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Iran expands Strait of Hormuz operational area by ten times

13-05-2026

Iran has expanded its definition of the Strait of Hormuz into a "vast operational area" far wider than before the Iran war, according to a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy.

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US has ample arms for Iran war: Hegseth

13-05-2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles.

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Trump lands in China today for Xi talks

13-05-2026

US President Donald Trump will arrive in China on Wednesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on a host of global issues, the Gulf war and the trade deal pending over tariffs and rare-earth minerals.

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Altman denies betraying Musk’s mission

13-05-2026

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman on ​Tuesday rejected Elon Musk's claim that he betrayed the ChatGPT maker's founding mission to serve the public good, at a trial that may ‌determine the future of OpenAI and its leadership.

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3 US, French nationals test hantavirus +ve

12-05-2026

Three passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak tested positive or showed symptoms on Monday as international repatriation efforts intensified. The vessel, the MV Hondius, anchored in the Canary Islands where personnel in protective gear escorted travellers to shore for military-led flights.

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Starmer buys more time with pledge to ‘prove doubters wrong’

12-05-2026

London: British PM Keir Starmer on Monday bought some more time at 10 Downing Street with a pledge to prove the “doubters” in his own party wrong and battle on for the soul of Britain.

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Desi philanthropist pays off student loans for 176 graduates in the US

12-05-2026

Students of North Carolina State Univer­sity’s Wilson College of Textiles received a life-changing surprise during their graduation ceremony at Reynolds Coliseum.

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Trump to visit China from May 13 to 15

12-05-2026

Beijing/Washington: US President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. This will be the first visit to China by a US president in almost nine years.

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Philippine VP impeached

12-05-2026

An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives of the Philippines voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday over alleged unexplained wealth and threats to have the president assassinated, as the rift between the camps of the nation’s top two officials escalated.

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Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate gets bail, moved to hospital

12-05-2026

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, 54, as been moved to a hospital in Tehran and has been granted a suspension of her sentence on heavy bail, a foundation run by her family said.

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Thailand’s Thaksin out of jail

12-05-2026

Bangkok: Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison on Monday after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for a corruption-related charge.
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WAR snippets

12-05-2026

Iran said on Monday it had hanged a man convicted of spying for Israel and the US, the latest in a wave of executions during the war. “Erfan Shakourzadeh was hanged for collaborating with the US intelligence service and the Mossad spy service,