US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the strike as a "quiet death" and the first US torpedo sinking of an enemy ship since World War II. Sri Lankan authorities rescued 32 crew members from the Iranian warship, but hold low hopes of finding more survivors among the 148 missing
04 March,2026 08:20 PM IST | Washington | mid-day online correspondentA Frenchman was brought in after experiencing intense pain, after which a live, eight-inch bomb shell from 1918 was found inside his anus
08 February,2026 08:27 AM IST | France | A CorrespondentWith his passing, there remain only about a dozen survivors of the surprise attack, which killed just over 2400 troops and propelled the United States into the war
22 December,2025 07:42 AM IST | Washington | AgenciesThe 13-year-old victim, named Hatsue Kajiyama, died on August 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city in the final months of World War II
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