20-06-2026 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: When President Donald Trump announced the US deal with Iran on Sunday and declared the “opening” of the Strait of Hormuz, his Truth Social post ended with the words “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Media analysis of MarineTraffic ship-tracking data, however, …

20-06-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Will India ever play in the FIFA World Cup? The familiar lament that Indian football fans have learnt to live with is back after the “greatest show on earth” kicked off last week. For those tracking the fortunes of the Blue Tigers as the Indian …

20-06-2026 TEHRAN: Iran’s leadership is trying to present its emerging memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US not as a retreat but as the result of resistance and victory. That is not an easy argument to make. The country has just gone through a damaging war, the economy is under …

19-06-2026 Police in Poland are investigating the murder of a Russian artist and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin. Polish prosecutors said Robert K, known as the artist Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot dead on Monday morning in the Polish town of Biała Podlaska, about 40km (25 miles) from the Belarusian …

19-06-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: One of India’s most ambitious aviation projects, touted to be among the largest in South Asia, has been inaugurated more than four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially kicked off the project. “I am happy that I had the privilege of laying the foundation …

19-06-2026 PARIS: World leaders have gathered at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, where discussions about US President Donald Trump’s agreement with Iran have been “frank,” sources say. Trump is due to speak with the leaders of three Arab states as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. US-Iran agreement: US …

19-06-2026 WASHINGTON:  US vice-president JD Vance ⁠has said nuclear inspectors will “absolutely” be allowed to return ⁠to Iran as part of the deal ⁠with Washington to end the war. “In fact, one ‌of the core parts of the agreement is that the (International Atomic Energy Agency) and the ‌United States …

19-06-2026 BRUSSELS: The European Union has officially launched the accession process for Ukraine and Moldova. The formal launch on Monday will require both countries to commit to years of political reforms. Ukraine must start the complex process while it continues to fight Russia’s invasion, but Kyiv views EU membership as …

19-06-2026 FIFA says it has found “no evidence” that one of the referees at the World Cup breached its code of conduct after he was accused of making a white supremacist hand gesture during one of the games. “FIFA’s independent Disciplinary Committee can confirm that, after looking into the matter …

19-06-2026 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump says the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran has been “all signed”, and the Strait of Hormuz will be completely open by Friday. Three Iranian oil tankers and two cargo ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz after the US lifted its naval …