Putin, MBS call for safe passage via Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb
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Trump urges complete isolation of Iran at UN
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Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships: Kallas
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‘Big Oil’ treats atmosphere as open sewer
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Iran, US hint at revival of talks
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Middle East
Super El Nino a ‘significant’ threat to world health: UN
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Trump praises Mamdani
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Hormuz vessel traffic falls to 2
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Russia kills 4 in strikes on Ukraine
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Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade
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Heatwave linked to 212 deaths in Spain Sunday-Wednesday: public institute
A heatwave that has gripped much of Europe and seen temperature records tumble is linkable with 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday, estimations from a public institute showed
25 June 2026
Latest developments in Europe's heatwave
France will begin lifting its red alerts from Thursday evening, forecaster Meteo France said
25 June 2026
Europe heatwave is 'price to pay for fossil fuel pollution': UN climate chief
Europe has endured extreme heat this week, with record-breaking temperatures in France, Britain and Spain and other countries issuing high-level heat alerts
25 June 2026
Aftermath of twin quakes in Venezuela
Venezuela has been struck by two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5
25 June 2026
US says it is mobilizing assistance for Venezuela after earthquakes
US said it was in touch with Venezuelan authorities following strong earthquakes and was mobilizing assistance for the South American nation
25 June 2026
At least 32 dead, more than 700 injured in Venezuela quakes: interim president
Initial USGS estimate showed strong chance of death toll topping 10,000
25 June 2026
At least 4 injured as M7.2 quake hits northeastern Japan, traffic disrupted
Schools forced to temporarily close
25 June 2026
Many casualties feared as two strong quakes rock Venezuela; state of emergency declared
20 aftershocks had followed the earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, which struck the same area of Venezuela
25 June 2026
‘Omega’ heatwave grips Europe
Western Europe was in the grip of a deadly, record-setting heatwave yesterday that has killed dozens of people, closed schools, slowed trains, knocked out electricity and forced farmers to harvest grain at night.
25 June 2026
Pak rights activist sentenced to life in prison
A Pakistani court has sentenced a promiment rights activist from southern Balochistan province to life imprisonment on murder and terror charges, drawing condemnation from civil liberties advocates this week.
25 June 2026
Clean sweep for Mamdani-backed candidates
Three candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primary elections for seats in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, according to US media projections.
25 June 2026
Iran’s top diplomat meets Hamas leader
Iran’s top diplomat spoke with a senior official from the Palestinian group Hamas regarding talks between Iran and the United States, state television reported yesterday.
25 June 2026
Deal a ‘declaration of US defeat’
Iran called the deal it struck to end the Middle East war “a declaration of America’s defeat” yesterday, as the top US diplomat kicked off a tour of Gulf countries hit hardest by Tehran.
25 June 2026
Ukrainian strike cuts power to Crimean city
Ukrainian strikes on Crimea triggered power outages in its largest city, Sevastopol, both sides reported yesterday, as Kyiv intensifies its attempts to cut off the peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
25 June 2026
India tech hub names road for Trump
A key road named after US President Donald Trump in India’s opposition-ruled tech hub of Hyderabad has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, which dismissed the move as “hypocrisy”.
25 June 2026
Nukes ‘only’ guarantee against global war: Russia
Nuclear weapons are the “only” bulwark preventing the world from slipping into a global war, the Kremlin said yesterday amid fears of a fresh multi-country arms race.
25 June 2026
Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch sentenced to life in prison
Lawyer says verdict will be challenged in high court
24 June 2026
Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat'
Iran's chief negotiator also reiterated that peace in Lebanon was a fundamental pillar of reaching a definitive agreement with Washington
24 June 2026
US Senate joins House in voting to halt Iran war, rebuking Trump
First such war powers resolution to pass House and Senate
24 June 2026
France heatwave's first major outage leaves 68,000 homes without power
Europe's record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said, in the country's first major power outage of the latest bout of extreme weather
24 June 2026