10-06-2026 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: The world’s coastal mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find. For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing but …

10-06-2026 BEIRUT: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has launched an investigation after confirming it attacked a vehicle carrying Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese Army said Saturday’s “aggressive and barbaric” strike had killed a brigadier-general, a captain and a private. The IDF said the vehicle was “moving …

10-06-2026 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Russia says Ukraine has launched an “unprecedented attack” on and around St Petersburg, as the city hosted the final day of an economic forum. More than 140 drones were shot down over the surrounding Leningrad region, governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said, while the city’s governor, Alexander Beglov, urged …

10-06-2026 TEHRAN: Iran is already preparing for the perilous transition from wartime unity to a fractious peace marked by hyperinflation, a 10% contraction in the economy, power cuts and calls for a triumphalist government to end its unprecedented hunting down of dissent. With peace not yet secured, the debates within …

10-06-2026 MADRID: Pope Leo XIV on Saturday called for an end to “polarizing narratives” and “sterile simplifications” on a week-long visit to Spain expected to focus on the divisive issue of immigration. Leo also thanked Spain, whose Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has clashed with US President Donald Trump over Iran …

Special Report “The Community Asked for Solutions, the Meeting Offered Assurances” ٓHyderabad’June 9 (Ali Abbas-PMI) The Telangana government’s recent review meeting on Muharram arrangements has once again raised a fundamental question: Are the concerns of the Shia community truly among the government’s priorities, or are they merely addressed as a …

Top regions that received rain on Tuesday (till 6 pm, TSDPS data in mm) Bansilalpet (87.3), Vittalwadi (78.8), GHMC Head Office, Himayathnagar (78), TSRTC Employees Building, Vidya Nagar (73.5), Boudha Nagar, Musheerabad (61.8), Tallabasti, Musheerabad (60), Rooplal Bazaar, Bahadurpura (58), Chandulal Baradari (57.8), New Mettuguda Primary School (57.3). Hyderabad, June …

The Telangana ACB uncovered disproportionate assets worth Rs 17.94 crore allegedly amassed by R&B Engineer-in-Chief Mohan Naik Jarupla during his government service. Hyderabad, June 9 (PMI): The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets case against Mohan Naik Jarupla, Engineer-in-Chief of the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department, for …

Two delivery workers allegedly murdered a mason in Secunderabad for just ₹110 and a mobile phone, but were later arrested through CCTV footage and technical evidence. Hyderabad, June 9 (PMI): Police have solved a murder case that occurred within the limits of the Lalaguda Police Station in Secunderabad and arrested …

09-06-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE: After years spent detained in Syria, the freedom of the Islamic State group-linked families who landed back in their homeland of Australia this week was dramatically short lived. Three of the women were swiftly arrested. The fourth was left to confront a frenzied …