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World Anti-Doping Agency targets India’s performance-enhancing drugs production

Health April 17, 2026

NEW DELHI: A crackdown on India’s performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) production — the biggest globally — is key to tackling the doping menace and protect the athletes, World Anti-Doping Agency (...

Cuba ‘ready’ for possible US attack: president

Business April 16, 2026

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his country was “ready” for a possible US attack on the communist island following months of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump. “We...

Outpouring of emotion as Turkiye buries school shooting victims

News April 16, 2026

Crowds gathered for the funerals of eight children and a teacher in southern Turkiye on Thursday, who were killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at a school in a crime that has plunged the country in ...

Turkiye launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims

News April 16, 2026

Turkiye cracked down on Thursday on social media posts praising two school shootings in two days, which have left the country reeling, ordering dozens of arrests ahead of funerals for the victims, who...

India plans parliament expansion for women; opposition cries foul

News April 16, 2026

India’s government was seeking to expand the size of parliament by two-fifths to increase the representation of women lawmakers, but opposition parties have cried foul, saying it would benefit the r...

Fuel supply fears after blaze tears through crucial Australian refinery

News April 16, 2026

Columns of fire engulfed a crucial Australian oil refinery after a chain of explosions, authorities said on Thursday, as they warned of disruptions to domestic fuel supply. Flames as high as 60 metres...

Foreign media group slams Israel’s military over AI image of journalist killed in Lebanon strike

News April 15, 2026

An international media association on Wednesday accused the Israeli military of discrediting a Lebanese journalist it killed last month by circulating an AI-generated image of him in Hezbollah fatigue...

Afghans comb riverbed in search of gold dust

News April 15, 2026

In the jagged Hindu Kush in eastern Afghanistan, hundreds of men dug into the rocky bed of the Kunar River searching for a few grams of gold dust as an alternative source of income. At the foot of imp...

Iran says exchanges with US via Pakistan continue after talks in Islamabad

News April 15, 2026

Iran said on Wednesday that exchanges with the United States via Pakistan had continued following negotiations in Islamabad over the weekend that yielded no result. “Since Sunday, when the Iranian d...

North Korea boosting ability to make nuclear arms: UN watchdog

Technology April 15, 2026

North Korea is showing a “very serious increase” in its ability to produce atomic weapons, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday on a visit to Seoul. The diplomatically isolated no...