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Five killed in air strikes as Israel flouts Lebanon ceasefire

News June 14, 2026

BEIRUT: Israeli air raids across southern Lebanon killed five people as attacks continued on Saturday despite a United States-brokered ceasefire. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that o...

US-Venezuela joint operation kills leader of Tren de Aragua gang

News June 13, 2026

The leader of the transnational gang Tren de Aragua has been killed in southern Venezuela as part of a joint operation with the United States, in what a top Pentagon official on Saturday described as ...

Trump's name removed from Washington arts center

News June 13, 2026

Workers in the US capital removed President Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, the venue said, after a federal judge ruled that it...

Five dead after Indian Air Force transport plane crashes in remote northeast

News June 13, 2026

Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a Russian-made Indian military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country’s remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement....

Heavy security on Herat streets amid deadly crackdown against women

News June 13, 2026

β€’ Planned protests abandoned amid fears of clash as armed patrols, checkpoints blanket city β€’ UN experts say Taliban fired on men, women and children HERAT: Heavily armed security forc...

US spy powers lapse raises World Cup concerns

News June 13, 2026

WASHINGTON: A major US surveillance authority is set to expire on Friday midnight, deepening concerns over national security as the World Cup gets underway and Washington remains deadlocked over Presi...

Canada draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina to earn first ever World Cup point

News June 12, 2026

Co-hosts Canada grabbed a second-half equaliser to draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday in the first World Cup finals game ever played on Canadian soil. Cyle Larin got Canada’s goal after ...

A year after deadly Air India crash, families await answers

News June 12, 2026

Families of those killed in last year’s Air India plane crash gathered at the site on Friday to mark the anniversary of the disaster, still awaiting answers about its cause. On June 12, 2025, a Boei...

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 to kick off 2026 FIFA World Cup

News June 11, 2026

Mexico ignited their World Cup party with a dominant 2-0 victory over nine-man South Africa on Thursday as the biggest ever edition of the global footballing showpiece kicked off at Mexico City’s ic...

Weather pattern El Nino has begun, says US agency NOAA

News June 11, 2026

The weather phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, and scientists expect it will intensify into the end of the year, potentially t...