(Reuters) June 4 – All members of the European Union agreed to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova on the first cluster of issues in their accession talks, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said early on Thursday. “Fantastic news,” she wrote on X. “We are one step closer to the EU membership: steadily moving towards […]
BBC: The US House of Representatives passed a measure that seeks to halt President Donald Trump from taking further military action in Iran. The 215-208 vote was successful after four Republicans joined Democrats in a rare public show of disapproval of the war, which began in February. This is the fourth attempt by the House […]
Donald Trump has become the latest US president to find himself at odds with Benjamin Netanyahu, after reportedly clashing with the Israeli prime minister over military action in Lebanon that has thrown Washington’s Iran diplomacy into crisis. Tehran responded to Israel’s strikes on Lebanon by threatening to suspend talks with the US – a potential […]
BBC: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire, the US State Department has announced in a statement. The agreement is “contingent on a complete cessation” of attacks from the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, among other conditions. It comes after Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday […]
BBC: Are electric vehicles finally going mainstream in India? A slew of indicators suggests the transition may finally be gathering momentum. The market for electric cars expanded by a solid 25% in the year ending March 2026, while EVs crossed the important 5% threshold in India’s passenger vehicle market earlier this year – a figure […]
BBC: Eight people have been killed and 10 others injured after a drone hit a passenger bus travelling through a Russia-controlled part of Ukraine, Russian state media have said. Denis Pushilin, the Kremlin-installed leader of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, said the bus was struck in the early hours of Wednesday as it was travelling between […]
BBC: At least 21 people have been killed and several others injured after a fire tore through a multi-storey building in India’s capital Delhi, police say. Many of the victims were foreign nationals from South Asian countries who had travelled to India for medical treatment or to accompany relatives undergoing care, local media reported. The […]
BBC: Seven people have been killed and 11 others injured after a drone hit a passenger bus travelling through a Russia-controlled part of Ukraine, an official said. Denis Pushilin, the Kremlin-installed leader of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, said the bus was struck in the early hours of Wednesday as it was travelling between Moscow and […]
(Reuters) BANGKOK, June 3- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from the remainder of his prison sentence under a royal pardon, the country’s justice minister told reporters on Wednesday. Thaksin, who was released on parole last month after serving eight months in prison, had just over three months remaining on […]
(Reuters) DUBAI, June 3 – An Iranian drone and missile attack struck Kuwait’s international airport early on Wednesday, causing injuries and forcing authorities to divert flights, Kuwait’s state news agency reported. The attack caused “severe damage” to the airport’s T1 building, the report said, citing the General Civil Aviation Authority. The U.S. military earlier said two Iranian […]