International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi waits for an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Iran following US attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 23, 2025. — Reuters No inspections by UN nuclear watchdog since war began. Team in Iran had been reduced to a handful, diplomats say. …
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People cross inundated railway tracks next to a parked passenger train during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai, India, June 9, 2021. — Reuters Flash floods and landslides after torrential rain over the last two weeks killed at least 69 people and injured 110 others in India’s northern Himalayan regions, officials said on Friday. Scores of people die each year during …
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An Air India Airbus A321 aircraft takes off at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, June 17, 2025. — Reuters Tata’s Air India facing intense scrutiny after June crash. India budget carrier pulled up for delaying part changes. Airline says took remedial action, suspended one manager. India’s aviation watchdog reprimanded Air India’s budget carrier in March for …
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A model MQ-9B manufactured by General Atomics is displayed at the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 21, 2023. — Reuters Move to reduce New Delhi’s “reliance on imported components”. Incentive programme targets civil and military drone production. India bans import of drones but not their components: sources. NEW DELHI: India will launch a …
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Russia has officially recognised the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, making it the first country to do so since the group returned to power in 2021. Russia said on Thursday that it wants to strengthen ties with Kabul, especially in security, trade, and fighting terrorism. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow saw good prospects to develop ties and …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and his US counterpart Donald Trump. — AFP/File WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a phone call earlier in the day with Vladimir Putin resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war in Ukraine, while a Kremlin aide said the Russian president reiterated that Moscow would keep pushing …
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, February 10, 2025.— Reuters Bill to add $3.4 trillion to US debt over a decade. Contains many of Trump’s top domestic priorities. Dem Jeffries sets record with defiant 8-hr, 46-min speech. US President Donald Trump will sign the massive tax-cut and spending …
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban movement Amir Khan Muttaqi during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, October 4, 2024. — Reuters MOSCOW: Russia has officially recognised the Taliban government in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so. The move came after Moscow accepted the credentials of a new Afghan ambassador. Russia …
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Kimia, 25, an Afghan journalist and artist who was accepted into Germany’s humanitarian admission programme for vulnerable Afghans, now stranded in legal limbo, speaks with Reuters at a guest house where she is living, in Islamabad, June 13, 2025. — Reuters BERLIN/ISLAMABAD: In a cramped guesthouse in the federal capital, 25-year-old Kimia spends her days sketching women — dancing, playing, …
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I am in Dalian a stunning coastal gem in northeast China and yet it feels as if I’ve never left home. There’s something about this city that wraps around you like a familiar blanket. As a Pakistani journalist, I’ve roamed from the bustling streets of Islamabad to the vibrant avenues of Lahore, but Dalian stands in a league of …
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