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U.S. considers buying Chagos Islands: reports

President Trump has been consistent in his position that the United Kingdom should not give away the British Indian Ocean Territory, which includes our joint U.S.-U.K. military facility on the Diego Garcia atoll, a U.S. official told Reuters.

8 Jun 2026 3:07 am
South Korea's President orders probe into ballot shortage issue

Local elections in the country last week were hit by a ballot shortage that prevented some eligible voters from casting their ballots

7 Jun 2026 10:16 pm
Couple sentenced to death for rape and murder of girl in Bangladesh's fastest trial

Under Bangladeshi law, death sentences awarded by trial courts must be reviewed and confirmed by the High Court before they can be carried out

7 Jun 2026 10:11 pm
Missing Malaysian hiker's rescue hailed a 'miracle'

When we heard that she had been found safe, it felt like our prayers had been answered; it is truly a miracle, said the rescued hikers friend

7 Jun 2026 3:10 pm
Russian drone hit nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, says Ukraine

In separate statements, Kyivs General Staff and the state atomic agency said a container-receiving building had been partially destroyed, but that no spent fuel had been stored there at the time of the attack

7 Jun 2026 2:17 pm
Taiwan says Chinese coast guard, researchships near key S. China Sea islands

The islands between southern Taiwan and Hong Kong are seen by some security experts as vulnerable to Chinese attack due to their distance more than 400 km (250 miles) from Taiwan island

6 Jun 2026 10:10 pm
Bill in U.S. Congress seeks to end H-1B visa as route to green card

The legislation comes amid the Trump administration's crackdown on legal migration programmes through tightening restrictions, prioritisation of higher wages for H-1B applicants, and imposition of a $1,00,000 fee on new petitions.

6 Jun 2026 7:01 pm
Ukraine targets St Petersburg again after Putin rejects Zelenskyy's offer for direct talks

Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 376 Ukrainian drones

6 Jun 2026 6:13 pm
Israeli airstrikes kill nine, including Lebanese army officers after ceasefire deal

The continued, deliberate, and repeated Israeli aggression against Lebanon, its people and its army only strengthens our resolve, faith and determination, the Lebanese army said in a statement

6 Jun 2026 5:10 pm
Bahrain, Kuwait targeted by fresh Iran salvoes

Bahrain, home to the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, denounced the attacks against its territory and neighbouring Kuwait

6 Jun 2026 2:09 pm
British PM Starmer criticises U.S. V-P Vance over comments on U.K. teen's death

J.D. Vance wrote on X that there should be righteous anger in response to the murder of Henry Nowak, which he blamed in part on the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it

6 Jun 2026 1:05 pm
Argentina expands hantavirus probe; sends teams to test rats in Mendoza

The Health Ministry says specialists from Malbran, together with U.S. CDC, are preparing to test rodents for the hantavirus in Mendoza from June 8-12

6 Jun 2026 12:15 pm
Albania is not for sale, protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland

Environmentalists oppose the project, which they say would affect several hundred hectares of pristine beaches and thousands of flamingos that nest and pass through nearby areas each year.

6 Jun 2026 7:10 am
U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz

It was the latest in back-and-forth attacks that have strained the tenuous ceasefire in the war and efforts to reach a deal to extend that truce.

6 Jun 2026 5:08 am
Incomplete truce: On the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Israel has to pull back troops from Lebanon for peace to take hold

6 Jun 2026 12:16 am
Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine, destroy children's food plant

The enemy attacked a peaceful civilian food industry enterprise, Kyiv region governor Mykola Kalashnyk said in a post on Telegram

5 Jun 2026 11:09 pm
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages

Israels air force has struck parts of southern Lebanon, and the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages

5 Jun 2026 11:02 pm
Former Tibet government head sentenced to life in prison

Che Dalha illegally took in more than 158 million yuan ($23.35 million) from 1999 to 2025 while he worked in the country's southwestern border regions of Tibet and Yunnan, as well as during postings in Beijing, a court said

5 Jun 2026 5:40 pm
Thailand to appoint conciliators for UN-backed mediation with Cambodia, says Foreign Minister

Cambodia said it had launched a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

5 Jun 2026 4:15 pm
Seven killed as Israel strikes in south Lebanons Tyre: civil defence

Israeli military issued new evacuation warnings for nine southern Lebanese towns and villages, with Lebanons state-run National News Agency reporting people were fleeing

5 Jun 2026 2:05 pm
UN nuclear watchdog says its been unable to inspect Iranian facilities

The International Atomic Energy Agency warned that it was unable to discharge its safeguards responsibilities that it has under the Safeguards Agreement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

5 Jun 2026 12:14 pm
Nepal Foreign Minister to visit India from June 5

Announcing the dates of Mr. Khanal's India visit, the Nepal government on Thursday June 4, said in a statement that he will hold a formal meeting with Mr. Jaishankar in New Delhi.

4 Jun 2026 8:09 pm
Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem, in a written statement, said the agreement's demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Lebanon under fire would mean surrender, defeat and achieving the enemy's goals

4 Jun 2026 8:05 pm
Portugal, Austria among five nations elected to UN Security Council; Germany suffers setback

The five new non-permanent UNSC members were elected by secret ballot for the two-year term beginning from January 1, 2027, and ending on December 31, 2028

4 Jun 2026 1:11 pm
Will make former personal lawyer Todd Blanche permanent attorney general: Donald Trump

Todd Blanche currently serves as acting chief of the Justice Department after U.S. President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi

4 Jun 2026 12:16 pm