Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. File | Photo Credit: AP Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will not visit Guwahati from July 1-3, as was planned earlier. She will hold her interactions in Delhi because of the “tight” schedule of her visit and other logistical issues, The Hindu has learnt. The Guwahati part of her visit…
Forty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas in France since the weekend, the prime minister said on Tuesday (June 23, 2026), as people tried to escape a heatwave sweeping across much of Europe. Britain, Italy and Spain are also sweltering in extreme heat, with record temperatures in some regions disrupting schools and transport…
A Palestinian woman waits to pass, as Israeli soldiers keep watch during a weekly Israeli settlers’ tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on June 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli gunfire killed two people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (June 23, 2026), Lebanon’s Civil Defence and state media said, the first reported…
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval addresses the BRICS National Security Advisers’ meeting, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The opening of the Strait of Hormuz is a very welcome move as it will help energy security, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) while welcoming counterparts…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. | Photo Credit: AP Iran said on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) that inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog would not be given access to its nuclear sites that were bombed during the war with Israel and the United States last year. “We have not had a meeting with the…
Belgian physicist Francois Englert (left) and British physicist Peter Higgs at CERN on July 4, 2012. | Photo Credit: AP The Belgian physicist and Nobel laureate François Englert passed away on June 18 aged 93. Englert’s contributions changed the way physicists understood the fundamental nature of the universe. Englert’s parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants. He survived…
On June 22, Keir Starmer stepped down as the U.K.’s Prime Minister via a teary speech in front of 10 Downing Street, only two years into his term. Elected in a landslide election in 2024, he leaves office with the worst poll rates, having lost the confidence of not only the public but also his…
The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost being sought by President Donald Trump. West Asia war LIVE updates on June 23, 2026 The White House Office of Management and Budget has…
Keir Starmer announces resignation from 10, Downing Street, London. | Photo Credit: Jaimi Joy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, announced his resignation on Monday (June 22, 2026), with a timetable of his expected departure from power, in a televised address from 10 Downing Street in London. His resignation comes on the heels…
China’s Foreign Minister and Politburo member Wang Yi, in talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in New Delhi on Monday (June 22, 2026), called for both sides “to accelerate the resumption of dialogue mechanisms and promote exchanges” in trade, finance, and other fields, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement early on Tuesday…