British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will travel to China on Monday (June 1, 2026) before a visit to India on a two-nation tour focused on tackling global challenges and bolstering cooperation. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the ministerial engagements with the two major…
Several Estonian tech startups from diverse sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, defence and medicine have evinced interest in collaborating with India and tapping its huge market as the two countries seek to step up their economic partnership. Latitude59, an influential startup and technology conference that takes place here annually, is also keen on hosting a…
Smoke rises near the Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in their deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter century. Follow Israel-Iran war LIVE updates The capture of Beaufort Castle near…
A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, U.S., May 26, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington state has risen to 11 as rescuers recovered the bodies of…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran. Israel-Iran war LIVE on May 31, 2026 Any tweaks to the proposal could prolong even further an agreement to formally end the West Asia…
Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 6% in line with International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to recover energy costs and to stabilise the economy. Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by up to 6% on Sunday (May 31, 2026), in line with International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans…
U.S. Southern Command said “the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”. Photo: X/@Southcom The U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on a boat in the Eastern Pacific on Saturday (May 31, 2026), killing three men, officials said. The latest attack brings the total number…
The DHS clarified that there is “no major policy shift” and that the initial statement was merely a “reminder” to officers. Representational image. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a directive that initially appeared to require most green card applicants to leave the United States and…
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A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tonnes of TNT. The fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 2:06 p.m. (11:36 p.m. IST), the U.S. space agency’s deputy news…