03-06-2026 TEHRAN/ KUWAIT CITY/ MANAMA/ WASHINGTON: The United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island and “defeated multiple” Iranian missiles and drones, as civilian vessels and regional allies Kuwait and Bahrain came under attack. Kuwait’s military said air defence systems intercepted incoming …
Read More »
03-06-2026 KINSHASA/ BUNIA: The head of the United Nations health agency is visiting the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), urging local communities to lead the fight against a disease whose confirmed cases have nearly doubled in two days. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …
Read More »
03-06-2026 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy has suspended a prominent senior monk accused of sexually abusing a child, in the religiously conservative nation’s highest-profile case involving a local clergyman. In rare disciplinary action, 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana was stripped of his responsibilities on Saturday as the chief custodian of a highly …
Read More »
03-06-2026 BUCHAREST: In some parts of Europe, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine can feel like a distant threat but in Romania, that war is right next door and increasingly dangerous. In Galati, there is an apartment block with a hole in the roof that proves it. Residents have just begun …
Read More »
03-06-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: What began as one student’s viral complaint about a mismatch between the physical and digital copies of his Grade 12 physics answer sheet has snowballed into a major controversy around one of India’s biggest and most important school-leaving exams? Days after the government-run Central Board …
Read More »
03-06-2026 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Iran has reasserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that foreign commercial and military vessels will be targeted, if they do not comply with regulations governing passage through the strategic waterway. The announcement on Saturday came after the United States signaled that President Donald Trump …
Read More »
03-06-2026 LONDON/ CANBERRA: The US, UK and Australia say they will develop underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables and boost defence, under their military alliance known as Aukus. The un-crewed undersea vehicle (UUV) technology is expected to be ready by next year. While the project’s total cost was not …
Read More »
03-06-2026 PARIS: Clashes between football fans and police across France have led to more than 400 arrests following the victory of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Champions League final against Arsenal. Thousands of officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted bus, train and rail services in the capital Paris. …
Read More »
02-06-2026 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to extend a ceasefire, allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and lift a US blockade and some sanctions on Iran but the deal has not been finalized. On Friday, US President Donald Trump said he would make …
Read More »
02-06-2026 BATON ROUGE: Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new map of congressional districts designed to help Republicans pick up a seat in the United States House of Representatives but to do so, the map eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, both of which are represented by Democrats. Approval …
Read More »
Pressmediaofindia