World
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PM Modi’s historic New Zealand visit expected in July
Preparations are gathering pace for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first official visit to New Zealand, expected in July 2026. The visit is being hailed as a landmark occasion, marking the first…
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US army Apache crashes near Strait of Hormuz, pilots ‘fine’
A US Army Apache attack helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, June 8, and its two crew members were rescued safely, The New York Times reported, citing two people briefed on the…
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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…
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Pakistan’s ‘hate factory’ fuels deep state: India tells UN
United Nations: India has charged that Islamabad is running an “organised factory of hate” that exploits religious terminology to cultivate permanent hostility towards India among its citizens, solely to enable Pakistan’s “deep…
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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…
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Indian diaspora groups welcome court ruling on H-1B visa fee
Washington: US-based Indian diaspora advocacy groups welcomed the Massachusetts federal court’s decision to strike down the USD 100,000 fee levied by the Trump administration on H-1B visas, contending that it was appropriate…
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US moves to revoke citizenship of Indian-origin businessman
Washington: The US Department of Justice has launched proceedings to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalised Americans accused of concealing crimes or lying during the immigration process, including an Indian-origin businessman convicted…
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US judge says USD 100,000 H1B fee unlawful, strikes it down
Washington: A federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, ruling that the administration exceeded its authority and imposed what amounted to an unlawful tax…
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Xi Jinping pledges unwavering support to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Beijing: China’s President Xi Jinping, on a rare visit to long-term ally North Korea, on Monday, June 8, pledged Beijing’s “unwavering” support to its leader Kim Jong Un. Xi’s comments during his…
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Trump’s Iran dealmakers were targets of Israel spying: Pentagon
The Pentagon’s military intelligence arm has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical,” its highest possible designation, amid growing alarm that Israeli spy agencies are aggressively monitoring senior American officials…
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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…
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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…
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Netahyahu defies Trump’s ‘ultimatium’ on Iran, Lebanon again and again and again
On Sunday night, June 7, Donald Trump told three news organisations the same thing: he was in control. He told Fox News a peace deal with Iran was days away. He told Axios that Israel would…
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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…
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Tsunami advisory issued for Japan’s Pacific coasts
Tokyo: Japan’s weather agency on Monday, June 8, issued tsunami advisories for the coastal areas from Ibaraki Prefecture on the country’s eastern Pacific coast to the island prefecture of Okinawa in the…
