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‘We’re Living in Fear’: Indian Workers in Kuwait Amid Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (758+ words) Late on Saturday night, as sirens echoed across parts of Kuwait and reports of strikes near Camp Arifjan began circulating, Sadik Khan was at Terminal 1 of Kuwait International Airport. Sadik, who works as an assistant for airport operations, had just…...

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JNU Students Released From Tihar Jail After Delhi Court Orders Immediate Release

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (466+ words) Fourteen Jawaharlal Nehru University students who were arrested during a protest march last week have been released from Tihar Jail. The students, including JNUSU president Aditi Mishra and other office bearers, were detained following a demonstration at the university campus....

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Old, Unrelated Video Shared as Recent Visuals From Ayatollah Khamenei’s Funeral

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (193+ words) A video of multiple people crying and praying is being circulated on social media platforms with a claim that it shows recent visuals from the funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The above post had garnered over 60 thousand…...

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Trump’s Iran Gambit Risks Strengthening Hardliners, Not Weakening Them

3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (604+ words) Among the many motives attributed to Donald Trump'denying Iran nuclear capability and destroying its missile capacity'the real objective appears to be regime change. Yet, this requires delegitimising the existing rulers. While they can bomb targets at will, regime change ultimately…...

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'48 Leaders Killled; Open to Talks': What Trump Said on Attacking Iran

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (418+ words) Trump described the ongoing operation as proceeding at "lightning speed," claiming that "48 Iranian leaders are gone in one shot." He further stated that the US military's campaign, codenamed Operation Epic Fury, is "moving along rapidly," and that Iran's new leadership…...

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'Solidarity With UAE': PM Modi Condemns Escalation in Gulf, Chairs Security Meet

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (281+ words) This was New Delhi's first official comment after the US-Israel air strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries. Modi's statement emphasised India's solidarity with the UAE and highlighted the importance of protecting Indian nationals in the…...

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'US-Israel Strikes on Iran Have Left Me Trapped, My Medical Dream Slipping Away"

15+ hour, 53+ min ago  (688+ words) Two years ago, I left Magam in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir with a suitcase full of books and my parents" prayers. I was going to Tehran University of Medical Sciences to pursue my MBBS degree. It was the…...

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Fact-Check: Does This Video Show Recent Iran Strikes on Dubai? No!

21+ hour, 3+ min ago  (289+ words) A video of rockets raining down on a city at night is being shared on social media, where people have claimed that it shows visuals of Iran's attack on US military bases in Dubai. The claim comes amid a joint…...

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Does This Photo Show Khamenei’s Body After Israel’s Strike on Iran? No!

23+ hour, 29+ min ago  (99+ words) Fact-Check: A 12-year-old photo is being shared to falsely claim that it shows a recent photo of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body after Israel and US struck Iran. (Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here and…...

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Old Video of Khamenei Falsely Shared as Him Dismissing Reports of His Death

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (214+ words) A two-minute long video of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking is being widely shared on social media, where users are claiming that he addressed the people of his country to dismiss reports about his death. The claim surfaced…...