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Iran claims Qatar is holding Iranian pilots as POW

CAIRO, 16 August 2026 (TON):  In a latest statement Iran said Qatar was holding three of its pilots who had been missing since March this year, which ...

Sri Lanka's missing persons office has nearly 17,000 active cases

COLOMBO, 14 August 2026 (TON): Sri Lanka's missing persons office has nearly 17,000 active cases, says chairman Chairman Sri Lanka's Office of Missin...

Congress questions India PM to respond on China 'aggression' in Arunachal

NEW DELHI, 14 August 2026 (TON): In the backdrop of Chinese warning to New Delhi to cease Indian troops’ patrolling in a number of pockets of Arunacha...

Hungary’s Parliament elects Andras Baka as president

BUDAPEST, 13 August 2026 (TON): Hungary’s Parliament elected former Supreme Court chief justice Andras Baka as president as the country’s new Governme...

Former Syrian President Bashar Assad sentenced to death in absentia

DAMASCUS, 12 August 2026 (TON): A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on T...

Hmeimem air base and Tartus naval base as Syria – Russia joint training centers

Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin

SHANGHAI, 10 August 2026 (TON): Shanghai's two airports cancelled more than 1,300 flights and authorities relocated some 300,000 people in surrounding...

Germany fears daily hybrid warfare after drone attack

LEIPZIG, GERMANY, 9 August 2026 (TON): German authorities fears that they may face daily hybrid warfare attacks from abroad. German Interior Minister ...

British Columbia declares state of emergency over wildfires

BRITISH COLUMBIA, 9 August 2026 (TON): British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday after thousands of people in the western Canadian pr...