Updated: Feb 20th, 2026 US President Donald Trump has claimed that he threatened to impose 200% tariffs on both India and Pakistan during a period of heightened military tensions, asserting that his intervention helped de-escalate the situation between the two nuclear-armed nations. Speaking at a ‘Board of Peace’ event on Thursday, Trump said that fighter...
US President Donald Trump is weighing a limited military strike on Iran to push Tehran into a nuclear deal, The Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper said Trump is considering “an initial limited military strike on Iran to force it to meet his demands for a nuclear deal.” The move would be meant to pressure...
Updated: Feb 20th, 2026 World Bank President Ajay Banga announced the creation of a dedicated Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund to manage international contributions for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory, saying the institution would act as a “limited trustee” under the direction of the newly formed Board of Peace. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the...
Naval forces of Iran and Russia held a joint drill in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, amid growing speculation about an impending US military strike against Iran. Special operation teams from Iran’s army, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Russia conducted an operation to liberate a hijacked ship during the...
Harvard University’s links with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein continued years after it decided to stop accepting his donations in 2008, with newly released US Justice Department emails revealing previously unreported financial arrangements and sustained academic connections, according a CNN news report. In 2008, following Epstein’s conviction for soliciting prostitution, including from a minor, Harvard determined...
Updated: Feb 19th, 2026 Britain’s King Charles III on Thursday said the law must take its course after his younger brother, Prince Andrew, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Prince Andrew, also known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was taken into custody early in the morning at his residence at Wood Farm on the...