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Iran Seizes Two Greek Oil Tankers; Tension Mounts Between Athens and Tehran

Iran seized two Greek tankers, Delta Poseidon and Prudent Warrior, in the Persian Gulf after Tehran's oil shipment was seized in Greece.

May 29, 2022

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

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US Seizes 6,00,000 Barrels of Smuggled Iranian Oil on Russian Ship; Tehran Calls It International Banditry

Washington seized more than 6,00,000 barrels of Tehran's 'smuggled' crude oil off Greece.

May 27, 2022

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

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Beer Made From Sewage Water Goes on Sale in Singapore; Here's How NewBrew Tastes

NewBrew is made of NEWater, a liquid that is recycled from the wastewater. NEWater is Singapore's brand of high-quality, recycled and clean water.

May 27, 2022

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

Iran Quad Force Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodayari was killed by two gunmen in Tehran.

Hassan Sayad Khodayari: Assassinated IRGC Colonel Was Mastermind Behind Attacks on Israeli Diplomats in India, Thailand

According to a report in Iran International, an opposition media outlet, Khodayari "was the mastermind" behind a 2012 car bombing that targeted an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi.

May 24, 2022

By R. Ghosh

US Behind Monkeypox Infection; Claim Based on Nuclear Threat Initiative Report Spreads on Chinese Social Media

Shu Chang shared a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo claiming that the US is behind the spread of the monkeypox infections.

May 23, 2022

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

Indonesian Islamist preacher Abdul Somad Batubara

Indonesian Islamists Threaten Singapore With 9/11-Type Attacks; Supporters of Abdul Somad Issue Chilling Warning

Followers of Abdul Somad Batubara have warned Singapore of consequences after their preacher was denied entry into Singapore.

May 23, 2022

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

Jordan Furious After Israeli Court Rules in Favor of Jews Offering Prayers at Jerusalem's Temple Mount

An Israeli court ruled in favor of Jewish minors who recited prayer at the Temple Mount compound.

May 23, 2022

By Medha Bhagwat

Indonesia, Which Controls 60 Percent of World's Palm Oil Supply, Decides to Lift Export Ban

Indonesia banned the export of palm oil on April 28, rattling global edible oil markets already struggling with sunflower oil supply shortages due to the war in Ukraine.

May 23, 2022

By Reuters

Top Quds Force Colonel Shot Dead in Tehran; Mossad Under Lens as Israel Says Hassan Khodayari Planned Attacks on Jews

Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodayari was shot five times by two gunmen in Tehran. IRGC arrested some operatives which they claim are linked to Mossad.

May 23, 2022

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

7 Dead as Philippine Ferry Catches Fire; More Than 100 Rescued After Victims Jump Off Burning Vessel

A ferry travelling to the Quezon province in Philippines caught fire and resulted in the death of 7 passengers with 23 severely injured.

May 23, 2022

By Medha Bhagwat

Myanmar Junta Condemns 7 to Death; Military Accused of Targeting Youths to Silence Opposition

A secret military tribunal announced the death sentence for the murder of a ward official.

May 21, 2022

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

India Overtakes China in Global Air Power Ranking; PLA Has More Jets But Lags Behind IAF in Attack Capabilities

The World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft placed IAF above the People's Liberation Army Air Force on the basis of modernization, attack and defense capabilities.

May 21, 2022

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

Singapore Throws Out Radical Preacher Abdul Somad Who Championed Suicide Bombings; Islamist Fans in Indonesia Spam PM Lee on Facebook

Singapore denied entry of 'extremist' Indonesian preacher Abdul Somad and sent him back to Indonesia on the same day of his arrival

May 19, 2022

By Medha Bhagwat

Pakistani TikTok Star Charged After Deliberately Setting Forest Fire to Shoot Video

The TikToker was charged with defying the environmental protection laws under Environmental Protection Act 1997, according to a report filed at a local police station.

May 19, 2022

By Manthan C.

Black Box Data Suggests China Eastern Jet Crash That Killed 132 People on Board Was Intentional: Report

According to the report, data from one of the jet's "black box" flight recorders retrieved from the accident site indicated that inputs to the controls pushed the plane into a near-vertical dive.

May 18, 2022

By R. Ghosh

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