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In one of his final big-ticket policy interventions after he announced his resignation last week, Mr. Starmer said the Defence Investment Plan will be backed by 298 billion of investment across the next four years
By the latest official count, some 1,700 are dead and 5,000 are injured, with no governmental word on the number of missing. Other estimates place these in the tens of thousands
Suu Kyi has vanished from the public eye and is serving a lengthy but unspecified sentence on a host of charges rights groups dismiss as fabricated
The death toll from two powerful quakes in Venezuela crossed 1,700 on June 29, with thousands more injured and many more missing
Once a child is labelled a terrorist, he becomes free game, target practice
Without intervention, space telescope Swift is expected to soon burn up in the atmosphere
A deportation flight from Miami had 146 Venezuelans onboard, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor
Azerbaijan and Israel are allies but Baku's closest foreign partner is Turkey and the Caucasus country hinted the move by Israel could hit their bilateral relations
These attacks, which trample on the lives and property of the Syrian people and make life increasingly difficult for civilians in the region, constitute a flagrant violation of international law, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry
Five people were fatally injured, and additional individuals sustained injuries. The suspected gunman and a second alleged perpetrator were arrested, says police
The strikes against the hideouts and safe havens of terrorists came in after a paramilitary Rangers headquarters in Karachi on Saturday (June 27, 2026) was attacked by militants, Information Minister Atta Tarar said
The notification said provincial authorities will be required to submit daily reports on arrests and enforcement actions
Pakistani forces carried out calibrated strikes against terrorist hideouts and safe havens in the border region
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on June 27, that his country would assume its responsibilities in implementing the framework agreement, which was signed in Washington on June 26, after five rounds of talks
Israels government has unanimously approved a decision to designate the violence against Armenians during World War I as a genocide
Investigations are under way, with the participation of relevant authorities, to determine the causes of the helicopter crash, the state news agency added
The advisory against deploying Indian seafarers in the conflict zones also stands withdrawn
The nomination comes after former ICE director Todd Lyons resigned at the end of May
Families had reported at least 68,900 people missing as of June 27 morning
Key highlights include plans for disarming groups like Hezbollah and gradually pulling Israeli troops back while setting up safe zones in Lebanon
The U.S. State Department has brokered a landmark framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, sealing a diplomatic breakthrough in Washington. Heres what you should know about the agreement.

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