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Washington: As tensions continue in the Middle East following the fallout of peace deal between the United States (US) and Iran, President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) shared an image of the Strait of Hormuz, describing the critical waterway as an American territory. "News U.S. Territory. Strait of Hormuz," Trump, who is a two-time US President, said while sharing the image on his Truth Social account. The 80-year-old Republican leader, while speaking at an event on Long Island on August 14, had declared that Hormuz would soon be declared a US territory. Few days later on August 18, he…

US President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on scores of Canadian imports came into effect on Saturday after trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa collapsed at the eleventh hour. The new levies are expected to affect around 5 per cent of Canada’s annual exports to the US, worth roughly USD 20 billion in goods. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the US had introduced efforts in recent hours to restrict Canada’s ability to pursue other trade deals. Carney said Canada had secured 20 new deals over the past year, including economic and security partnerships, and had the prospect of…

Tokyo: A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring at least five people, officials said. No tsunami danger followed the quake. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred in southern Ibaraki prefecture at a depth of 70 kilometres. The region is prone to frequent earthquakes. The United States Geological Survey recorded the preliminary magnitude of the quake at 5.8. 23 people injured in four prefectures Twenty-three people were injured across four prefectures in the region, according to prefectural officials. Nine people were injured in Saitama, another nine…

Washington: The Pentagon on Saturday provided figures about the causalities of US service members in the Iran war and said the death count has risen to more than 770, reported The Washington Post. The development comes as the conflict enters its sixth month. The Washington Post further reported that the Pentagon's casualty reporting system showed 774 US service members killed or wounded, including 18 killed and 756 wounded in the conflict. Pentagon says scores of new troops were wounded As per the news agency, the Pentagon added scores of new troops to the wounded list in recent days, even as the…