Russian President Vladimir Putin at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 5, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that any attempt to undermine India’s sovereignty through “threats of sanctions” would “boomerang immediately” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. Mr. Putin…
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File | Photo Credit: PTI “As many as 1,076 Indian nationals have been deported from the U.S. this year so far,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday (June 5, 2026), noting that the two sides are committed to act against illegal migration. MEA spokesperson…
A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Gulf countries of Bahrain and Kuwait were targeted in renewed aerial attacks by Iran early Saturday (June 6, 2026) after the United States said it had struck the Islamic republic. The tiny island kingdom…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer | Photo Credit: via Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has condemned comments by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who blamed immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound. Henry Nowak, 18, died after being stabbed by Vickrum…
The World Health Organization has said the hantavirus will not become a pandemic threat, given the low risk of transmission. File | Photo Credit: AP Argentina has said it is expanding its investigation into the origins of the hantavirus outbreak that struck an Atlantic cruise ship last month, sending scientists to trap and test rats…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (June 5, 2026) ruled out meeting his Ukrainian counterpart any time soon, a day after Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a sit-down between the leaders to end the four-year war. Speaking at an economic forum in his home city of Saint Petersburg, Mr. Putin said he saw “no point” in…
Iran still has “21, 22%” of its missiles left, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (June 5, 2026), in a week in which Tehran fired dozens of them toward regional neighbours, despite a sputtering ceasefire. “They still have capacity. They have some missiles; they have some drones. I would say, percentage-wise, maybe 21, 22%…
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows its destroyer Kang Kon during the sea trials at an undisclosed location in North Korea on June 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: KCNA via AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed sea trials of a new warship repaired after a failed launch last year and…
Demonstrators face off with federal law enforcement during ongoing protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Delaney Hall detention centre in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., on June 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A federal judge on Friday (June 5, 2026) struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two…
President Donald Trump speaks durning a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. File. | Photo Credit: AP Iran still has “21, 22%” of its missiles left, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (June 5, 2026), in a week in which Tehran fired dozens of them toward regional neighbors, despite a sputtering ceasefire….