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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
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MUMBAI: In the wake of 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi being involved in a heated exchange with Vishen Halambage, that led to physical contact on the field after Sri Lanka A beat India A in a Super Over finish in the one-day tri-series in Dambulla on Monday, BCCI secretary Devajit
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked a court on June 16 to prevent his potential arrest over the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed 279 people. A Colombo court imposed a foreign travel ban on Rajapaksa this month, along with two military intelligence officers, pen
As Biye Fiye Niye ( All About Weddings) heads to the London Indian Film Festival, composer and filmmaker Neel Dutt believes its exploration of modern relationships will resonate far beyond India – because, at its core, the film is built on lived experience.“My friends and I wrote All About Weddings
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The chilling moments of a fatal stabbing outside Kannad City police station in the early hours of Sunday were captured on CCTV footage, leading to the death of a 25-year-old man.The victim, Navid Sheikh Akram of Tilaknagar in Kannad, was allegedly attacked after he stepped
A company linked to CSI Properties chairman and founder Mico Chung and his wife has sold a luxury house on The Peak for HK$105 million (US$13.4 million), according to official records. Aqua Sole Company sold the property at 27 Plantation Road to Hu Hanyang in a transaction completed on June 12, according to Land Registry records. Companies Registry filings show that Chung and his wife, Nina Kan Souk-yin, are shareholders of Aqua Sole. The company acquired the property in 1993 for HK$12 million,...
Elon Musk's SpaceX recently went public with the largest-ever initial public offering (IPO). The listing not only made the company's founder and CEO a trillionaire but also generated significant wealth for investors and employees. However, California, where SpaceX was founded and where Musk built mu
BAGHDAD, June 16 - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Washington in mid-July with the aim of deepening strategic ties with the United States, focusing primarily on economic, trade, and investment cooperation, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi describ
The prison sentence handed to Vickrum Digwa, the man convicted of murdering 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, has been referred to the Court of Appeal for review under the UK's Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Southampton Crown Court on June 1 and ordere
Hazaribag: Tension prevailed in Barkagaon area of Hazaribag district on Tuesday after a group of unidentified persons allegedly stormed the office of BGR Infra Mining — the mine developer and operator for the Badam coal project — and vandalised property on a large-scale. One person has been arrested
KUALA LUMPUR — For decades, Malaysia’s Election Commission (EC) has overseen nationwide elections involving millions of voters, conducting polls on the same day across states stretching from Kuala Lumpur to the remote interiors of Sabah and Sarawak. In 2023, six state polls were held on the same da
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russia should make a peace deal with Ukraine, adding that he would do what he could to end the war after a “very good” meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Group of Seven leaders at a summit in France. Trump arrived at the G7 summit in the lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains brandishing a preliminary deal to end the conflict with Iran and with a renewed focus on finishing the war in Ukraine. Trump cheered his meeting with Zelensky and...
Former health secretary said he had ‘no doubt’ there would be a Labour leadership contest as he said he hopes Andy Burnham wins a seat in Parliament later this week
Ukraine's soldiers wear more comfortable shoes when they can, with one saying that "it's impossible to stay in combat boots all the time."
Seamen’s union disputes Centcom claim that it fired on MT Settebello after its crew ignored repeated warnings
These basketball shoes were on his feet for the legendary Game 4 tip-in
Donald Trump warned Iran that "all hell will rain down" if the country attempts to acquire nuclear weapons. These comments were made at the G7 summit in France, where leaders are discussing a framework agreement to end the conflict. Trump stated that any deal would clearly prohibit Iran from dev
NEW DELHI: The Gauhati high court has ruled that a medical graduate’s original MBBS pass certificate cannot be withheld indefinitely just because a criminal case related to her admission is still pending and there has been no conviction, as per a report by LiveLaw.Justice Budi Habung passed the orde
BEIJING – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the north-western Chinese province of Qinghai on June 16, killing at least one person and injuring four others, state media reported, citing the emergency authorities. The quake struck a high-altitude area in the prefecture of Haixi in Qinghai with a depth o
Prince George is confirmed to attend Eton College starting this September. The 12-year-old prince will follow in the footsteps of his father, the Prince of Wales, and his uncle, the Duke of Sussex, who are both alumni of the prestigious school. Kensington Palace officially confirmed the news reg
