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Iran's armed forces chief killed in Israel strikes

International —13 June, 2025 11:44

In a major escalation of regional tensions, Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s top military officer and Chief…

Iran's armed forces chief killed in Israel strikes

Russia returned 1,212 soldiers' bodies to Ukraine

Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russia had returned the bodies…

Russia returned 1,212 soldiers' bodies to Ukraine
Musk risks losing billions as tensions with Trump escalate

The clash between the world’s richest man and one of its…

Musk risks losing billions as tensions with Trump escalate

Trump says relationship with Musk is over

Trump says relationship with Musk is over

US President Donald Trump has said his relationship with Elon Musk is over.   "I would assume so, yeah," Trump told NBC News on Saturday, when asked if he thought the pair's close…

Musk plans a new political party amid clash with Trump

Musk plans a new political party amid clash with Trump

Billionaire Elon Musk, in a continued attack on US President Donald Trump and his administration launched a poll on Thursday, asking more than 200 million followers whether it was…

Trump, Xi hold long-awaited phone call on trade war

Trump, Xi hold long-awaited phone call on trade war

US President Donald Trump held a long-awaited phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday as theleaders of the world's two biggest economies tried to avoid an all-out trade…

Israel kills nearly 100 people in Gaza in 24 hours, halts aid

Israel kills nearly 100 people in Gaza in 24 hours, halts aid

At least 95 Palestinians have been killed and 440 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. Israel’s military…

China's Xi congratulates South Korea's new President Lee

China's Xi congratulates South Korea's new President Lee

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday, state media reported, after he won snap elections triggered by his predecessor's disastrous martial law declaration.   "Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to South Korean President-elect Lee Jae-myung," state news agency Xinhua said.

Meta's nuclear deal signals AI's growing energy needs

Meta's nuclear deal signals AI's growing energy needs

Meta's deal to help revive an Illinois nuclear power plant was one way of signaling that the parent company of Facebook and Instagram is preparing for a future built with artificial…

France, India at odds over 'Rafale misadventure'

France, India at odds over 'Rafale misadventure'

 A deepening rift has emerged between France and India over the performance of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet, following its reported losses during the recent Pakistan-India…

Modi not invited to G7 summit in Canada

Modi not invited to G7 summit in Canada

After claiming exaggerated prestige from hosting last year’s G20 summit in New Delhi and following continuous visits as special invitee to G7 summits, Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

India deploys Rafale jets and S-400 at Siliguri corridor

India deploys Rafale jets and S-400 at Siliguri corridor

India has fortified its most vulnerable but strategically important stretch, the Siliguri Corridor, which is also known as the Chicken’s Neck, by deploying Rafale fighter jets…

US-backed Gaza aid model 'distraction from atrocities': UNRWA head

US-backed Gaza aid model 'distraction from atrocities': UNRWA head

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees hit out Wednesday at the new US-backed aid model in Gaza, a day after chaotic scenes during a distribution in the war-battered territory.…

An Indian teacher was killed - then he got falsely labelled a 'terrorist'

An Indian teacher was killed - then he got falsely labelled a 'terrorist'

Mohammad Iqbal, a resident of Poonch city in Indian-administered Kashmir, died in cross-border shelling on 7 May, the morning after India launched a series of air strikes in Pakistan…

Gaza rescuers: Israel strike on school-turned-shelter kills 20

Gaza rescuers: Israel strike on school-turned-shelter kills 20

Rescuers said at least 20 people were killed, mostly children, and more than 60 wounded in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City on Monday. "At least…

Outrage, horror after Israeli attack kills nine children

Outrage, horror after Israeli attack kills nine children

An Israeli strike has killed nearly the entire family of a Khan Younis doctor while she was at work, Gaza health officials said.   The attack hit the home of Alaa al-Najjar, a…

Gazans wait for aid as Israel faces mounting pressure

Gazans wait for aid as Israel faces mounting pressure

Gazans waited desperately for vital supplies on Wednesday after Israel said it let in dozens of UN trucks but faced mounting international pressure to increase the aid flow and abandon…

UK government suspends free trade talks with Israel over Gaza war

UK government suspends free trade talks with Israel over Gaza war

The British government says it will suspend new free trade negotiations with Israel due to its military conduct in the war on Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed…