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Tuesday, June 16
World leaders will be joined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they try to keep Donald Trump on side
By Jakub Krupa
Thinktank says decoupling electricity from gas prices has also helped shield Spain from hikes caused by Iran war
In today’s newsletter: An argument about money has also spotlighted questions about Britain’s place in the world and the changing face of warfare
So-called ‘good behaviour’ legislation fiercely criticised by opposition politicians and rights groups
The closures, so employees can watch a recorded lecture, will cost the company an estimated 2.1bn won ($1.4m) in sales
JERUSALEM - Israel’s Supreme Court on June 16 rejected an appeal to release a prominent Palestinian doctor who has been held without charge since he was captured in Gaza in late 2024. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan hospital, is among at least 14 doctors from Gaza who have been d
Donald Trump announced a long-awaited deal aimed at ending the U.S.-Iran war this week - but concerns have already been raised about its fragility
NEW DELHI: More than four years into the war and now longer than the duration of World War I, the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues with no signs of slowing down. Ukraine on Tuesday launched a drone strike on an oil refinery in the Moscow region, with Russian authorities confirming damage to the fac
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A U.N.-backed court in the Central African Republic on Tuesday opened the trial of former President François Bozizé, who is accused of crimes against humanity for abuses committed by members of his security forces between 2009 and 2013. The trial is the sixth
The continuous problems within the actors' union, AMMA, have reached a turning point with actor Ansiba Hassan taking her case to court. She is filing a case in the Thrippunithura Magistrate Court against another actress, Lakshmipriya, and a female Sub-Inspector from the Thrippunithura Women's Police
Passengers will find the SpaceX internet on board this autumn
Utility bills are exceeding mortgages in West Virginia despite Trump’s promised cuts President Trump promised to cut electricity bills, but prices have risen instead. Many in West Virginia now face utility costs surpassing rents and mortgages. And the state’s reliance on coal-fired plants contribu
NEW DELHI: Another Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, Soumitra Banerjee, was pelted with eggs on Tuesday while being escorted to court by police following his arrest. Video from the scene showed a crowd hurling eggs and chanting "chor, chor, chor" (thief, thief, thief) as Banerjee was being taken to a
The real estate sector in India is increasingly becoming attractive for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), owing to its improved infrastructure, employment opportunities and the need for good-quality housing. Areas characterised by economic prosperity, metropolitan connectivity and mega projects frequentl
TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on June 16 that ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, was “the most important” issue in the peace deal with the United States announced the day before. “The important point I want to emphasise here is that in our view, there are two pa
The property website said the analysis reveals a longer-term ‘north versus south’ divide
This intricate operation used aerial and water drones, along with helicopters, to guide convoys to awaiting tankers, according to four sources
Uninterrupted connectivity is becoming as essential to urban mobility as trains and roads as work, payments and entertainment move online. The modern Indian city commuter carries more than a smartphone. He carries his office, his bank account, his entertainment, his travel tickets and increasingly,
President Trump's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities echo FDR and Churchill's WWII race to stop Hitler's atomic bomb at Norway's Vemork plant.
Iran has significantly strengthened protections around its stockpile of near bomb-grade uranium in recent weeks, reportedly collapsing access tunnels and laying explosive mines around key nuclear sites.According to CNN, Iran has dramatically escalated efforts to make collapsing tunnels and booby-tra
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will attend the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit from June 17 to 18. He will be in Kazan, a city in south-western Russia, for the meeting which marks the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia relations and the 30th anniversary of Russia as an ASEAN dialogue part
NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand high court has granted bail to two accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) after spotting a discrepancy in the police paperwork, as some documents had the FIR number on them before even the FIR was registered.Justice Ashish Naithani decided
Mumbai: The city police's crime branch has arrested self-proclaimed social media influencer Randeep Singh Gujral for allegedly trying to extort money from paneer vendor Amandeep Behl by claiming insects were found in his product. Police said Gujral created a defamatory video against Behl, who runs P
Elon Musk has escalated his criticism of the UK's planned social media ban for children under 16, responding sharply to French President Emmanuel Macron after the French leader praised the move. After Macron welcomed Britain's decision and wrote on X, "Thanks for joining the movement," Musk replied
Liz Kendall, accepted that many children will succeed in getting around the ban but insisted the restriction would lead to a ‘significant change in behaviour’
