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Iran and US to embark on two months of peace talks
Iran and US to embark on two months of peace talks
Wednesday 17 June 2026 10:01 AM
TEHRAN: The United States and Iran are to launch talks on a final settlement to their conflict on Friday (June 19) in Switzerland, officials said, as news that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen sent world oil prices tumbling.
Hundreds protest Iran's ‘regime team’ ahead of World Cup opener
Hundreds protest Iran's ‘regime team’ ahead of World Cup opener
Tuesday 16 June 2026 11:27 AM
LOS ANGELES: Hundreds of anti-regime protesters gathered outside the stadium in Los Angeles where Iran took on New Zealand in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup yesterday (June 15).
US and Iran reach deal to end war, reopen Hormuz
US and Iran reach deal to end war, reopen Hormuz
Monday 15 June 2026 01:35 PM
TEHRAN: The United States and Iran said they reached a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, but offered little indication on the thorny question of Tehran's nuclear programme.
Russia’s conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine
Russia’s conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine
Sunday 14 June 2026 02:00 PM
WARSAW: After Russian police started using facial-recognition cameras to identify men wanted by military authorities, a young bank worker spent weeks avoiding the Moscow metro.
Nuclear weapons spending hits record high amid new ‘arms race’
Nuclear weapons spending hits record high amid new ‘arms race’
Saturday 13 June 2026 01:00 PM
GENEVA: Worldwide spending on nuclear weapons soared to a record high last year as atomic-armed countries moved more warheads from storage onto delivery systems, experts have confirmed.
Climate change-fuelled storm ‘decimated world’s rarest great apes’
Climate change-fuelled storm ‘decimated world’s rarest great apes’
Thursday 11 June 2026 12:07 PM
JAKARTA : Climate change-fuelled landslides wiped out nearly one in ten of the world’s rarest great ape species on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, scientists said yesterday (June 10).
White House World Cup chief defends visa ban for Somali referee, Iranians
White House World Cup chief defends visa ban for Somali referee, Iranians
Wednesday 10 June 2026 10:48 AM
WASHINGTON: The head of the White House Task Force for the World Cup yesterday (June 9) defended the decision not to grant visas to a Somali referee and some support staff for the Iranian team.
Trump nominates former personal lawyer as attorney general
Trump nominates former personal lawyer as attorney general
Tuesday 9 June 2026 11:46 AM
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump nominated his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as US attorney general on a permanent basis yesterday (June 8), setting up a potential confirmation battle with the Senate.
Major quake off Philippines kills one, triggers tsunami warnings
Major quake off Philippines kills one, triggers tsunami warnings
Monday 8 June 2026 09:15 AM
MANILA: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines today (June 8), killing at least one person, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.
In open letter to Putin, Zelensky calls for meeting and ceasefire
In open letter to Putin, Zelensky calls for meeting and ceasefire
Friday 5 June 2026 12:28 PM
KYIV: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader yesterday (June 4), shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded Moscow needed to strengthen its air defences amid a spate of Ukrainian attacks.
Word nerds have a weekend on the tiles at Thailand’s Scrabble title
Word nerds have a weekend on the tiles at Thailand’s Scrabble title
Wednesday 3 June 2026 02:00 PM
BANGKOK: If he were no longer physically able to play Scrabble, 86-year-old Tan Jin Chor said he would “shut the lights and call it a day”, but his love of the word game has kept the veteran verbophile competing.
Russia fired record 8,150 drones at Ukraine in May
Russia fired record 8,150 drones at Ukraine in May
Tuesday 2 June 2026 11:55 AM
KYIV: Russia fired a record number of long-range drones at Ukraine in May, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force data showed yesterday (June 1), as Kyiv appealled to allies for air defence support.
Rescuers race to locate two missing cave divers
Rescuers race to locate two missing cave divers
Monday 1 June 2026 11:03 AM
LAOS: Rescuers at a flooded cave in Laos are pressing on today (June 1) to locate two people still missing after four more survivors emerged safely, bringing the total rescued to five.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019
Saturday 30 May 2026 12:00 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday (May 27) that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
‘Trump’ buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh zoo
‘Trump’ buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh zoo
Thursday 28 May 2026 11:24 AM
DHAKA: A buffalo in Bangladesh nicknamed “Donald Trump” for its flowing blond hair has been spared from sacrifice after shooting to fame, and will instead be cared for at the national zoo.
US carries out new strikes on southern Iran
US carries out new strikes on southern Iran
Thursday 28 May 2026 10:09 AM
TEHRAN: The United States carried out new strikes on southern Iran today (May 28), after President Donald Trump threatened to “finish the job” if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal.
Russian call for diplomats to leave Kyiv draws Western backlash
Russian call for diplomats to leave Kyiv draws Western backlash
Wednesday 27 May 2026 10:38 AM
MOSCOW: Russia’s call for diplomats and foreigners to leave Kyiv over the threat of fresh strikes drew a sharp backlash from Western countries yesterday (May 26), some of whom accused Moscow of escalating the more than four-year war.
China launches crewed space flight as part of Moon ambitions
China launches crewed space flight as part of Moon ambitions
Tuesday 26 May 2026 11:00 AM
BEIJING: China launched its crewed Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and eased it into a successful docking with a space station early yesterday (May 25) as part of Beijing’s ambitions to send humans to the Moon by 2030, state media said.
Thais join efforts to rescue seven trapped in Laos cave
Thais join efforts to rescue seven trapped in Laos cave
Tuesday 26 May 2026 09:02 AM
VIENTIANE: Cave rescue experts from Thailand who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team joined efforts yesterday (May 25) to extract seven people trapped in a flooded cave for five days in neighbouring Laos, Laotian state media said.
Ecuador arrests three Thais for iguana trafficking
Ecuador arrests three Thais for iguana trafficking
Thursday 21 May 2026 09:39 AM
QUITO: Ecuadoran police have arrested three Thai nationals suspected of illegally trafficking 12 rare iguanas, the energy and environment ministry said yesterday (May 20).

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