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Indian entities on latest EU sanctions package on Russia

The proposed package focuses on energy, crypto and financial services and trade, including fisheries, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said

9 Jun 2026 10:12 pm
Hezbollah urges Hezbollah to mend ties with Iran

We call on the Lebanese authorities to seize the opportunity available and correct their official relationship with the Islamic republic in a way that serves the interest of both states, says Hezbollah

9 Jun 2026 10:11 pm
Militants kill 6, abduct 8 security personnel in Pakistan: officials

The TTP posted an image of the men it had abducted on its social media channel and claimed responsibility for the attack

9 Jun 2026 3:04 pm
Political reality of Afghanistan has changed, UN sanctions regime must take this into account: India at UN

Indias UN Ambassador added that the history of close cooperation between India and Afghanistan continues to guide their modern-day relationship.

9 Jun 2026 12:13 pm
Five-day BRICS meeting begins in Indore to discuss global issues in agriculture sector

As part of this conference, the Agriculture Working Group will hold deliberations till June 11 with officials from member countries

9 Jun 2026 12:09 pm
UK government warns big tech over nude images sent by children

This is not an impossible challenge, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told delegates at the London Tech Week conference

9 Jun 2026 10:10 am
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military

Created in 2021 by a congressional mandate, the list seeks to identify Chinese companies that the Pentagon considers to have links to the Chinese military

9 Jun 2026 7:09 am
Peru presidential election: Leftist takes lead in too-close-to-call runoff

With 18 million ballots counted from the poll of June 7, Roberto Sanchez was ahead by about 15,000 votes, and the race was still much too close to call

9 Jun 2026 7:09 am
Trumps $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, U.S. judge rules

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging a fee Mr. Trump announced in September that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas.

9 Jun 2026 12:05 am
Kremlin says Macron, Merz and Starmer talk of peace, but help Kyiv with new weapons to continue the war

The leaders of Britain, Germany , and France said on June 7 they supported a proposal for talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to secure a ceasefire, and that Europe would play a role

8 Jun 2026 11:17 pm
Watch: INDIA blocs latest huddle: What emerged behind closed doors? | Above the Fold | 08.06.2026

From the INDIA blocs latest strategy meeting and growing alliance tensions to the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict, a major arrest in West Bengal and Xi Jinpings North Korea visit The top stories of the day.

8 Jun 2026 9:11 pm
Russia recalls Envoy to Armenia over EU ties ahead of vote

Russia has recalled its envoy to Armenia amid tensions over Yerevans growing ties with the European Union ahead of a key vote

8 Jun 2026 7:02 pm
Omni HR Launches Mino, the First AI Agent Built on Unified APAC HR Data

With Mino, Omni becomes the first AI-native HR and payroll platform built for multi-country teams in Asia.

8 Jun 2026 12:30 pm
Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5

The attack came at a time of heightened tensions following a spate of Israeli settler attacks and the deadly shooting of a Palestinian baby over the weekend in the nearby West Bank

8 Jun 2026 11:11 am
U.K. parliamentary group raises concern over 'escalating' tensions in PoK

The letter was sent to the U.K. Foreign Office on June 6, 2026, by the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kashmir, signed by nearly 30 MPs, and urged the British government to engage proactively and use all appropriate diplomatic channels to encourage de-escalation and a peaceful resolution in the region

8 Jun 2026 11:06 am
Trump asks Netanyahu not to strike Iran; says very close to peace deal

Trump has also asked Iran to return to the negotiating table

8 Jun 2026 8:16 am
Ukrainian drone kills one in Russia-annexed Crimea, Moscow-installed Governor says

Drone raid sirens were sounded in the early hours of Monday (June 8, 2026) in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a major export hub for oil and grains in Russias Krasnodar region

8 Jun 2026 8:09 am
West Asia war LIVE: Iran launches missiles at Israel in first such escalation since April ceasefire

Oil prices were up more than $2 a barrel after Israel launched renewed strikes on Lebanon despite a truce between the two countries

8 Jun 2026 7:12 am
Gaza health officials say 10 killed in Israeli attacks

In a separate incident, Israeli naval forces shot dead a fisherman in the early hours of Sunday, on June 7, the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah said after receiving his body.

8 Jun 2026 5:14 am
U.S. considers buying Chagos Islands: reports

President Trump has been consistent in his position that the United Kingdom should not give away the British Indian Ocean Territory, which includes our joint U.S.-U.K. military facility on the Diego Garcia atoll, a U.S. official told Reuters.

8 Jun 2026 3:07 am
South Korea's President orders probe into ballot shortage issue

Local elections in the country last week were hit by a ballot shortage that prevented some eligible voters from casting their ballots

7 Jun 2026 10:16 pm
Couple sentenced to death for rape and murder of girl in Bangladesh's fastest trial

Under Bangladeshi law, death sentences awarded by trial courts must be reviewed and confirmed by the High Court before they can be carried out

7 Jun 2026 10:11 pm
Missing Malaysian hiker's rescue hailed a 'miracle'

When we heard that she had been found safe, it felt like our prayers had been answered; it is truly a miracle, said the rescued hikers friend

7 Jun 2026 3:10 pm
Russian drone hit nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, says Ukraine

In separate statements, Kyivs General Staff and the state atomic agency said a container-receiving building had been partially destroyed, but that no spent fuel had been stored there at the time of the attack

7 Jun 2026 2:17 pm
Taiwan says Chinese coast guard, researchships near key S. China Sea islands

The islands between southern Taiwan and Hong Kong are seen by some security experts as vulnerable to Chinese attack due to their distance more than 400 km (250 miles) from Taiwan island

6 Jun 2026 10:10 pm
Bill in U.S. Congress seeks to end H-1B visa as route to green card

The legislation comes amid the Trump administration's crackdown on legal migration programmes through tightening restrictions, prioritisation of higher wages for H-1B applicants, and imposition of a $1,00,000 fee on new petitions.

6 Jun 2026 7:01 pm
Ukraine targets St Petersburg again after Putin rejects Zelenskyy's offer for direct talks

Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 376 Ukrainian drones

6 Jun 2026 6:13 pm
Israeli airstrikes kill nine, including Lebanese army officers after ceasefire deal

The continued, deliberate, and repeated Israeli aggression against Lebanon, its people and its army only strengthens our resolve, faith and determination, the Lebanese army said in a statement

6 Jun 2026 5:10 pm
Bahrain, Kuwait targeted by fresh Iran salvoes

Bahrain, home to the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, denounced the attacks against its territory and neighbouring Kuwait

6 Jun 2026 2:09 pm
British PM Starmer criticises U.S. V-P Vance over comments on U.K. teen's death

J.D. Vance wrote on X that there should be righteous anger in response to the murder of Henry Nowak, which he blamed in part on the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it

6 Jun 2026 1:05 pm
Argentina expands hantavirus probe; sends teams to test rats in Mendoza

The Health Ministry says specialists from Malbran, together with U.S. CDC, are preparing to test rodents for the hantavirus in Mendoza from June 8-12

6 Jun 2026 12:15 pm
Albania is not for sale, protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland

Environmentalists oppose the project, which they say would affect several hundred hectares of pristine beaches and thousands of flamingos that nest and pass through nearby areas each year.

6 Jun 2026 7:10 am
Neolix and QuikBot Sign Strategic Partnership to Advance End-to-End Autonomous Delivery in Singapore and Beyond

Partnership combines Neolixs autonomous mobility capabilities and fleet operating experience with QuikBots Ambient Permission Plane to power end-to-end autonomous delivery from road to doorstep

4 Jun 2026 12:59 pm