A British parliamentary group has raised concerns over reports of communication disruptions, arrests and “escalating tensions” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and sought clarification from the British government on its assessment of the situation. India maintains that Pakistan has been in illegal possession of Indian territory in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. New…
The winner of Peru’s presidential runoff election was not yet known hours after polls closed on Sunday (June 8, 2026) as electoral authorities slowly tallied votes cast for the ninth head of state in 10 years. Figures released by electoral authorities showed conservative politician Keiko Fujimori with a modest lead over nationalist congressman Roberto Sánchez…
Donald Trump walked out of an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after he repeatedly made claims that the US 2020 presidential elections was rigged. The US president’s abrupt exit came during a tense exchange between himself and NBC’s Kristen Welker during the interview in Wisconsin. Source link
Anshul Kuncha, a 28-year-old Hyderabad native who was allegedly shot dead in Philadelphia, United States. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to arrest in the killing of a 28-year-old Indian man in Philadelphia who was shot dead after delivering pizza to a vacant home. Anshul Kuncha,…
Oil prices were up more than $2 a barrel on Monday (June 8, 2026) after Israel on Sunday (June 7) launched renewed strikes on Lebanon despite a truce between the two countries, eroding hopes for an end to the wider war and a restart to crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. crude futures…
Emergency personnel work at the site of an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon on June 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil prices were up more than $2 a barrel on Monday (June 8, 2026) after Israel on Sunday (June 7) launched renewed strikes on Lebanon despite a truce between the…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday (June 8, 2026), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said. GFZ earlier pegged the earthquake at 7.3 magnitude. The U.S. Tsunami Warning…
Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. | Photo Credit: IRINN via Reuters The U.S. naval blockade of Iran and its green light on Sunday (June 7, 2026) for Israel to escalate attacks in Lebanon make U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the West Asia legitimate targets, Iran’s top negotiator said in a post on X….
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, second from right, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second from left, and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz pose on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street after their meeting in London, on Sunday, June 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The leaders of Britain, France and Germany back…
People shout slogans during a protest over alleged child rape in Dhaka on May 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A court in Bangladesh on Sunday (June 7, 2026) sentenced a couple to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl, delivering its verdict after just five days of hearings in what prosecutors…