Israel launched a wave of strikes against Lebanon hours after US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, with Tehran committing to re-opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Episode 1673 of #CutTheClutter, originally published on 31 May 2025, connects the dots to explain how Pakistan inveigled its way into the White House in Trump's second term.
This is the latest flashpoint in the long-running feud between US President and the news organisation that has led to failed defamation suits and curtailing of press access.
In the weeks leading up to US-Israeli military strikes against Iran, White House was split between 'Trump the hawk', eager for action, and 'Vance the sceptic', NYT report says.
Israel launched a wave of strikes against Lebanon hours after US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, with Tehran committing to re-opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump warned Iran that a ‘whole civilisation will die tonight’ if it does not lift blockade of Strait of Hormuz. China, Russia vetoed UNSC resolution on reopening critical shipping route.
India not only cog in global cybercrime ecosystem, but also partner in efforts to dismantle it. Illegal call centres a major concern, with many of them operating out of India, targeting victims abroad.
Shirin Chaudhury was taken into custody from her residence in Dhanmondi. Last month, Awami League voiced deep concern over ‘widespread arrests and custodial deaths’ nationwide.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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