30-06-2025 NEW DELHI/ UTTAWAR: When everybody ran, towards the jungles and nearby villages, or dived into a well to hide from government officials, Mohammad Deenu stayed put. His village, Uttawar, in the Mewat region of northern India’s Haryana state, about 90km (56 miles) from the capital, New Delhi, was surrounded …
Read More »Afghan refugees caught in Israel’s war on Iran
30-06-2025 TEHRAN: On Friday, June 13, when Israeli missiles began raining down on Tehran, Shamsi was reminded once again just how vulnerable she and her family are. The 34-year-old Afghan mother of two was working at her sewing job in north Tehran. In a state of panic and fear, she …
Read More »13 soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan
29-06-2025 Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ MIR ALI: More than a dozen soldiers have been killeded and dozens of people were wounded in a suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said. Saturday’s attack was carried out in Khadi Market, Mir Ali, North Waziristan, according to a local media outlet, …
Read More »Trump may yet lose on birthright citizenship
29-06-2025 WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling blunting a potent weapon that federal judges have used to block government policies nationwide during legal challenges was in many ways a victory for President Donald Trump, except perhaps on the very policy he is seeking to enforce. An executive order that …
Read More »Serbia police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade
29-06-2025 BELGRADE: Serbian police have clashed with a huge crowd of anti-government protesters demanding an early election and end to President Aleksandar Vucic’s 12-year rule in the capital Belgrade. A sea of around 140,000 protesters rallied in the city, the largest turnout in recent months, as student-led demonstrations mount pressure …
Read More »Pakistan slams climate ‘injustice’ as deadly floods hit again
29-06-2025 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s climate change minister has slammed the “crisis of injustice” facing the country and a “lopsided allocation” of funding as heavy rains and the latest flash flooding cause more damage, destruction and loss of life. Last month, at least 32 people were also killed in severe …
Read More »Malnutrition kills 66 children in Gaza due to Israeli siege
29-06-2025 GAZA STRIP: As many as 66 children have died of malnutrition in Gaza over the course of Israel’s war, authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, condemning a tightened Israeli siege that has prevented the entry of milk, nutritional supplements and other food aid. The statement from Gaza’s Government Media …
Read More »Massive anti-government demonstration in Hungary
29-06-2025 BUDAPEST: Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through Hungary’s capital as a banned LGBTQIA+ rights rally has swelled into a mass anti-government demonstration. In a major show of opposition to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, crowds set off across one of the main bridges, waving rainbow flags and with …
Read More »Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads
29-06-2025 ATHENS/ MADRID: Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries across southern Europe, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C in some places over the weekend. Italy, Greece, France, Spain and Portugal are among the countries affected with the Spanish city of Seville forecast to hit 42C. Hot air …
Read More »Iran holds state funeral for top commanders & scientists
29-06-2025 TEHRAN: Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets in Iran’s capital, Tehran, as the country held a funeral service for military commanders, nuclear scientists and some civilians martyred in Israeli attacks earlier this month. State TV showed footage of people donning black clothes, waving Iranian flags and …
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