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13-06-2026 VICTORIA: Hong Kong authorities have charged two companies and seven people over the devastating fire at the Wang Fuk housing complex last November. They were handed 25 charges including manslaughter, conspiracy to defraud, attempting to pervert the course of public justice, and tax evasion. The blaze, which killed 168 …

12-06-2026 OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a new six-lane thoroughfare that will connect Detroit, Michigan, with Windsor, Ontario will open by the end of the week. The announcement comes despite threats to the contrary from United States President Donald Trump, who …

12-06-2026 BEIRUT: Israel has carried out strikes across southern Lebanon, despite a warning from Iran not to continue attacks in the country. The Lebanese health ministry said eight people were killed in Tyre, where the Israeli military issued a new order for residents to leave the southern city, including its …

12-06-2026 WASHINGTON: NASA has named its crew for its next major Moon mission, Artemis III, though the astronauts will not walk on the Moon or go anywhere near it. The mission was originally planned as the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972, with two astronauts due to …

12-06-2026 DUBAI: The US has launched strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump accused the country of shooting down a US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. American forces began strikes at 17:00 EST (22:00 BST) on Tuesday in response to the helicopter downing, US Central Command (Centcom) said. “The …

12-06-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s fertility rate has for the first time fallen below the level needed to stop the population from shrinking, raising concerns about future labour shortages and an ageing society. For decades, India has seen rapid population growth. According to government statistics, including the Sample Registration …

12-06-2026 Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault that some readers may find disturbing. JERUSALEM: Muhammad al-Bakri specifically remembers the date of his rape. It was April 10, 2024, during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Gaza civil servant had been …

12-06-2026 LILONGWE: A group of 150 Malawians repatriated from South Africa amid growing worries about xenophobia are due to arrive by road in their home country on Monday, the Malawian authorities have said. The repatriation follows violence in South Africa’s Western Cape Province where there were reports just over a …

11-06-2026 BRUSSELS: The European Union is seeking to boost a $1.5 trillion hit on Russia’s economy by widening its sanctions web. The bloc is weighing new restrictions on another 80 entities and individuals supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters on Monday in Cyprus, …

11-06-2026 DUBAI: The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended from his duties, the tribunal’s governing body said, following a probe into sexual misconduct allegations. In a statement on Monday, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties said it will refer Khan to disciplinary proceedings before …