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(260611) -- KABUL, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A boy fetches water at a makeshift refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2026....


Ashwin backs Kohli, Rohit for 2027 ODI World Cup, says experience will be key in South Africa

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has thrown his support behind Virat Kohli and Rohit...


Sacred relics of Lord Buddha's chief disciples return to Delhi from Mongolia; LG Ladakh hails "profoundly historic moment"

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The sacred relics of Lord Buddha's chief disciples, Arhant Sariputra and Arhant Maudgalyayana, returned...


Ex-Marine with Nazi tattoo wins Democratic primary

Scandal-plagued Graham Platner will face Republican Susan Collins in Novembers Senate election US Marine veteran Graham Platner,...


Former US Marine who covered up Nazi tattoo wins Democratic primary

Scandal-plagued Graham Platner will face Republican Susan Collins in Novembers Senate election US Marine veteran Graham Platner,...


NW China's Xinjiang widens Altai cooperation platform as Central Asian participation grows

URUMQI, June 11 (Xinhua) -- A regional cooperation platform launched by northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has expanded...


Ambassador Abhay Kumar enhances India-Azerbaijan partnerships during visit to Lankaran and Lerik

Lankaran [Azerbaijan], June 11 (ANI): As part of his visit to southern Azerbaijan, Ambassador Abhay Kumar undertook a series of engagements...


India gifts medical equipment to Afghanistan to strengthen healthcare sector

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reiterated India's commitment to strengthening Afghanistan's...


MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to visit Tajikistan on June 12-13

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will undertake a two-day official...


Pakistani strikes kill 13 civilians in Afghanistan

Islamabad violated Afghan airspace in launching the overnight attacks, a Taliban spokesperson has alleged Hostilities flared up on...


PM Modi thanks world leaders for wishes on record tenure as India's longest serving continuously elected Prime Minister

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her warm wishes on...


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Belfast unrest after stabbing prompts Starmer crackdown warning

Belfast unrest after stabbing prompts Starmer crackdown warning

BELFAST, Northern Ireland: Keir Starmer said he would use the full force of the law after a night of racist violence in Belfast that...

Netanyahu to run again, party confirms after Trump doubts claim

Netanyahu to run again, party confirms after Trump doubts claim

TEL AVIV, Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu will run for re-election this year, his party said on June 10, after U.S. President Donald Trump...

Bear trapped on university campus from city near Tokyo

Bear trapped on university campus from city near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan: A bear that wandered into Utsunomiya, a city just north of Tokyo, and frightened residents was captured on June 9 after...

After retaliatory strikes, Trump warns Iran will ‘pay the price’

After retaliatory strikes, Trump warns Iran will ‘pay the price’

DUBAI, U.A.E.: Even as the United States carried out airstrikes on Iran early on June 10, and Iran responded by attacking countries...

8 killed in historic Lebanese city of Tyre in Israeli airstrike

8 killed in historic Lebanese city of Tyre in Israeli airstrike

DUBAI/BEIRUT: Israel carried out an airstrike on the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on June 9, killing at least eight...

Kenyan protestors teargassed at US Ebola quarantine facility

Kenyan protestors teargassed at US Ebola quarantine facility

NANYUKI, Kenya: On June 9, Kenyan police used tear gas to break up protesters in the central town of Nanyuki. The protesters were opposing...

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Boots owners weigh sale as London IPO plans fade

Boots owners weigh sale as London IPO plans fade

LONDON, U.K.: British retailer Boots is discussing a potential $10 billion (£7.5 billion) sale with prospective buyers, a move that...

Existing home sales jump as buyers return to housing market

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Sales of previously owned homes in the United States rose to their strongest pace of the year in May, signaling renewed...

Iran war, latest CPI, undermine Wall Street, Nasdaq loses nearly 2%

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tumbled on Wednesday as the latest CPI reading showed inflation in the United States has surged to...

OpenAI joins Anthropic in move toward blockbuster IPO

SAN FRANCISCO, California: OpenAI has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, becoming the latest artificial intelligence...

Meta told to give competing AI chatbots WhatsApp access

BRUSSELS, Belgium: European Union regulators have ordered Meta Platforms to restore access to WhatsApp for competing artificial intelligence...

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Bear trapped on university campus from city near Tokyo
Bear trapped on university campus from city near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan: A bear that wandered into Utsunomiya, a city just north of Tokyo, and frightened residents was captured on June 9 after...


11 dead in violence in Pakistan-administered Kashmir before protest
11 dead in violence in Pakistan-administered Kashmir before protest

MUZAFFARABAD, PoJK: Clashes in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir ahead of a protest planned for June 9 left 11 people dead and more...


Indonesian President’s plans to grow economy at risk
Indonesian President’s plans to grow economy at risk

SINGAPORE/LONDON: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is losing investors' trust, and his plans to grow the economy are at risk as...


Learn from Ukraine, Gulf wars on defense spending, Taiwan advised
Learn from Ukraine, Gulf wars on defense spending, Taiwan advised

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan should use its defense money more wisely and learn from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, especially...


EU weighs supply chain diversification requirements
EU weighs supply chain diversification requirements

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Commission is considering new legislation that could require companies in sensitive sectors to diversify...


"India maintained, strengthened economic growth rate": Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat amid West Asia conflict
"India maintained, strengthened economic growth rate": Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat amid West Asia conflict

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday highlighted that while the rest of the world...


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