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“We need it”: Trump announces plan to raise US military spending to $1.5 trillion next year
Jul 16, 2026Pennsylvania , July 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) announced plans to increase US military spending to USD 1.5 trillion next year, saying the investment was necessary to strengthen national defence while... -
US: Indian-origin mall worker fights for life after hate-fueled stabbing in Utah
Jul 16, 2026Utah , July 16 (ANI): A brutal afternoon attack at the Valley Fair Mall left an Indian-origin Muslim worker hospitalised with multiple stab wounds. According to newly released court documents, the suspect explicitly confessed to police... -
Iran says missile attack hits areas near Ahvaz cancer hospital after CENTCOM launches second wave of strikes
Jul 16, 2026Tehran , July 16 (ANI): Iranian authorities on Wednesday said a missile attack struck areas near a cancer hospital in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, hours after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a second wave... -
Iran has no plans for negotiations, remains focused on defense: Foreign Ministry spokesperson
Jul 16, 2026Tehran , July 16 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Wednesday stated that the Islamic Republic has no plans to resume negotiations with the United States amid escalation of military confrontation between the two... -
US forces disabled empty oil tanker transiting towards Iran amid blockade, says Centcom
Jul 15, 2026Washington DC , July 16 (ANI): US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (local time) said that the American forces disabled an empty oil tanker travelling towards an Iranian port after the vessel allegedly ignored multiple warnings... -
India, EU strengthen strategic partnership at 3rd TTC; announce cooperation in AI, semiconductors, clean technologies
Jul 15, 2026Brussels , July 16 (ANI): India and the European Union on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen strategic cooperation in trade, technology and security at the third meeting of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC),... -
India-EU Trade and Technology Council advances cooperation across 3 key working groups on tech, clean energy, trade
Jul 15, 2026Brussels , July 16 (ANI): The third meeting of the India-European Union Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on Wednesday advanced cooperation across three key working groups covering strategic technologies and digital connectivity, clean and gr......Read More -
US launches second wave of strikes on Iran, targets military capabilities threatening Hormuz transit
Jul 15, 2026Washington DC , July 16 (ANI): The US forces on Wednesday (local time) launched a second wave of strikes against Iran, targeting the military capabilities of the Islamic Republic that it said were being used to... -
India, Belgium hold inaugural Strategic Dialogue, review cooperation across defence, semiconductors, supply chains
Jul 15, 2026Brussels , July 16 (ANI): India and Belgium on Wednesday held the inaugural Strategic Dialogue in Brussels, reviewing bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including defence, semiconductors, supply chains, trade, investment, cl......Read More -
US sanctions 7 individuals, entities for supporting IRGC; reiterates stance for Tehran’s denuclearisation
Jul 15, 2026Washington DC , July 15 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday announced a fresh slew of sanctions against Iran after accusing Tehran of attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The US Department of the...
