28-06-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hospital sources in Gaza tell media that at least 71 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the territory over the past 24 hours. Gaza’s Government Media Office says at least 549 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces while trying to access humanitarian supplies in the …
Read More »Pope Leo decries ‘shameful’ disregard for int’l law
28-06-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV has lamented what he described as the rise of blunt power over the rules of international law as conflicts rage around the world and global institutions continue to fail to end abuses and war crimes. “It is disheartening to see today that the strength …
Read More »Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day war
27-06-2025 TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD: Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, particularly in the restive Kurdish region, officials and activists said. Within days of Israel’s airstrikes beginning on June 13, Iranian security forces …
Read More »Trump calls for end to Netanyahu corruption trial
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 …
Read More »Indian economy resilient despite global flux
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 …
Read More »World’s oldest boomerang doesn’t actually come back
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 …
Read More »Controversial project to create artificial human DNA begins
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 …
Read More »Iran’s nuclear sites ‘severely damaged’: CIA Director
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, …
Read More »Gaza mediators intensifying ceasefire efforts: Hamas
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 …
Read More »Flying anxiety peaks in India after fatal Air India crash
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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