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Trump says US-Iran peace deal set for signing, Strait of Hormuz to reopen

US President claims breakthrough accord will ease tensions and secure key energy route, while Iran says any MoU would only provide a framework for further talks.

PM Modi gets grand diaspora welcome in Nice ahead of talks with Macron, G7 summit

Jaishankar lodges strong protest with US after 3 Indian sailors killed in Gulf strike

Bangladesh urged to curb attacks on minorities amid rising communal tensions

Dalai Lama discharged after successful knee replacement surgery in Delhi

Tibetan spiritual leader leaves hospital following left knee replacement; expected to make a full recovery ahead of Ladakh visit later this month.

Trump says Iran deal could send oil prices tumbling, ease global energy pressures

US President links impending Iran agreement and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to lower crude prices, reduced inflation and cheaper fuel worldwide.

US claims control of Hormuz as 100 million oil barrels pass under protection

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says American forces have secured commercial shipping through the strategic waterway, thwarted Iranian interference and enforced a sweeping maritime blockade.

Afghanistan summons Pakistan envoy after airstrikes kill 13 civilians

Kabul lodges strong protest over alleged airspace violation as strikes in Kunar, Khost and Paktika leave 11 children, a woman and an elderly man dead.

12 killed, 9 injured in Johannesburg mass shooting; police launch manhunt

More than 10 armed suspects are believed to have opened fire at multiple locations in an informal settlement east of Johannesburg, with authorities yet to establish a motive for the attack.

Belfast unrest erupts after knife attack, migrant homes and vehicles targeted

Violence broke out in parts of Belfast following a knife attack, with homes, vehicles and public property targeted as authorities urged calm and launched investigations into the disorder.