Doctors treated patients in tents set up under a scorching Philippine sun on Tuesday (June 9, 2026), including helping a young mother give birth, as the death toll from a major earthquake that collapsed buildings topped 40. Thousands remained displaced, and more than 450 were injured following the magnitude-7.8 quake that struck off the southern…
Pope Leo XIV is helped by the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Jose Cobo Cano, as he meets with volunteers from the IFEMA centre, during his apostolic journey in Madrid, Spain, June 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo set off on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) for the second stop of his visit to Spain,…
Observing that international arbitration is increasingly facing procedural hurdles, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said mediation is no longer an alternative but an essential instrument to achieve timely, amicable and lasting resolution of disputes. He was delivering a lecture on “Mediation, Arbitration and the Courts: Converging Trends in the Indian and English Approaches…
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra. File | Photo Credit: ANI India‘s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra held a series of meetings with top American technology leaders and discussed perspectives on the trajectory of advanced technologies, including Quantum, and the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Mr. Kwatra held separate meetings on Monday (June 8, 2026)…
A Ugandan worker collects a rubber glove from the airing line during a visit by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the Mulago National Referral Hospital Isolation Unit, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo Virus, in Mulago suburb, of Kampala, Uganda, on…
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, New York, Parvathaneni Harish. File photo: Youtube/@IndiaatUnitedNations India said the current UN sanctions regime must take into account the changed political reality of Afghanistan, and called for incentivising positive actions rather than only wielding tools of punishment. “We lend our voice again in reemphasising the importance of…
U.S. President Donald Trump‘s sometimes bombastic stance towards Brazil has placed him at the center of debate ahead of the country’s tightly fought presidential elections in October. Also read | Trump administration proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices Given Mr. Trump’s track record of throwing his weight behind his Latin American allies…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at London Tech Week [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Tech giants must stop children in Britain from being able to send and receive nude images on their devices, or be forced to do so by law, the government said Monday. Britain’s interior ministry said it was giving…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto U.S.-based Indian diaspora advocacy groups welcomed the Massachusetts federal court’s decision to strike down the $100,000 fee levied by the Trump administration on H-1B visas, contending that it was appropriate for preserving US’ competitive edge in innovation and entrepreneurship. “We welcome the Massachusetts federal…
Iran and Israel said on Monday that hostilities between them had halted, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite the West Asia war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the “fire on that front is contained” hours after Tehran said it had stopped its military action. Tehran launched missiles at Israel…