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Trump rolls out the White House welcome mat for new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump is welcoming Iraq’s new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for office. Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman with no political background, emerged as a consensus candidate in Iraq after months of deadlock over the premiership following last year’s parliamentary elections. When al-Zaidi was formally installed as prime minister-designate in April, Trump said in a social media post that it was the “beginning of a tremendous new chapter between our Nations — Prosperity, Stability, and Success like never seen before.” But Trump’s

Activist Sonam Wangchuk urged to give up hunger strike over exam leaks

NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) – A prominent ​Indian social activist demanding the education minister’s resignation over exam paper leaks entered the 17th day of ‌a hunger strike on Tuesday as his condition worsened, prompting opposition leaders to urge him to call off the fast. Sonam Wangchuk has been fasting in central Delhi in solidarity with the founder of India’s youth Cockroach Janta Party, who is staging a sit-in demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan step ​down over the leaks in May that affected millions of students, a rare show of defiance against Prime Minister ​Narendra Modi’s rule. The CJP, founded

Markets slump on surging oil, West Asia flare-up; Sensex drops 561 points

Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Tuesday as a sharp surge in crude oil prices due to the renewed flare-up in West Asia dented investors’ sentiment. Fresh foreign fund outflows and the falling rupee also put pressure on the markets. After three days of gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 561.46 points, or 0.72 per cent, to settle at 77,054.94. During the day, it tumbled 614.92 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 77,001.48. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 158.95 points, or 0.66 per cent, to end at 24,052.05. From the Sensex pack, HCL

Rupee falls 62 paise to close at 96.30 against US dollar

A man counts Indian rupee currency notes inside a shop in New Delhi, India. (Photo: Reuters)

Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 62 paise to close at 96.30 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, amid a surge in crude oil prices and renewed geopolitical concerns. Forex traders said the rupee came under pressure due to a combination of factors — crude oil prices climbed on renewed geopolitical tensions, while demand for the US dollar increased as investors moved toward safe-haven assets. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.95 and settled for the day at 96.30 (provisional), down 62 paise from its previous closing. On Monday, the rupee depreciated 30 paise

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