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U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema barred the administration last week from taking any further action to create or operate the fund ahead of a June 12 court hearing.
The Lebanese authorities received confirmation of Hezbollah's acceptance of the U.S. proposal providing for a mutual cessation of attacks, an Embassy statement published by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's office said.
The U.K. Home Office confirmed to The Hindu that the travel authorisations for both individuals were cancelled because their presence would not be conducive to the public good
The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces had launched 265 combat drones in the barrage, and that its air defence units had downed 228 of the unmanned aerial vehicles
An international arbitration panel has ruled in favour of the United Kingdom, rejecting Rwandas multimillion-pound claims linked to the scrapped migrant deportation agreement that was abandoned by Prime Minister Keir Starmers government in 2024
Archaeologists in Norway have recovered Chinese porcelain, chandeliers and other artefacts from a newly discovered 18th-century shipwreck in the Skagerrak strait
The release resurfaces a saga that has weakened and embarrassed PM Starmer over the nine months since Bloomberg News exposed the extent of Mr. Mandelsons ties with the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein
Rescue workers in Myanmar used excavation machinery to recover bodies after a massive explosion involving stored mining explosives killed at least 38 people in Shan State near the Chinese border
Rescue teams in Laos continued searching for 2 people believed to be trapped inside a flooded cave in Xaisomboun Province, nearly two weeks after heavy rainfall blocked the main entrance
France, with support from the U.K., intercepted a Russian-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean, stepping up efforts to enforce sanctions and disrupt the shadow fleet used by Moscow to sustain oil exports and finance its war in Ukraine
Newly appointed Prime Minister Pter Magyar says Hungarys government will amend the Constitution to remove President Tams Sulyok
Israels government has ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, as Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel including the outskirts of coastal city of Haifa
PM Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, focusing on trade, connectivity, border security and defence cooperation
China accused the U.S. of politically suppressing a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, saying the journalist was working legally in the country
The birds have been raised at a conservation centre on Sado Island following a successful captive-breeding program and ten more birds are waiting to be released
They were among the main perpetrators of an attack on the Jafari Mosque in Tehran
One man died riding his motorbike around the Paris ring road in celebration while authorities reported stabbings and other attacks
Newcomer Aberaldo de la Espriella known as El Tigre or The Tiger is expected to scoop up support from voters who threw their support behind another conservative candidate in the first round
The deadly incident happened at a worksite run by Hanwha Aerospace in the South Korean city of Daejeon
Donald Trumps post comes only hours after the U.S. military said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend and Irans Revolutionary Guards said they had targeted a U.S. base in response
The Trump administration is pushing to use artificial intelligence in the U.S. military even as it faces calls for caution
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shahs remarks about border encroachment triggered a major political uproar in Parliament. The government later issued a clarification, citing technical factors related to shifting river boundaries.
The U.S. Central Command said in a post on X that Iran had shot down a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters
Malaysia has begun enforcing its ban on children under 16 having social media accounts
The U.S. has proposed that as a first step, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group would stop all attacks on Israel and in return Israel would refrain from escalation in Beirut, an official said
I said on the campaign trail that I wouldnt be attending the parade, and Ive made my views on the Israeli government abundantly clear, Mr. Mamdani had earlier told a news conference
U.S. President Donald Trump has sent back a tougher peace proposal to Iran; Israel continues its attacks in Lebanon and has seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, their military said
The taking of Beaufort castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, followed days of airstrikes and intense fighting in nearby villages between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants
The massacre committed by the Israeli enemy in a raid on the town of Deir Zahrani, Nabatieh district, at dawn on Sunday...resulted in eight martyrs, including three women, and 19 wounded, including five children and six women, says Ministry in a statement
The two nations together with the third partner in their security pact, Britain met at Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue, which brings together top defence officials and experts from about 45 countries
The election on the southern Mediterranean island was held on Saturday (May 30, 2026) and drew a turnout of 87.4%, slightly up on 2022.
The visit of the delegation assumes significance as it comes days after the cancellation of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misris proposed visit to Kathmandu
More than 1,100 suspected cases are being investigated, and 43 people are confirmed to have died as a result of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, Mr. Kaseya said in an FT op-ed published on May 31
The capture of the castle marks a major gain for Israel since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war began in early March, and as the two countries that have been in a state of war since Israel was created in 1948 hold direct talks in Washington.
Lawmakers from the Nepali Congress and the Nepal Communist Party demanded that the Prime Minister clarify where exactly Nepal has encroached upon Indian territory and sought the removal of his remarks from the record.
Ms. Cooper is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday (June 4), followed by interactions across business and academia
Latitude59, an influential startup and technology conference that takes place here annually, is also keen on hosting a networking event in India next year under its aegis
Death toll increases to 11 as rescuers recovered the bodies of nine missing people after the chemical spill at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington
Any tweaks to the proposal could prolong even further an agreement to formally end the West Asia war and open the Strait of Hormuz maritime route after weeks of efforts to secure a deal
U.S. President Donald Trump attached screenshots of social media updates previously uploaded by Mr. Johnson on X, which documented the mayors audience with the head of the Catholic Church at the Vatican
Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 6% after the International Monetary Fund released a $695 million instalment of a $2.9 billion bailout loan
The latest attack brings the total number of those killed to over 200 according to an AFP tally since the Trump administration began its offensive in September.
Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan has quickened its pivot towards a more proactive defence policy, further shaking off with U.S. encouragement its pacifist outlook in place since the end of World War II
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees forces in the West Asia region, said the strike occurred on May 29 after the M/V Lian Star failed to respond to more than 20 warnings
Former Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzlez is calling for presidential elections as the five-month mark of interim President Delcy Rodrguezs administration approaches, following a U.S. military intervention that ousted Nicols Maduro in January
The fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, says the U.S. space agencys deputy news chief Jennifer Dooren

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