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What Example Are Our Leaders Setting When Private Relationships Enter Public Ceremonies?

By BPN News Desk
An Independence Day ceremony is not a film premiere, a birthday celebration or a private family gathering. It is a State function. The venue belongs symbolically to the people. The hospitality is State hospitality. The seating arrangements carry the authority and prestige of government. Those accorded conspicuous prominence at such an occasion inevitably acquire a […]
Mojtaba Khamenei
International

Iran Rejects Trump’s Claim Over Strait of Hormuz

By BPN News Desk
Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington could soon declare the Strait of Hormuz American territory, insisting that the strategic waterway remains under Iranian control. Tehran said the strait could not be seized through political declarations, military deployments or presidential orders. Iran Rejects Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Claim Iranian Deputy
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International

Indonesia Quake Kills 20, Tsunami Warning Lifted

By BPN News Desk
A powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people and damaging homes and buildings across the Flores region. The undersea quake triggered tsunami waves of less than one metre, prompting coastal evacuations before authorities later lifted the warning. Indonesia Earthquake Kills at Least 20 The earthquake struck near
Andy Burnham
International

UK Slams Netanyahu’s ‘Islamic Republic’ Remark

By BPN News Desk
Britain has sharply criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he referred to the country as the “Islamic Republic of Britain” and suggested it could become an Islamic republic possessing nuclear weapons. The UK government described the comments as “completely unacceptable” and said the matter had been raised directly with Israel. UK Condemns Netanyahu’s
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International

Trump Threatens to Claim Strait of Hormuz

By BPN News Desk
US President Donald Trump has said he intends to declare the Strait of Hormuz “territory of the United States”, escalating rhetoric over the strategically vital waterway amid continuing conflict with Iran. The statement represents a political assertion rather than a change in the strait’s internationally recognised legal status. Trump Claims US Control of Strait of […]
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International

Houthi Missile Attack Kills Four in Yemen’s Mocha

By BPN News Desk
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has accused the Houthi movement of firing six ballistic missiles at the Red Sea port city of Mocha, killing at least four civilians and wounding eight others. The attack marks another escalation in fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and forces supporting Yemen’s Saudi-backed government. Houthi Missiles Strike Yemen’s