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Suspect among 3 dead in Moscow eatery bombing

03-08-2026

Moscow: Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Sunday called a bomb attack on a restaurant in the Russian capital a “brutal terrorist act”, but did not say who was responsible.

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Step back from Iran strikes: MbS to Trump

03-08-2026

Dubai: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly urged US President Donald Trump to abandon his plan for a massive escalation against Iran, Axios reports, citing two US officials and a source.

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Indonesian ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing

03-08-2026

Surabaya: At least five people died and 41 were missing after a passenger ferry carrying 271 people caught fire off Indonesia’s Java island on Sunday, officials said. The Mutiara Sentosa 2, carrying 232 passengers and 39 crew members, was travelling from Surabaya to Makassar when the fire broke out off Sumenep regency.

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Ceuta nears calm, but tensions linger

03-08-2026

Ceuta: Most of the 60,000 migrants who entered Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta this week had returned to Morocco by Sunday, while authorities continued a search for bodies in nearby waters. At least 72 migrants died, including some who drowned and others killed in a stampede while crossing a breakwater barrier, Spanish authorities said.

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Iran vows retaliation as US plans energy strikes

02-08-2026

Tehran: Iran has threatened retaliation if the US attacks its critical energy infrastructure, warning regional countries against helping Washington as military strikes continue across the region, Al Jazeera reported.

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Spain to fence Ceuta border after migrant rush kills 67

02-08-2026

Ceuta: Spain announced it would install a 500-metre-long containment barrier along the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighbouring Mor­occo after 50-60,000 migrants breached the frontier earlier this week.

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Speed-climbing legend Purja confirmed dead

02-08-2026

Renowned Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Gilgit-Baltistan, his expedition company said on Saturday.

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US envoy gor urges B’desh to join Pax Silica Initiative

02-08-2026

Dhaka: US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor on Saturday urged Bang­ladesh to join the US-led Pax Silica initiative during talks with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on bilateral ties, trade and investment.

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Burnham sets up ‘No. 10 North’ to shift power from London

02-08-2026

Manchester: British PM Andy Burnham has opened a government office in Manchester, dubbed “No. 10 North”, as part of his push to decentralise power and spread economic growth beyond London.

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Stellar spectacle

02-08-2026

The Milky Way stretches across the darkness of space above Earth’s curved, glowing horizon in a striking photograph captured by Nasa astronaut Don Pettit from the Internati­onal Space Station.

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Xi pushes AI use to build ‘intelligent military’

02-08-2026

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the armed forces to increase the use of AI to develop an “intelligent military system” and strengthen combat capabilities as part of the country’s military modernisation drive.

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Sri Lanka confers highest state honour on violinist Subramaniam

02-08-2026

New Delhi: Violin virtuoso and Padma Vibhushan awardee L Subramaniam has been conferred Sri Lanka’s highest state honour for his contribution to music and strength­ening cultural ties with India.