27-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump has called for Israel to “pardon” Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for alleged corruption, or drop the case altogether. He also claimed in a social media post that the US had saved Israel, alluding to its intervention in Israel’s war with Iran …
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27-06-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s economy remains resilient despite a state of flux in the global economy due to the twin shocks from trade and geopolitical tensions, the Reserve Bank of India said in its monthly bulletin released on Wednesday. The RBI cut its key policy rate by …
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27-06-2025 WARSAW/ OBLAZOWA CAVE: The world’s oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the time. The tool, which was found in a cave in Poland in 1985, is now thought to be 40,000 years old. Archaeologists say it was fashioned …
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27-06-2025 LONDON/ HINXTON: Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first. The research has been taboo until now because of concerns it could lead to designer babies or unforeseen changes for future …
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27-06-2025 WASHINGTON: The head of the CIA has said US strikes “severely damaged” Iran’s nuclear facilities and set them back years, diverging from a leaked intelligence report that angered President Donald Trump by downplaying the raid’s impact. John Ratcliffe, the US spy agency’s director, said key sites had been destroyed, …
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27-06-2025 GAZA STRIP: A senior Hamas official has told media that mediators have intensified their efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, but that negotiations with Israel remain stalled. The comments came as US President Donald Trump said “great progress” was being made since Israel …
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26-06-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Retired Air Force officer Dinesh K. has seen a surge in demand for his $500 therapy course to help people overcome their fear of flying since Air India flight 171 crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad two weeks ago. Dinesh uses a combination of …
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26-06-2025 HANOI: Vietnam will end capital punishment for eight categories of serious crime including embezzlement, attempts to overthrow the government and sabotaging state infrastructure, state media has reported. The state-run Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday that the country’s National Assembly unanimously passed an amendment to the Criminal Code that …
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26-06-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli attacks have killed at least 51 people in the Gaza Strip, including 14 Palestinians who were waiting near aid distribution centres, medical sources told media, even as United States President Donald Trump said “great progress” was being made to bring an end to the war. Sources …
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26-06-2025 NAIROBI: Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Kenya to mark a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of antigovernment demonstrations, despite fears that they would be met by state-backed gangs and police violence. At least 60 people were killed last year by security forces …
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