17-06-2025 DUBAI: Stock markets across the Gulf fell on Sunday morning after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight, sparking fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East. Israel said it had targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders in strikes that started …
Read More »Trump admin weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban
17-06-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by media. Earlier this month, the Republican president signed a proclamation that banned the entry …
Read More »The real reason Israel attacked Iran
17-06-2025 TEL AVIV/ TEHRAN: As the Israeli-Iranian confrontation enters its third day, casualties on both sides are mounting. At least 80 people have been killed in Iran and at least 10 in Israel. Despite the deadly response from Iran, Israeli officials have continued to insist that attacks on various Iranian …
Read More »Israel kills 59 Palestinians trying to get aid in Gaza
16-06-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces have killed 59 Palestinians across Gaza, at least 17 of whom were trying to get food at aid sites operated by the controversial United States and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to the Ministry of Health, the latest deaths in areas that critics have …
Read More »India abstaining from UN motion on Gaza ‘shameful’: Priyanka
16-06-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday termed as “shameful” and “disappointing” the Indian government’s decision to abstain from the UN motion to protect civilians and uphold humanitarian obligations in Gaza. In a post on social media, Vadra contended that the Indian …
Read More »Putin speaks to Trump; condemns Israel’s strikes on Iran
16-06-2025 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to US President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, focusing on hostilities between Israel and Iran and calling for efforts to bring them to an end. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin condemned the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressed concern …
Read More »Yemen’s Houthis target Israel with ballistic missiles
16-06-2025 SANA’A/ BEIRUT: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Sunday that they targeted Israel in coordination with Iran, the first time an Iran-aligned group has publicly announced joint cooperation on attacks with Tehran. The Yemeni group targeted central Israel’s Jaffa with several ballistic missiles in the last 24 hours, military spokesperson …
Read More »Families wait as dental identification of victims starts
16-06-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ AHMEDABAD: Dozens of anxious family members sat outside an Indian hospital on Friday waiting to collect bodies of loved ones killed in the Air India plane crash, as doctors worked to gather dental samples from the deceased and run identification checks. In the …
Read More »Australian PM to meet with Trump on G7 in Canada
16-06-2025 CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would meet with US President Donald Trump at the Group of Seven summit in Canada for talks on the AUKUS defence pact and tariffs, in what will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders. Albanese, who this month …
Read More »Trump’s military parade rolls through DC
16-06-2025 WASHINGTON/ LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump’s long-sought military parade rolled through the streets of downtown Washington but the celebration of the US Army’s 250th anniversary was marred by a day of violence and discord. In the hours before the parade began, hundreds of thousands of Americans marched and rallied …
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