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‘Every year the heat is increasing’: Rising temperatures reshape daily life in India
JAISALMER, June 19 — On India’s hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly harder to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the hours of dark before the sun turns […]
Terminally ill South Korean takes assisted dying fight to top court
JEJU, June 18 — In excruciating pain from a debilitating neurological condition, South Korean Lee Myung-shik had reluctantly given up on assisted death in Switzerland when he learned his daughter […]
Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran?
WASHINGTON, June 18 — Shortly after the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, US President Donald Trump laid out a host of objectives, from destroying Iran’s […]
Israel cuts ties with EU top envoy Kaja Kallas over alleged apartheid remark
JERUSALEM, June 18 — Israel’s foreign minister said Thursday that he was severing all contact with the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas over reported remarks in which she allegedly […]
Iran hails ‘historic’ deal to end war with US and open path to final settlement
TEHRAN, June 18 — Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian welcomed on Thursday what he called a “historic” deal with the United States to end their war and pave the way for […]
Saudi supertankers reappear in Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran deal
ISTANBUL/LONDON, June 19 — Three Saudi oil supertankers have reappeared outside the Strait of Hormuz after last being spotted in the Gulf two months ago, as commercial vessel movements through […]
Tehran says missile programme off limits after US-Iran framework deal, saying missiles are ‘for firing, not for negotiations’
TEHRAN, June 18 — Iran said today that its missile programme would not be part of future negotiations with the United States, after the two sides agreed a framework deal […]
Modi says US-India trade talks advance as Trump calls him ‘an angel’ and ‘a killer’
NEW DELHI, June 18 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there had been “significant progress” in long-running talks with Washington for a trade deal, according to a statement issued […]
Makerfield votes in by‑election seen as key test for UK PM Starmer’s future as Burnham seeks return
Residents of Makerfield vote in crucial by-election Labour nervously confident Burnham will win seat in parliament Results due early tomorrow Prime Minister Starmer says he will fight any leadership rival […]
Hong Kong hoists black rain signal, shuts schools as city braces for severe flooding
HONG KONG, June 18 — Hong Kong’s observatory raised its highest black rain signal today at 12.55pm local time (0455 GMT/12.55pm Malaysian time), prompting schools to close and some businesses […]