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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
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
16 June 1976 is not just another chapter in the history books, nor is its aftermath and legacy, say those who took part and their families
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’
A tentative deal to end the Iran war has raised questions about consumer price relief, but experts caution that significant cost reductions in gasoline, groceries, and airline tickets are unlikely to materialize quickly. Despite a drop in oil prices following the agreement, immediate relief at the
DUBAI, June 16 - The United States military has overseen scores of secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers to keep Gulf energy exports flowing, using aerial and water drones as well as helicopters in an operation to guide convoys to awaiting tankers. The operation on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz e
President Trump previously vowed to paint the Reflecting Pool an ‘American flag blue’
Elvira Nabiullina, the head of Russia's central bank, has been absent from public view for nearly three weeks, leading to speculation over her whereabouts. The central bank has stated that Ms Nabiullina is on sick leave but is scheduled to attend a press conference on 19 June. She is widely reco
Indian government cracks down on channels on the Telegram app offering fake entrance exam questions for a hefty fee
As Donald Trump crows about peace in the region, ominous signs are coming from Israel and Hezbollah, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew
President Trump joins world leaders during the G7 summit in France.
In an opinion piece for the Dagens Nyheter newspaper on the day she submitted her final conclusions to the government, inquiry chair Eva Broström stated that introducing a mandatory preschool for children with insufficient knowledge of Swedish would be "both legally and practically difficult, and ra
SINGAPORE – It was a Friday in February 2025. June (not her real name), a communications professional in her 30s, was working in the office when she received a call at around 11am from a man claiming to be a Citibank representative. June said the caller told her the bank had detected fraudulent act
BUCHAREST, June 16 - Romania's prime minister-designate Adrian Vestea said late on Monday he would attempt to form a government and get it approved by parliament, despite his own Liberal Party's call for his resignation. The outgoing prime minister and Liberal Party leader Ilie Bolojan asked Vestea
A 21-year-old woman, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, died during a rope jumping incident in Brazil after not being attached to any safety equipment. Three instructors involved in the incident have been arrested and could face manslaughter charges. The instructors admitted de Freitas was not
Launched in January 2018 by the prime minister, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, anchored by NITI Aayog. Its primary objective is to rapidly and effectively transform the socio-economic status of India’s most under-developed districts. B
Film star was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 and frontotemporal dementia a year later
MUMBAI: Amid speculation that a section of Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs may defect to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, party chief Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of all Sena (UBT) MLAs and MLCs on June 22, the first day of the monsoon session of the state legislature. Uddhav had convened a meeting of all Se
Drones are reshaping how wars are fought, the flat plains of Ukraine are punctuated with burnt out tank hulls and many critical centres of global energy supply have been shut across West Asia due to this new scourge on the modern battlefield. Armed forces across the world are struggling to effective
Britain’s biggest water supplier, Thames Water, has moved a significant step closer to government control after ministers formally raised concerns about a proposed £10 billion rescue package designed to keep the troubled utility afloat.The UK government's intervention cast fresh doubt over the compa
A shadowy figure known as El Money orchestrated arson attacks in London linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Shaun Evans maintains it was an ‘involuntary, subconscious twitch’ that led to an ‘OK’ symbol during the official broadcast of Germany's opening game against Curaçao on Sunday
DOHA - Qatar is planning to rapidly boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) production once the Strait of Hormuz reopens, aiming to restore most of its export capacity within two months, according to people familiar with the matter. QatarEnergy, which operates the country’s LNG facility, has told buyers
