Gondoliers ride their gondolas through the Venice Canal ahead of the expected wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, on June 22, 2025. — Reuters A celebrity wedding party for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez in Venice this week has been moved to an isolated, less accessible part of the lagoon city …
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US cities endure record high temperatures on peak day of heat wave
A man covers his head with a towel during a heat wave affecting the US Northeast, in New York City, US, June 24, 2025. — Reuters Tens of millions of people in major cities across the US Northeast are facing record high temperatures on Tuesday on what was expected to be the worst day of an oppressive heat wave that …
Read More »US intelligence disputes Trump, confirms Iran’s nuclear sites remain undamaged after strikes – SUCH TV
US airstrikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to a preliminary US intelligence assessment, as a shaky ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump took hold between Iran and Israel. Earlier on Tuesday, both Iran and Israel signaled that the air war between the two nations had ended, at least for …
Read More »US strike delayed Iran’s nuclear program by just ‘months’, not halted, say sources – SUCH TV
Three sources familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters of the preliminary assessment. According to two of the sources, the assessment was prepared by the US Defence Intelligence Agency. One of the sources said Iran’s enriched uranium stocks had not been eliminated, and in fact, the country’s nuclear programme may have been set back only …
Read More »Mamdani on verge of winning New York City’s Democratic mayoral contest after Cuomo concedes
This combination of pictures shows New York City mayoral candidate and democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani (left) in New York City on April 16, 2025 and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo (right) in New York City on April 13, 2025. — AFP Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani endorsed by Sanders, AOC. Mamdani to be New York City’s first Muslim …
Read More »Trump unsettles NATO allies with ambiguous defence stance
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. President Donald Trump, Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Dutch Queen Maxima, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO heads of state and governments pose for a picture ahead of a dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Dutch …
Read More »Despite ‘maximum pressure’ talk, Trump softens oil stance on Iran-China trade
An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China January 4, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China could continue to purchase Iranian oil after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, a move that the White House clarified did not indicate a …
Read More »US hit likely slowed Iran’s nuclear progress by only ‘months’, say sources
A satellite view shows an overview of the Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility near Qom, Iran, on June 22, 2025. — Reuters US tells UNSC that strikes ‘degraded’ nuclear push. Israeli PM, Iran president both claim victory. Oil prices plunge, stock markets rally. US airstrikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and only set …
Read More »Turkiye arrests 158 military staff suspected of links to Erdogan foe
Turkish riot police stand guard in front of the Justice Palace in Istanbul March 31, 2015. — Reuters Military members suspected of links to Fethullah Gulen. Gulen, who died in 2024, was once a close ally of Erdogan. Search still underway for another 18 members of military. ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Tuesday arrested 158 members of the military suspected of …
Read More »Qatar-Iran ties scarred but should recover after missile salvo at US base: PM Al Thani
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani addresses a press conference in Doha on November 5, 2023. — Reuters Qatar PM hopes ceasefire will continue as agreed upon. Says partnership between Qatar and US growing stronger. Urges Tehran and Washington to return to negotiating table. Qatar’s prime minister said on Tuesday relations with Iran were scarred by an …
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