29-05-2026 Warning: You may find some of the graphic detail in this story disturbing PARIS: A school assistant will go on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of sexual mistreatment of young children in his care. It is the latest case in a year-long scandal that has shaken the school …
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29-05-2026 TAIPEI: Taiwan has said it is monitoring the second Chinese “joint combat readiness patrol” near the island in a week, accusing Beijing of being the sole source of instability in the Asia Pacific. In a post on social media on Tuesday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence said its forces …
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29-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: In late April, India’s Sun Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $11.75bn (£8.59bn) to acquire New York-listed women’s health and biosimilar firm Organon & Co. It marked the biggest overseas acquisition by an Indian company in nearly two decades and followed a string of high-profile international deals …
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29-05-2026 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The US said it launched new strikes on southern Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines. The strikes were taken in “self-defense” and were designed “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”, US Central Command said in a statement. Central …
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29-05-2026 SYDNEY/ QUEENSLAND: Australia has recorded its first diphtheria death in almost a decade as the country grapples with the worst outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in decades. In March, the Northern Territory (NT) declared an outbreak of diphtheria with cases also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. Cases …
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28-05-2026 TEHRAN/ KUWAIT CITY/ BEIRUT : The United States has carried out new strikes on an Iranian military site allegedly posing a threat to US forces and maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to news reports. Iranian media have reported that US forces struck near the Bandar Abbas …
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28-05-2026 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he is “not satisfied” yet with the terms of the deal being negotiated with Iran. He said Tehran was “very much intent” on reaching an agreement to end the conflict, but added “so far they haven’t gotten there”, repeating Washington’s willingness to …
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28-05-2026 MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that her country will host the Iranian national football team during the upcoming FIFA World Cup, due to tensions with the United States. On Monday, Sheinbaum said that FIFA, the global football governing body, had approached Mexico about hosting Iran, after …
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28-05-2026 BEIRUT: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to intensify strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon to “crush” the armed group. The Israeli leader announced the order in a video released on Telegram on Monday night. “We are at war with Hezbollah, and we will intensify our …
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28-05-2026 TEHRAN: Iran says some progress has been reached in talks with the US, but a deal “is not imminent”. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai’s remarks came after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an agreement could possibly be reached on Monday. “It is correct to say that we …
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