25-06-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Protecting India’s interest remains “supreme” in bilateral trade talks with the United States, a senior Indian trade ministry source said on Monday, as New Delhi pushes to finalize a deal before the expiry of the pause on steep reciprocal tariffs imposed by US President Donald …
Read More »Israel struck Tehran’s Evin prison & Fordo access routes
25-06-2025 JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN: Israel has struck Tehran’s notorious Evin prison and damaged parts of the facility, which holds many political detainees, Iran’s judiciary says. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported that the situation was “under control” following the attack, which it said violated international law. State TV footage showed first …
Read More »Why Iran launched missiles at US military base in Qatar?
25-06-2025 TEHRAN/ DOHA: Iranian missiles targeted the largest US military base in the Middle East, Al-Udeid, in what it said was a response to the US bombing three of its nuclear program facilities on Saturday evening. Al-Udeid is home to the US military’s headquarters for all air operations in the …
Read More »Wildfires rage on Greek island of Chios
25-06-2025 ATHENS: A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Chios where five separate wildfires are burning and being fanned by strong winds. Residents in 17 communities have been evacuated and an arson investigation has been launched into what caused the different fronts to start is …
Read More »Iran unleashes new-generation missiles in fresh wave
25-06-2025 TEHRAN: Iran carried out the new phase of Operation True Promise III with a barrage of new-generation missiles, which made direct impacts across occupied territories. The 21st phase kicked off at around 12:00 pm local time on Monday, with informed sources saying many new-generation missiles were used in today’s …
Read More »Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire
24-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM/ DOHA/ TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump said that a “complete and total” ceasefire between Israel and Iran will go into force with a view to ending the 12-day conflict between the two nations, moments after both sides threatened new attacks. While an Iranian official confirmed that Tehran …
Read More »America & Britain tell citizens in Qatar to shelter in place
24-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ LONDON/ DOHA: The US and the UK have told their citizens in Qatar to shelter in place “until further notice”. The US embassy in Qatar suggested in a notice online that Americans do so “out of an abundance of caution”. The UK government said it was issuing its …
Read More »Mali authorities reopen Barrick Mining office in capital
24-06-2025 BAMAKO/ DAKAR: Malian tax officials have reopened Barrick Mining’s, opens new tab office in the capital under a court-appointed administrator, after it was shuttered in April over alleged non-payment of taxes, two people close to the matter told media. It marks the first significant development since a Malian court …
Read More »“DeepSeek aids China’s military & evaded export controls”
24-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ SAN FRANCISCO: AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China’s military and intelligence operations, a senior US official told media, adding that the Chinese tech startup sought to use Southeast Asian shell companies to access high-end semiconductors that cannot be shipped to China under US rules. The US conclusions reflect …
Read More »India’s watchdog to start Air India annual audit
24-06-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Ten officials from India’s aviation safety watchdog will visit Air India headquarters on Tuesday for an annual audit, a government memo showed, just as the airline is facing intense scrutiny after a plane crash killed 271 people. The audit is unrelated to the accident, but …
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