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Trump says 'armada' of warships is headed towards Iran 'just in case'

Washington, Jan 23 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said an "armada" of US warships is headed towards the Middle East, and the US is monitoring Iran closely, even as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s crackdown on protesters at 5,002.
Speaking on Air Force One as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos overnight, Trump said: “We have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case. I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely … we have an armada … heading in that direction, and maybe we won’t have to use it.”
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers are due to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days. Additional air defence systems are being deployed, most likely around US and Israeli airbases. The UK said it would send RAF Eurofighter Typhoon jets from 12 Squadron to Qatar, at Doha’s request.
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Islamabad Red Zone sealed amid PTI sit-in over Imran's eye condition

13 Feb 2026 | 9:11 PM

Islamabad, Feb 13 (UNI) Authorities in Pakistan placed Islamabad's high-security Red Zone under lockdown on Friday, upping crowd control measures by erecting barricades and deploying a large number of police personnel in order to prevent protesting opposition lawmakers and supporters from reaching the Parliament House.

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BNP sweeps Bangladesh polls, Tarique Rahman set to be Prime Minister

13 Feb 2026 | 7:34 PM

Jayanta Roy Chowdhury & Arti Bali
New Delhi/Dhaka, Feb 13 (UNI) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swept to victory in a low voter turnout elections to Bangladesh's parliament, winning 213 of the 296 declared constituencies and catapulting party chief Tarique Rahman to become the country's next prime minister.

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Pak opposition vows sit-in over ex-PM Imran's eyesight

Pak opposition vows sit-in over ex-PM Imran's eyesight

13 Feb 2026 | 6:44 PM

Islamabad, Feb 13 (UNI) Amid claims of Imran Khan's near blindness in his right eye sending ripples across Pakistan earlier in the day, Tehreek Tahafuz-i-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai vowed to continue a sit-in outside the country's parliament, "until all demands are met."
Imran's supporters blame medical negligence for former premier's deteriorating eyesight.

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Pakistan pledges 'no negligence' over Imran Khan's eyesight complaint

13 Feb 2026 | 5:27 PM

Rawalpindi, Feb 13 (UNI) Pakistan's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Friday pledged "zero negligence" on the caring of PTI founder and former PM Imran Khan's alleged near-blindness, stating that the former premier would be taken wherever he chooses for the best medical treatment, to cure his ailing sight, alleged to be operational at little more than 15 per cent.

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Pakistan pledges 'no negligence' over Imran Khan's eyesight complaint

13 Feb 2026 | 5:27 PM

Rawalpindi, Feb 13 (UNI) Pakistan's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Friday pledged "zero negligence" on the caring of PTI founder and former PM Imran Khan's alleged near-blindness, stating that the former premier would be taken wherever he chooses for the best medical treatment, to cure his ailing sight, alleged to be operational at little more than 15 per cent.

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