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Sri Lanka to appoint military-led dengue monitoring unit amid surge in cases

Health authorities have reported a total of46,037 cases across the island, as ofJune 20

23 Jun 2026 7:47 pm
Dozens of Awami League activists arrested in Bangladesh as party marks founding anniversary defying ban

Founded on June 23, 1949, when present-day Bangladesh was East Pakistan, the Awami League is the country's oldest political party and led the nation's 1971 Liberation War

23 Jun 2026 7:47 pm
Congos Ebola outbreak has most cases in first month of any African outbreak, WHO says

The Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267 was detected late and experts say the virus had already been circulating for months before it was officially declared on May 15

23 Jun 2026 7:35 pm
India, U.K. hold meeting of key group, chart roadmap to deepen defence cooperation

The deliberations were constructive and forward-looking, charting a robust roadmap for deepening defence cooperation and strengthening the enduring partnership between the Indian Army and the British Army, the Indian Army said in a post

23 Jun 2026 7:24 pm
Forty drown in France as people seek relief from heatwave

Meteorologists say the system is creating a so-called heat dome, trapping hot air over western and central Europe and allowing temperatures to build day after day

23 Jun 2026 4:59 pm
Japanese PM Sanai Takaichis Guwahati visit cancelled, meetings will be hosted in Delhi

Earlier in 2019, the late Japanese PM Shinzo Abe too was expected to visit Assam for a bilateral meeting with PM Modi when the event had to be cancelled because of protests related to the Citizenship Amendment Act

23 Jun 2026 4:28 pm
Bill seeking to ban horse carriages in New York city renamed after Indian teen killed in Central Park incident

New York City Council member Christopher Marte, who organised the event, announced that a bill introduced by him, named Ryder's law, which seeks to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city, will be changed to Romanch's Law

23 Jun 2026 4:15 pm
Afghan Taliban to hold rare, closed-door talks with EU officials on deportations

Belgium issued 24-hour visas to the Taliban delegation, which includes New Zealand-born Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesperson for the Talibans Foreign Ministry

23 Jun 2026 3:58 pm
Daily Quiz | On history of the treaties and territory of Antarctica

The Antarctic Treaty System, which came into force on June 23, 1961, remains one of the most ambitious international frameworks governing an entire continent. How well do you know the history of the treaties and territory of Antarctica?

23 Jun 2026 3:50 pm
BRICS Foreign Ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices, internal divisions test blocs unity

The meeting brings together diplomats from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa along with newer member countries

23 Jun 2026 2:54 pm
UN body that regulates ocean floor prepares for election amid debate over deep-sea mining

The drawn-out debate raises concerns that the authority could receive an application later this year seeking the first deep-sea mining exploitation license without rules or regulations in place

23 Jun 2026 2:46 pm
Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of Higgs boson particle, has died at 94, university says

Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle the so-called Higgs boson in 1964

23 Jun 2026 2:43 pm
Turkiye arrests over 200 before NATO summit

Of those held, 185 are suspected of membership in several far-left organisations designated as terrorist groups by Ankara

23 Jun 2026 2:41 pm
Franois Englert of Higgs boson fame passes away at 93

Englert is best known for his work in the early 1960s about how subatomic particles get their property of mass, for which the 2013 physics Nobel Prize alongside Peter Higgs

23 Jun 2026 1:22 pm
Washingtons Reflecting Pool to be drained again as Trump warns vandals face prison time

Peeling paint and algae growth have been visible in the pool since soon after Mr.. Trump declared the renovation project complete on June 6

23 Jun 2026 1:16 pm
India's LPG imports from U.S. set to cross 1 million tons in June, sources say

Imports of LPG, widely used as cooking fuel in Indian households, declined to as low as 696,000 tons in April because of the strait blockade, government data showeD

23 Jun 2026 12:15 pm
'Five Eyes' intelligence alliance warns that new AI models pose urgent cyber risk

CISA which was among those cosigning Mondays statement reduced the deadlines imposed on government officials to deal with serious digital vulnerabilities in their networks to three days, citing AI threats

23 Jun 2026 11:24 am
West Asia war LIVE updates: Ghalibaf says Hormuz will be administered by Iran

Iran and the United States agreed on June 22 to set up communication lines to keep the vital shipping route open and end fighting in Lebanon

23 Jun 2026 8:45 am
Ransom note about Nancy Guthries disappearance says she died, CNN reports

One of the notes allegedly revealed that Nancy Guthrie was dead and those who kidnapped her did not mean to kill her, but she died shortly after her disappearance

23 Jun 2026 7:16 am
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set good foundation for a deal to end the war

Vice President JD Vance says his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a good foundation for a final deal to end the Iran war

23 Jun 2026 5:35 am
Will do what I have to do if Iran does not stick to deal: Trump

Mr. Trump said Iran was supposed to use the money being unfrozen to buy food exclusively from the United States

23 Jun 2026 5:15 am
U.S. Senate passes bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply, lowering prices

The bill, which passed 85-5 and now heads to the House, has been the focus of intense negotiations in recent weeks as lawmakers in both parties try to address housing costs in an election year

23 Jun 2026 4:39 am
Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government

The failed confidence vote against Mr. Vesteas proposed cabinet is expected to deepen a period of instability and turmoil, as the country currently faces one of the largest budget deficits in the European Union

23 Jun 2026 4:30 am
Gunman kills a Montreal officer at Hilton hotel before being shot dead, police say

Police say a suspect armed with a long gun opened fire at a Montreal hotel, killing a police officer before officers returned fire, killing him

23 Jun 2026 4:26 am
North Koreas Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state, KCNA reports

Kim accused the U.S. and South Korea of making the security situation on the Korean Peninsula more dangerous by steadily upgrading their combined nuclear posture

23 Jun 2026 4:23 am
Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Palestinian teens in West Bank

One of the three was wounded and two killed, the military said. WAFA said the third person was hospitalised in a stable condition

22 Jun 2026 11:28 pm
Rightist leaders congratulate Colombian President-elect

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his support for De la Espriella after celebrating his victory in a phone call, the President-elect

22 Jun 2026 11:11 pm
Watch: All about Abelardo De La Espriella, Colombias new President

Abelardo De La Espriella has won Colombias presidential election, defeating Senator Ivan Cepeda in a closely fought contest. His victory returns Colombia to the political right after four years under outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the countrys first left-wing President, who was barred by the Constitution from seeking re-election.

22 Jun 2026 9:59 pm
Indians among 13 killed in Qatar explosion, says Qatar's Minister

Mr. Al-Kaabi, who is also the CEO of QatarEnergy, said 66 people were injured in the fire caused by the explosion at the Barzan local gas supply facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City on Sunday (June 21, 2026) evening, Doha News reported

22 Jun 2026 8:19 pm
Analysis: Why Keir Starmer resigned

Keir Starmers political fate was all but sealed when Labours King of the North,former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham won a seat in Westminster (the U.K.s Parliament) last week, after winning a bye-election

22 Jun 2026 7:02 pm
Alan Greenspan, longtime U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, dies aged 100

Greenspan, who exerted a powerful influence on the U.S. economy during his tenure at the helm of the Fed from August 1987 to January 2006, died at his home from complications of Parkinsons Disease

22 Jun 2026 6:04 pm
Petrol, diesel margins back above pre-conflict levels: Report

The start of the West Asia conflict triggered a surge in global oil prices but retail pump rates in India remained steady for large parts and rising only by a fraction

22 Jun 2026 4:26 pm
Interests of Brahmins safe only under BSP rule, claims Mayawati

The Samajwadi Party is anxious with the partys Brahmin outreach ahead of polls next year, says the former U.P. CM and BSP chief

22 Jun 2026 4:25 pm
Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say

Contact tracing remains a key issue for local authorities, who have only achieved a 55% coverage rate, the Congos Ministry of Health said

22 Jun 2026 4:11 pm
Keir Starmer announces his resignation as U.K. Prime Minister

Keir Starmer announced his resignation after facing growing pressure to hand over to a new leader who can try to revive the governments flagging fortunes

22 Jun 2026 2:20 pm
2 senior U.S. officials visit Sri Lanka amid growing focus on Indian Ocean region

The U.S. has been seeking to deepen defence, security and economic engagement with countries in the region, including Sri Lanka, as part of its broader Indo-Pacific strategy

22 Jun 2026 1:44 pm
Qatar brings LNG tankers into Hormuz despite shipping slowdown

The tankers were entering the strait via the Iranian route for the first time since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started, shiptracking data from analytics firm Kpler showed

22 Jun 2026 1:14 pm
Moscow shoots down nearly 60 drones, airports reopen, authorities say

In total, Russian defence systems downed 301 drones overnight, local newswires said, citing the Defence Ministry. That tally included Russia-occupied areas

22 Jun 2026 11:52 am
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in eastern Pacific Ocean

The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to more than 210 people since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls narcoterrorists in early September

22 Jun 2026 11:35 am
China sanctions 10 U.S. firms over Pentagon blacklist

The move comes a month after U.S. President Donald Trump visited Beijing, seeking to stabilise fraught relations during talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

22 Jun 2026 11:18 am
Shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

Police says that one suspect is a student at San Jose National High School in Tacloban city, where the shooting happened

22 Jun 2026 11:16 am
Starmer likely to announce exit timetable as rival Burnham heads to U.K. Parliament

If he does, Mr. Starmer will be the sixth Prime Minister in a decade to stand outside 10 Downing Street and announce a premature departure

22 Jun 2026 11:14 am
Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come

Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming, primarily caused by burning coal, oil and gas and warn they are set to become more frequent, longer and more intense

22 Jun 2026 11:01 am
U.S. military says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killing two

This is the latest such attack condemned by rights groups as extrajudicial killings and which the Trump administration has said are aimed at narco-terrorists.

22 Jun 2026 9:16 am
Key points from the first round of Iran-U.S. talks

Here are the main points from the joint Qatar-Pakistan statement at the conclusion of first-round talks

22 Jun 2026 8:40 am
Who is Abelardo De La Espriella, Colombia's new right-wing President?

Nicknamed The Tiger by his followers, Mr. De La Espriella portrayed himself as an anti-establishment savior capable of reviving Colombias ailing economy and restoring order in a country rattled by illegal armed groups and drug trafficking

22 Jun 2026 8:00 am
Thousands of Czechs rally against government plan to overhaul funding of public broadcasters

According to the plan approved by the government, public radio and television would be financed from the state budget starting next year, and not from fees paid by individuals, households and businesses

22 Jun 2026 7:53 am
Explosion as Qatar restarts gas export terminal injures 54, leaves 18 missing

Qatar said the blast happened after workers tried to restart facilities there at the Barzan plant

22 Jun 2026 7:50 am