- Pakistan
Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 13: Official
Kabul: Afghanistan said Wednesday, June 10, that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the airstrikes, which…
- Middle East
Bahrain sounds alerts as Iran retaliates for US strikes
Dubai: Bahrain sounded its missile alert sirens Wednesday, June 10, morning after Iran said it targeted the island nation to retaliate for US airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry urged…
- Middle East
US hits Iran, Tehran fires back after helicopter incident
Dubai: Iran said Wednesday, June 10, it launched a missile attack targeting an air base in Jordan hosting US forces. Neither Jordan nor the US immediately acknowledged any attack targeting Jordan. Iran’s…
- World
ICC chief prosecutor suspended amid sexual misconduct probe
The Hague: In an unprecedented move, the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was suspended from his duties late Monday, June 8, after the court’s oversight body referred British…
- World
Ebola death toll crosses 100 in Congo outbreak
Bunia: At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, authorities said. Attacks on health workers from angry…
- Middle East
Netanyahu, Trump at odds over the war they started together
Jerusalem: Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things. Trump…
- World
US: Release sought of Palestinian mosque leader detained by ICE
Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by…
- World
Bolivia: Protesters, cops clash over new law enabling crackdown
Protesters in Bolivia demanding the resignation of conservative President Rodrigo Paz hurled firecrackers, stones and sticks at police who responded with tear gas on Monday, leading to dozens of arrests as road…
- Business
Oil prices surge, while global stocks skid as West Asia conflict
Tokyo: Global shares sank on Monday, June 8, after Wall Street ended last week with its worst day since October, while oil prices jumped more than USD 4 as fighting flared between…
- World
Powerful 7.8 earthquake kills 19 in Philippines, sparks tsunami
Manila: An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Monday, June 8, killing at least 19 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sending a 1-metre…
- Middle East
Israel, Iran exchange fire as war escalates on 101st day
Dubai: Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday, June 8, in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war, while Yemen’s Houthi rebels also…
- World
Trump rejects claims Iran war betrays his ‘no new wars’ pledge
Bridgewater: President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for…
- Sports
FIFA World Cup 2026 goes bigger: 48 teams, 104 matches
New Jersey: This year’s edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever, with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches…
- Middle East
Gunman killed after deadly shooting rampage in central Israel
Tel Aviv: A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday, June 7, killing one person and wounding five others, according to…
- Middle East
1 dead, 5 wounded in shootings near Israeli-occupied West Bank
Tel Aviv: Assailants launched several shooting attacks close to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, June 7, killing at least one person and wounding five others, according to Israel’s rescue services. Israel’s…
