President Donald Trump talks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP) US President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made it “very famous.” But on…
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lays flowers at the site of Russia’s Tuesday deadly missile attack that ruined a multistory residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A Russian missile strike on a nine-story Kyiv apartment building was a sign…
At a White House event where he unveiled two 100-foot flagpoles, US President Donald Trump took repeated jabs at the media. A CNN reporter tried to ask Donald Trump about divisions among his supporters over possible US involvement in another foreign war. Trump interrupted immediately, asking, “Who are you with?” When the reporter said CNN,…
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defence needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” Also Read | U.K. to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP during 2027 In a letter sent Thursday (June 19,…
The White House has said that US President Donald Trump will decide within the next two weeks whether the United States will get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict or not. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made this announcement at a press briefing on Thursday. “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of…
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued new rules limiting how and when members of Congress can visit immigration detention centres. This comes after several tense visits by Democratic lawmakers.Under federal law, lawmakers can make unannounced visits to ICE facilities. But the new DHS policy requires them to give prior notice. It also…
In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defence, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. File. | Photo Credit: AP Taiwan detected 50 Chinese military aircraft around the island, the Defence Ministry said on Friday (June 20, 2025), days after a British naval vessel transitted through the…
For years, Israel has targeted Iranian nuclear scientists, hoping to choke progress on Iran’s nuclear program by striking at the brains behind it. Now, with Iran and Israel in an open-ended direct conflict, scientists in Israel have found themselves in the crosshairs after an Iranian missile struck a premier research institute known for its work…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed doubts about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s authority to sign a treaty, while indicating he was open to meeting him for peace talks, RT reported. “Signature must come from legitimate authorities,” the Russian President said on Wednesday. Zelensky has repeatedly called for a meeting with Putin, stating that he alone…
US President Donald Trump Two “very smart” leaders of India and Pakistan decided to end last month’s conflict that could have turned into a nuclear war, US President Donald Trump said after holding a rare luncheon meeting with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House. “Those are two nuclear powers, big…
Violence against children caught in multiple and escalating conflicts reached “unprecedented levels” last year, with the highest number of violations in Gaza and the West Bank, Congo, Somalia, Nigeria and Haiti, according to a United Nations report released late Thursday (June 19, 2025). Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ annual report on Children in Armed Conflict detailed “a…
Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the IDF (Picture source: IDF) Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), told Israel’s intelligence officers on Thursday that the country had turned Iran’s “ring of fire” against them — a reference to alleged years of Iranian preparation for attacks on…
A building at the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science remains damaged following an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, in Rehovot, Israel June 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters When Israel launched its war against Iran on June 13, it went for an assassination spree in Tehran. Israeli strikes killed Iran’s armed forces chief,…
Iran-Israel Conflict: The smoke rising over Tehran in 2025 carries the weight of centuries. For Iran, war is not a headline, it is a memory. A deeply buried rhythm that beats through history’s dust and blood. As missiles cross skies between Tehran and Tel Aviv, it is worth looking back, not just to understand Iran’s…
Watch | Piyush Goyal optimistic about India-US trade pact ahead of July 9 tariff deadline | Video Credit: Sriram Lakshman | Shikha Kumari A Will India and the U.S. strike a trade deal before Trump’s tariffs kick in? Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking to The Hindu in London, says talks are ongoing and a preliminary…
New Delhi: Iran has deployed one of its most powerful weapons – the Sejjil-2. Fired as part of Operation True Promise III, a multi-wave missile campaign targeting Israel, the Sejjil-2 marks a leap in Iran’s use of long-range strategic firepower. Here is a closer look at what the missile is, why its launch matters and…
