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03-07-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: As many as 39 people have been confirmed dead after a powerful explosion triggered a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in the southern Indian state of Telangana. “The condition of the bodies is such that we’ve had to deploy a specialized medical team to carry …

03-07-2025 LONDON/ MADRID/ PARIS: Spain and England have recorded their hottest June ever, as scorching temperatures continue to grip Europe. Spain’s weather service Aemet said the “extremely hot” June with an average temperature of 23.6C (74.5F), “has pulverized records”, surpassing the normal average for July and August. In England, the …

03-07-2025 BAMAKO: Jihadist fighters have launched a series of simultaneous attacks on military posts across numerous towns in Mali, the third major assault on the army over the last month. Mali’s army said it repelled Tuesday morning’s attacks, allegedly “neutralizing” more than 80 militants, without saying if there were any …

02-07-2025 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to finalize a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said. During the proposed deal, “we will work with all parties to end the War”, Trump said in a post on Truth Social, without detailing what the conditions …

02-07-2025 GAZA STRIP: More than 130 charities and other NGOs are calling for the controversial Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) to be shut down. Over 500 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid since the GHF started operating in late May, following Israel’s three-month blockade of Gaza, the …

02-07-2025 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed yesterday an executive order terminating a US sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to the country’s isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington’s pledge to help it rebuild after a devastating civil war. The move will allow the US to …

02-07-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA: Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people across Gaza on Monday in some of the heaviest attacks in weeks as Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by US President Donald Trump. A day after Trump called to “Make the deal in Gaza, …

02-07-2025 DHARAMSHALA: The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China. Beijing views the Dalai Lama, who …

02-07-2025 VIENNA: Oil prices edged down on Tuesday, weighed by expectations of an OPEC+ output hike in August and concerns of an economic slowdown driven by prospects of higher US tariffs. Brent crude futures for September delivery fell 16 cents, or 0.24%, to $66.58 a barrel by 0000 GMT US. …

02-07-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India is likely to get above-average monsoon rainfall, critical to the economy, in July after receiving 9% above-normal rains in June, a senior weather department official said on Monday. The monsoon is the lifeblood of India’s nearly $4 trillion economy, delivering almost …