President Trump posted a Strait of Hormuz map labelled "New US Territory" on August 18 after the 60-day US-Iran MOU deadline expired without a broader deal. Iran's top negotiator Ghalibaf said the Strait stays closed until US lifts blockade, sanctions and military threats. The UAE simultaneously cut all trade with Iran after a ballistic missile incident.
Read Full ArticleNiger, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Indonesia tightened anti-LGBTQ laws in 2026, while over 60 nations still criminalise same-sex conduct. India, where homosexuality was decriminalised in 2018 but same-sex marriage remains unrecognised, passed a controversial transgender rights amendment in March 2026 that replaced self-identification with mandatory medical board examination.
President Trump on August 18 invoked India's 2024 general election, 646 million voters, all with photo ID, less than 1% mail-in to push Congress to pass the SAVE America Act. He cited Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's question about how US elections can function without mandatory photo identification.
President Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercises with South Korea on August 16, citing his relationship with Kim Jong Un and Seoul's refusal to join the US war against Iran. The announcement came hours before the 10-day drills were scheduled to begin.
Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami announced a $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers on August 16, doubled to $60,000 for Iranian women, citing citizen requests for financial participation. The announcement comes amid stalled US-Iran peace talks, a continued naval blockade, and no known US ground deployment inside Iran except one April rescue mission.
The White House's "Great Transshipment Scam" report released August 13 accused India and 40+ nations of enabling Chinese exporters to evade US tariffs through third-country routing and relabelling. In...
President Trump signed a proclamation August 13 imposing 100% tariffs on large security-capable drones, 25% on smaller models, and 15% on allied-nation imports, taking effect September 3. Citing natio...
The United States pledged $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella on August 7, his inauguration day, as the 48-year-old self-styled "Tiger" vo...
President Trump signed two executive orders on August 6, 2026, targeting birthright citizenship and "birth tourism," months after the Supreme Court struck down his Day One order six to three. Legal ch...
Sixty thousand migrants crossed into Spain's Ceuta from Morocco in 72 hours, 57 dead, military deployed, PM Sánchez visited, Italy restored border controls, France ordered extra checks, Trump cited C...
A US State Department presentation at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro displayed an AI-generated map of Africa that mislabelled every country, Nigeria became landlocked, Mozambique moved to ...
A US judge has allowed President Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times to proceed, seeking an amended complaint by August 27.
The US has imposed a 10% Section 301 tariff on India from July 24, replacing the temporary Section 122 tariffs, impacting global trade and imports.
Andy Burnham became Britain's 59th Prime Minister and seventh in a decade on July 20, 2026, the "King of the North" from Makerfield who pledged stability, a new social model, and a 10-year plan, as St...
The US-Iran war's second phase erupted over a disputed Strait of Hormuz clause, with conflicting interpretations triggering renewed military conflict.
The Senior Citizen Rights Handbook is a comprehensive guide designed to empower elderly citizens with clear and accessible knowledge of their legal and social rights in India.
