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  Iran Sought War Damages From US. Trump Flips Table, Sends Own Bill To Tehran

  In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that he likes the "interesting idea" about Iran asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five months of war, and in return, he will also demand compensation from the Islamic Republic.

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  Putin To Mobilise 5 Lakh Fighters Amid Fear Over His "Last Option": Report

  Citing Ukrainian intelligence, Zelensky said that Putin plans for this mobilisation after Russia's parliamentary elections in late September.

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  '20 Warships Near Iran': US' Hormuz Warning Amid Trump's "Semi-Negotiations"

  The post came amid heightened tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran maintaining its demands that must be met before it removes its chokehold from the strategic waterway for commercial shipping.

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  Clarity, Not Control Of Churches: India's Myth-Buster On Foreign Funding Bill

  In a series of posts on X, India's ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, issued a detailed "Myth vs. Reality check" on the bill.

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  Trump Picks Former Lawyer Will Scharf As New White House Counsel

  Trump named Will Scharf, his former personal lawyer and ex-NCPC chair, as new White House counsel starting September 1, replacing David Warrington.

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  A Californian City Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyberattack On Emergency Systems

  Cybersecurity experts from both private firms and government agencies are examining the compromised systems to safely restore municipal operations.

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  How To Spot Perseid Meteor Shower, A Light Show That Promises To Dazzle

  The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade - though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality.

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  "We're Low-Keying It": Trump On US-Iran Negotiations

  "We are low-keying it," Trump said, according to the news outlet Axios, which said it spoke to him in a brief phone call.

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  Trump Started Iran War Over Nukes, He Will Give It Up For Hormuz: Report

  The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that Trump has spent weeks preparing the ground for such an outcome and has privately told senior aides that he could walk away without obtaining a new nuclear agreement.

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  Team Trump Pushes Defence Companies To Boost Weapons Production Amid Shortage

  Fighting with Iran has used up more of the US military's already diminished stockpiles of advanced missile interceptors.

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  JD Vance Says Iran Has "No Plans" For Hormuz Toll, Tehran Lists Demands

  US Vice President JD Vance claims that Iranians have told Washington that they have "no plans to toll the Strait of Hormuz".

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  What Is 'Margarita Burn'? US Woman's Painful Experience Serves As A Warning

  The woman urged users to "please, please, please, do not squeeze citrus and then go lay in the sun."

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  Why US Navy Is Adding More Missile Cells To 19 Virginia-Class Submarines

  The Pentagon will classify 19 submarines as guided-missile submarines, which will be fitted with a new section called the Virginia Payload Module.

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  Pilots Of Helicopter That Crashed While Fighting Utah Wildfire Die

  The pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter went down Friday morning, according to the Sevier County Sheriff.

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  Joe Biden's Prostate Cancer Spread To Bones, Son Says It's "Painful"

  In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting president, Joe Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.

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  US Senate Advances Landmark Crypto Bill Before Heading On August Recess

  The crypto industry spent more than $119 million backing pro-crypto candidates in the 2024 election hoping to advance the Clarity Act and stablecoin law.

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  US Veep JD Vance Dials PM Modi, He Congratulates Usha Vance On Birth Of Son

  Vance's call to the prime minister came days after Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a mutual defence pact that was widely seen as a signal of a new regional alignment amid the West Asia conflict.

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  H-1B Workers Could Lose 60-Day Lifeline Under New US Immigration Plan

  A move like this could require affected workers and their dependants to leave the country almost immediately.

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  Helicopter Battling Utah Wildfire Crashes, Ignites Another Fire

  There was no word on the conditions of the people aboard the helicopter as officials said they couldn't immediately reach the crash site.

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  US Gets New Attorney General. He Is Donald Trump's Former Lawyer

  Todd Blanche is the second confirmed attorney general since Donald Trump returned to the White House last year.