20-06-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear to United States President Donald Trump that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May was achieved through talks between the two militaries and not US mediation, a top …
Read More »Mapping Iran’s most significant strikes on Israel
20-06-2025 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM: Sirens have continued to sound in cities across Israel as Iranian missiles strike for a sixth consecutive day in response to Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear, military and other sites since Friday. On Wednesday morning, an Iranian missile sparked a fire in central Israel that appeared to …
Read More »‘No-bra, no-exam’ rule at Nigerian university sparks outrage
20-06-2025 ABUJA: A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University in south-western Ogun State are seen touching some students’ …
Read More »Dozens killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid in Gaza
20-06-2025 GAZA STRIP: At least 72 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire across Gaza since dawn, including 29 people who were waiting for aid trucks, Palestinian health officials say, the latest carnage hitting people desperate to secure food for their hungry families. The latest incidence of the daily killing …
Read More »Iran’s secretive nuclear site that only a US bomb could hit
20-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: Hidden away in a mountainside south of Tehran is an enrichment plant that is vital to Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Israel’s attempts to dismantle them. Israel may have achieved dominance over Iran’s skies but the Fordo nuclear facility, believed to be deeper underground than the Channel Tunnel …
Read More »Indian shares slip as Trump’s Tehran warning
19-06-2025 NEW DELHI/ TEHRAN: India’s benchmark indexes fell on Tuesday as investors stayed on edge after US President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, stoking fears of a broader regional conflict amid ongoing Israel-Iran hostilities. The Nifty 50, opens new tab was down 0.37% to 24,853.4 and the BSE …
Read More »New Zealand PM to discuss trade on first visit to China
19-06-2025 BEIJING/ WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit China from Tuesday, looking to foster trade ties and woo tourists and students, although thorny issues of security and defence will figure on his agenda in meetings with top leaders. Making his first visit to China since becoming prime …
Read More »UK parliament votes to decriminalize abortion
19-06-2025 LONDON: Britain’s parliament voted on Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales to stop a growing number of women from being investigated by police for terminating pregnancies under legislation dating back to the mid-19th century. Abortions have been legal in England and Wales for almost 60 years but …
Read More »Oil prices extend rise as Iran-Israel conflict enters sixth day
19-06-2025 BEIJING: Oil prices ticked up in early trading on Wednesday after ending the previous session up more than 4% on worries that the Iran-Israel conflict could disrupt supplies. Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, or 0.25%, to $76.64 a barrel by 0029 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures …
Read More »China pharma projects disrupted by Sino-US tensions
19-06-2025 SHANGHAI: Drug research and development firms in China including WuXi AppTec, opens new tab and WuXi Biologics, opens new tab are changing project plans, stockpiling supplies and discussing testing locally, said sources with knowledge of the matter, as they seek to mitigate the impact of US-China trade tensions. China’s …
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