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 TEHRAN, 30 August, 2026 (Ghufran): Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has urged countries across the Middle East to identify their “real enemy,” understand its plans and work together to counter emerging threats in the region.According to Iranian media, Mojtaba Khamenei issued the message on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In his written message, the Iranian Supreme Leader called on countries in the region to carefully assess the prevailing situation and unite to safeguard their national and collective interests. Mojtaba Khamenei said Middle Eastern countries need to understand who their actual enemies are and what objectives they are pursuing. He stressed the importance of regional cooperation in confronting external threats and p...

SAN FRANCISCO, 29 August, 2026 — News Desk: A U.S. federal judge has ruled that parts of the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke visas and deport noncitizen college students over pro-Palestinian advocacy are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Noel Wise said targeting people for protected speech, including criticism of Israel and support for Palestine, violated constitutional free-speech protections. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by The Stanford Daily, which said some international student journalists had censored their coverage of pro-Palestinian protests and the Middle East conflict because of fears of government retaliation.Judge Wise warned that such policies could create a broader climate of self-censorship and said government punishment for disfavored opinions was inconsi...

 COPENHAGEN, 29 August, 2026 — News Desk: Two expert reports have found that Denmark’s forced contraception programme in Greenland violated women’s human rights but did not meet the legal definition of genocide. At least 4,000 Greenlandic women and girls, some as young as 12, received IUDs or contraceptive injections between 1966 and 1991, often without their knowledge or consent. The reports said the practices violated rights to privacy, family life and freedom from degrading treatment. Some women suffered serious complications, including infections, infertility and other permanent health problems. The experts found no sufficient evidence that the programme was carried out with an intention to destroy Greenland’s population. However, one report said Denmark may have breached the ...

 WASHINGTON, 29 August, 2026 (Kamran Raja): U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an unprecedented agreement under which American interests will gain majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves, as Washington seeks to revive the country’s struggling energy sector and secure additional crude supplies for U.S. refineries. Trump said the agreement had been secured through a partnership with private businesses and would come at no cost to American taxpayers. The announcement followed weeks of negotiations between the United States and Venezuelan authorities over long-term access to oil fields and increased investment in Venezuela’s energy industry.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the agreement as a “win-win” for both countries, ...

 QUSRA, 29  August, 2026 (Nosheen): Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in and around the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, in the first major incident since a settler siege in the area earlier this month triggered international condemnation. According to witnesses, the settlers surrounded a Palestinian home and threw stones at the building while seven Palestinians were trapped inside. One of those inside, Saddam Oday, said Israeli military forces fired tear gas into the house and detained residents inside while allowing him to leave. He also said that, according to his account, Israeli forces did not detain any of the settlers and allowed them to leave the area. The owner of the house, Luay Bayrudi, said Israeli soldiers handcuffed, blind...

 KATHMANDU, 29 August, 2026 (Ghufran): Nepal resumed search and rescue operations on Saturday after a brief suspension caused by adverse weather, as authorities continued efforts to locate nearly 3,000 people reported missing following devastating floods that killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction in the Himalayan region bordering Tibet. Officials said around 2,426 people remain missing in Nepal, while another 554 are missing in Tibet’s Gyirong County. At least 540 foreign nationals are among those missing, many of them Hindu pilgrims from India. Nepal has called for specialist foreign assistance to support rescue and recovery efforts. The country’s finance minister said Nepal would require approximately $4 billion to $5 billion for reconstruction following the disast...

 NEW DELHI, 28 August, 2026 (Ghufran): The Indian Army has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase Javelin anti-tank missile systems, the US Embassy in India announced on Friday. The financial value of the agreement was not disclosed. The medium-range guided missile system, jointly manufactured by Lockheed Martin and RTX, is designed to engage a range of targets, including armoured vehicles. The Javelin system is already in service with the US Army and Marine Corps, as well as with several international customers. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said the agreement would create new opportunities for the defence industries of India and the United States to expand cooperation. He said there was “tremendous potential” for future collaboration aimed at strengthening th...

 SEOUL, 28 August, 2026 (Kamran Raja): South Korea has expressed support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea, saying Seoul is ready to actively support confidence-building measures and efforts to restart talks between Washington and Pyongyang. South Korea’s National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Friday that Seoul welcomed moves toward renewed engagement between the United States and North Korea. He said South Korea would work to facilitate measures aimed at rebuilding trust and creating conditions for meaningful negotiations between the two sides. Wi stressed that any resumption of U.S.-North Korea talks should focus on achieving substantive progress on the issue of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. He also emphasized that diploma...

KYIV, 28 August, 2026 (News Desk): Russian forces on Friday resumed a heavy drone barrage over Ukraine’s Kyiv region, striking more than a dozen apartment buildings, warehouses and private homes for a second consecutive day, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks killed one person and wounded two others, while prolonged air raid alerts disrupted civilian life and economic activity in the capital. According to Kyiv regional military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko, the strikes damaged 14 warehouses, 16 private houses, three apartment buildings and 16 vehicles. Ukrainian emergency officials said a second drone struck one location after emergency crews arrived, in an apparent “double tap” attack targeting first responders. Authorities warned residents to remain in shelters, follow air rai...

 NEW YORK, 28 August, 2026 (News Desk): Democrats and Republicans in the United States are shifting their focus toward the November general election after the conclusion of the primary season, with both parties adopting sharply different campaign messages as they seek to win over voters. Democrats are increasingly focusing on the economy and the high cost of everyday essentials, including fuel, groceries and healthcare. Democratic candidates in competitive districts argue that voters are more concerned about affordability and household expenses than political extremism. Republicans, meanwhile, are seeking to keep the spotlight on the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, warning voters about the influence of democratic socialism and what they describe as a leftward shift within the...