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07-04-2026 WASHINGTON: Lawyers have estimated that as many as 75 women may have a stake in the $72.5m settlement reached with Bank of America over accusations related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. United States District Judge Jed Rakoff had called on the lawyers to compile a broad list of …

07-04-2026 TEHRAN: Iran says it has downed two US warplanes, with the first shot down in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, and the other crashing in the Gulf. Two of US crew members have been rescued and at least one is believed to be missing. Celebrations break out in Tehran as …

06-04-2026 LONDON: Police forces are being offered specialist support from a new national democracy protection unit to deal with the rising level of threats and abuse facing MPs. Police chief Chris Balmer has been tasked with leading the new initiative to help forces investigate and tackle “anti-democratic crimes”. Reports of …

06-04-2026 WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down from his post, according to media. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement on social media that George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff …

06-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indians are bracing for summer, with temperatures expected to cross 45C in some parts of the country but the war with Iran is already putting India’s $6bn bottled water industry under strain as manufacturers struggle to access crucial raw materials. Last month, market leader Bisleri …

06-04-2026 PARIS: The Iran war requires a “serious” approach that does not change every day, Emmanuel Macron has said, in an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s seemingly contradictory remarks about the conflict. “This is not a show. We are talking about war and peace and the lives of …

06-04-2026 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has warned that Washington “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran”, threatening a potential expansion of attacks on the country’s infrastructure, which would violate international law. Posting on social media late on Thursday, Trump threatened to attack “Bridges next, then Electric …

06-04-2026 HAVANA: Cuba’s government says it will pardon 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture. Their release during Easter’s Holy Week follows pledges made in March to release dozens of inmates as the United States increases pressure on Cuba’s leadership. Thursday’s announcement, reported by state media, is the second prisoner amnesty …

06-04-2026 KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait says a power and desalination plant has been hit by an Iranian attack, as Gulf countries continue to face heavy retaliatory strikes on the 35th day of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. Authorities in Kuwait said the plant was struck before midday local …

05-04-2026 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: A missing US service member whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post early Sunday. “WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off …