stretches and hazardous electrical poles.

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UAE says Iranian attack on tanker constitutes 'flagrant violation' of UN resolution

Aug 08, 2026

The UAE strongly condemned an Iranian missile attack on an ADNOC tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a violation of UN resolutions and piracy. While no casualties occurred in Saturday's strike, ADNOC revealed that 15 fleet vessels have been targeted during the conflict, causing one death.
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Iran FM Araghchi says Hormuz reopening hinges on "other conditions", compensation for US "violation"

Aug 08, 2026
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"US accepting Iran's conditions" key to Hormuz reopening: IRGC, rules out Oman talks link

Aug 08, 2026

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US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Michael Boulos poses for a photograph with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during his visit to the Alappuzha backwaters. (Photo: X/@USAmbIndia)

Trump's son-in-law takes a rainy ride on a houseboat in Alappuzha

Aug 08, 2026

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Michael Boulos, made a surprise visit to Alappuzha, Keralam, taking a houseboat ride...
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Iran favours dialogue, will not be forced to surrender: President Pezeshkian

Aug 08, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended signing an MoU with the US to end the war, asserting Iran will...
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World Uyghur Congress slams China's ethnic unity law, welcomes US crackdown on firms linked to forced labour

Aug 08, 2026

The World Uyghur Congress highlighted global demonstrations against China's Ethnic Unity Law and welcomed the US expanding its...
Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan meets US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in Kochi. (Photo: X/@vdsatheesan)

Keralam CM VD Satheesan meets US envoy Sergio Gor in Kochi to boost economic, port & educational ties

Aug 08, 2026
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"End this war. NOW": Hickenlooper and Senate Democrats introduce resolution to check Trump's unauthorised conflict with Iran

Aug 08, 2026
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Pix gains ground in Brazil's bars, restaurants; accounts for 20.5% of in-person payments

Aug 08, 2026
Todd Blanche was confirmed as United States Attorney General. (Photo/Reuters)

Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche confirmed as US Attorney General by narrow Senate vote

Aug 08, 2026
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Yemeni armed forces launch multi-front operation against Houthis; warn against further escalation

Aug 08, 2026
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11th BRICS culture ministers' meeting concludes in Madhya Pradesh; Bhopal Declaration adopted

Aug 08, 2026
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Pakistan's outdated education system draws criticism from top Rawalpindi students

Aug 08, 2026
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Pakistan's healthcare neglect exposed as unpaid sanitation workers cripple hospital services

Aug 08, 2026
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UN Geneva welcomes five peacocks gifted by India, continuing a decades-old tradition

Aug 08, 2026
Qutub Minar lights up in colours of ASEAN (Photo/Embassy of Philippines in India)

Qutub Minar lights up with ASEAN emblem on bloc's 59th founding anniversary

Aug 08, 2026
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Marco Rubio highlights Helberg's "Pax Silica" as strategic backbone of US $3 bn mining investment

Aug 08, 2026
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee alleges two more extrajudicial killings in Balochistan

Aug 08, 2026