Fact check: Is Zohran Mamdani a communist?
No, Trump's claim that New York City mayoral candidate’s platform is akin to communism is false, experts say.
US electrical worker left dangling after being hit by truck
The man suffered minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment, local media reported.
Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation
Faure Gnassingbe facing criticism over changes to the country's constitution that could keep him in power indefinitely.
‘We are terrified’: Trump’s migrant crackdown has workers and firms worried
President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants could have serious economic repercussions.
Two men jailed for life for murder of Aboriginal boy
Cassius Turvey's killers were "callous and lacking in empathy" as they beat him up, the judge said.
Two men jailed for life for murder of Aboriginal boy
Cassius Turvey's killers were "callous and lacking in empathy" as they beat him up, the judge said.
India seeks permanent solution to border dispute with China – Reuters
- India seeks permanent solution to border dispute with China Reuters
- India refuses to sign joint statement at defence summit over Kashmir BBC
- India Presses China to Demarcate Disputed Himalayan Border Bloomberg
- 'Avoid new complexities': Rajnath's strong message to China; meets defence minister Dong Jun on SCO Summi Times of India
- Jaishankar says SCO statement without terrorism reference unacceptable to India The Hindu
Presumed Ukrainian Air Base Targeted as Russia Launches Drone, Missile Barrage Across Ukraine – Kyiv Post
- Presumed Ukrainian Air Base Targeted as Russia Launches Drone, Missile Barrage Across Ukraine Kyiv Post
- Russian attacks kill dozens of Ukrainians as Kyiv’s allies gather for a key NATO summit CNN
- Russia kills 5 in Ukraine’s Samar, as Putin seems ready for new peace talks Al Jazeera
- The Weapon That Terrorizes Ukrainians by Night The New York Times
- Gaming the Air Raids in Kyiv: A Night in a Capital at War WSJ
China Ousts Top General From Elite Military Body as Purge Grows – Bloomberg
- China Ousts Top General From Elite Military Body as Purge Grows Bloomberg
- China's top legislature approves revisions to AUCL, effective Oct. 15 MLex
- Xinhua News | China's revised anti-unfair competition law to take effect Oct. 15 Xinhua
- National People's Congress Standing Committee's 16th session closes with dismissal of Miao Hua from Central Military Commission Dimsum Daily
- Chinese lawmakers to review draft law revisions, proposals chinadailyasia.com
India recovers data from crashed Air India flight recorders
The data from the recorders can be used to reconstruct the flight's final moments and determine the cause of the incident.
Outrage as Trump compares Iran strikes to Japan atomic bombing
Trump's reference to Hiroshima and Nagasaki is "unacceptable", survivors of the WW2 attacks say.
A third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa
More than 4,000 Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa to Australia.
Americans detained trying to send rice, Bibles, dollar bills to North Korea
Six US nationals were taken into custody in South Korea near a restricted border area with North Korea.
‘The stars aligned’: Why Israel set out for a war against Iran, and what it achieved – The Times of Israel
- ‘The stars aligned’: Why Israel set out for a war against Iran, and what it achieved The Times of Israel
- Inside ‘Operation Narnia,’ the Daring Attack Israel Feared It Couldn’t Pull Off WSJ
- June 25, 2025 – Israel-Iran conflict CNN
- Israel killed 30 Iranian security chiefs and 11 nuclear scientists, Israeli official says Reuters
- Israeli strike on Iran that killed dozens of military leaders was inspired by iconic ‘Game of Thrones’ scene New York Post
Moment South Korean man sets Seoul metro carriage on fire
Authorities have released CCTV of an arson attack in Seoul on 31 May where six people suffered minor injuries.
Mission Impossible theme composer, Lalo Schifrin, dies at 93
The Grammy Award-winning musician is remembered for a career spanning 60 years with more than 100 scores to his name.
India refuses to sign joint statement at defence summit over Kashmir
India has said that its concerns about terrorism were not adequately reflected in the document.
Friday briefing: How years of siege, war and blockade led to the unravelling of Gaza’s economy
In today’s newsletter: Once sustained by agriculture and industry, Gaza’s economy has been dismantled, leaving nearly every resident dependent on aid and the hope of a future that feels increasingly out of reach
Good morning. While much of the world’s attention has been focused on Israel’s conflict with Iran, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has worsened by the day. Since March, when Israel broke a ceasefire agreement and imposed a total blockade, very little food or medicine has been allowed in. Though the blockade was partially lifted on 19 May, only a trickle of desperately needed aid has made it through – and yesterday Israel closed the most direct route. Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinians who are trying to access it, in what aid workers are now calling a “death trap”. Israel is fighting allegations of genocide in Gaza, where it has killed more than 55,000 people.
Truly to understand the scale of the catastrophe in Gaza, it’s necessary to place it in historical context. This isn’t just a crisis born in 2023: it’s the culmination of nearly two decades of siege.
Middle East crisis | Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has threatened to respond to any future US attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East.
Welfare | Keir Starmer has offered Labour MPs “massive concessions” on his controversial welfare bill in a move that has won over key rebels and is likely to have saved the prime minister from a damaging Commons defeat. The changes will reportedly cost the government several billion pounds over the next few years but will shore up the prime minister’s precarious authority.
UK weather | An amber heat health alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency for much of England because of predicted temperatures above 30C over the weekend.
UK news | Two police officers who were involved in the strip-search of a black teenager at her school have been found to have committed gross misconduct. The search was “disproportionate, inappropriate and unnecessary” and made the girl feel degraded and humiliated.
Health | Scientists have developed a test to identify women with an increased risk of miscarriage, which could pave the way for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss.
Continue reading...Russian photographer gets 16 years prison for Soviet-era bunker details
Grigory Skvortsov, who denies wrongdoing, will serve his sentence in a maximum-security prison camp.
India’s innovation push falters with researchers denied timely funding
Months-long delays in the payment of stipends leave researchers struggling to make ends meet.