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Modi's Yoga Day event at Kolkata's Red Road sparks equality debate

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led an International Yoga Day event on Kolkata's Red Road on Sunday, attended by West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose and opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari. The event drew controversy…

At least 15 migrants' bodies wash up on Libya's coast

The bodies of at least 15 migrants, including a young girl, have washed up on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast near Tobruk after their boat is believed to have sunk, security, navy and medical sources…

India rejects Zardari's call to halt Muslim-site demolitions

India has rejected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's call to halt the demolition of Muslim religious sites in India — including what he called a 1,000-year-old mosque in Varanasi — calling his remarks 'unjustified'…

Tata's iPhone factory in India faces pollution investigation

Waste from Tata Electronics' iPhone-components plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, has polluted farmland and caused skin-disease complaints among farmers, prompting a state health investigation, according to officials and an official document reviewed by Reuters.…

Focus on yourself, Meloni tells Trump

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hit back on Instagram against Donald Trump after the US president said her popularity was shaky and claimed she had 'begged' for a photo at the G7 summit. 'Neither…

US actor Giancarlo Esposito converts to Islam

American actor Giancarlo Esposito, known worldwide as Gus Fring in 'Breaking Bad,' has converted to Islam while filming in Saudi Arabia, reciting the shahada, the head of the kingdom's General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al-Sheikh,…

Bolivia declares state of emergency, deploys troops

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz declared a 90-day state of emergency on Saturday and deployed troops and bulldozers to clear road blockades, after six weeks of anti-government protests caused severe shortages of food, medicine and…

French police find Picasso painting during drug raid

French police recovered a genuine Pablo Picasso painting during a drug-trafficking raid on a house in the Paris suburb of Champigny-sur-Marne, prosecutors in Créteil said on Saturday, according to AFP. Cannabis, expensive clothing and…

92% of Israelis think Iran won the war, poll finds

A majority of Israelis believe Iran emerged stronger from the war and its subsequent agreement with the United States, according to a Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Agam Institute poll of 3,644 respondents published…

Iran to recover $6 billion frozen in Qatar, president says

Iran is getting back six billion dollars frozen in Qatar as part of a preliminary agreement with the United States, the Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported on Sunday. President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed the report, saying…

Turkey's sorry World Cup exit: what went wrong

Returning to the World Cup after 24 years, Turkey crashed out in the group stage, losing 2–0 to Australia and 1–0 to Paraguay. Despite a star-studded squad and 62 shots across two games, they…

Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on Friday after fierce clashes in Lebanon, according to a US official, even as fresh strain hit the peace process built around the US-Iran agreement signed two…

Netanyahu's approval slumps as most Israelis want him to go

Most Israelis want Benjamin Netanyahu to leave politics, according to a Channel 12 poll, with 59 percent saying he should quit and not contest the next election, due this autumn. Only 33 percent backed…

What's driving the rush of Americans to renounce their citizenship

When Erin Klatt moved to New Zealand a decade ago, she soon decided to make it home; this year she paid $2,350 to renounce her US citizenship. Thousands of Americans do the same each…

Why the Trinamool Congress splintered into three

The Trinamool Congress, Mamata Banerjee's party that held power in West Bengal for 15 consecutive years, has shattered just weeks after the election results were announced. The party, more than 28 years old, has…

Pakistan's interior minister travels to Iran for talks

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has left for Iran and will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Saturday. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told the ISNA news agency the visit…

Switzerland says confidential talks under way to implement Iran-US accord

Switzerland is providing a 'secure and confidential' environment at its Bürgenstock resort to advance talks on implementing the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran, the Swiss foreign ministry said, according…

Russia's Medvedev sceptical that Iran-US understanding will hold

The understanding reached between the United States and Iran could easily collapse in the event of fresh provocation or an attack, making it 'premature' to hope for lasting peace, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of…

BNP leader hacked and injured in Mohammadpur

Nur Islam, senior joint secretary of Ward 33 BNP in the capital’s Mohammadpur, was hacked and seriously injured by attackers on Friday, police said, adding that officers and RAB were working to arrest those…

Attendance at Modi’s yoga event not mandatory for staff: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court ruled that government employees’ attendance at Sunday’s International Yoga Day event in Kolkata, in the presence of PM Narendra Modi, is not mandatory, after a state notice asking them to…

Justice is essential even in gifts to one’s children

Showing greater love or giving more to one child than to others is a form of injustice, this reflection argues, drawing on the Quran and Hadith to stress fairness in any gift a parent…

Meloni hits back at Trump’s ‘begged for a photo’ claim

A claim by US President Donald Trump that Italian PM Giorgia Meloni “begged” for a photo with him at the G7 has triggered a diplomatic row, with Meloni calling it “completely made up” and…

IRGC sets up secret cells in Iraq, strikes Gulf states: Reuters

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has formed new secret cells in Iraq that have struck US-linked facilities in Gulf states, eight Iraqi sources told Reuters, though the news agency said it could not independently…

Farmers in West Bengal protest land acquisition for BSF

A move by the BJP-led West Bengal government to acquire farmland for India’s Border Security Force near the Bangladesh border has run into resistance from farmers in Murshidabad, according to a report by the…

‘Killing won’t ensure security,’ JD Vance tells Israel

US Vice-President JD Vance sharply criticised hardline members of the Israeli cabinet for opposing the new US-Iran deal, saying no country can solve its national-security problems through violence alone, even as Israel-Hezbollah clashes continued…

US funded Wuhan lab where COVID originated, intelligence claims

Outgoing US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released documents alleging that Dr Anthony Fauci suppressed the COVID-19 lab-leak theory and influenced intelligence agencies. Fauci has previously denied any such discussions under oath.

Iran war reshapes the Middle East’s political equations

The recent Iran–US–Israel war has shaken the region’s long-standing security order, analysts say, pushing Gulf states toward alternative security frameworks and accelerating new overlapping partnerships across the Middle East.

France sets conditions for lifting UN sanctions on Iran

France wants an active role in the coming US-Iran talks on Iran’s nuclear programme and will not agree to lift UN sanctions on Iran unless it is satisfied with the terms of a final…

Netanyahu faces losing ground on every front after US-Iran deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's position has long been shaky. A US memorandum of understanding with Iran, signed ahead of Israel's national election, has further complicated his standing.

Bangladeshi deposits in Swiss banks climb to second-highest on record

Deposits held by Bangladeshi nationals and banks in Switzerland rose 41 percent from 2025, the Swiss National Bank's annual report showed Thursday, reaching 834.2 million Swiss francs.

Both India and Bangladesh must resolve border push-ins through talks, UN says

Bangladesh and India share responsibility for resolving the cross-border push-in problem through dialogue, the spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at a New York briefing.

Rotten eggs in unusual demand across Kolkata as protesters target Trinamool

After a change of power in West Bengal's recent assembly election, demand for rotten eggs has surged around Kolkata as protesters use them to target Trinamool Congress leaders.

Trump, Pezeshkian sign US-Iran interim deal to end war

The United States and Iran released the full text of an interim accord signed by their presidents, Reuters reported. Trump warned strikes would resume if Iran breaks the deal.

Iran wins economic gains in interim accord with US, analysts say

An initial US-Iran ceasefire understanding has handed Tehran major economic gains while deferring the toughest concessions on its nuclear program to future talks, analysts said.

US-Iran ceasefire deal pledges $300 billion fund, reopens Strait of Hormuz

The United States and Iran have signed and activated a deal extending their ceasefire, a White House official said. President Donald Trump signed it at the G7 summit in France.

Where is Iran's $100 billion frozen abroad

More than $100 billion in Iranian assets is frozen abroad, from bank accounts in China and Iraq to funds held in Qatar and South Korea, and recovering it has become a key Iranian demand…

This week in Muslim history: Arab Revolt, Cairo Abbasid caliphate, Bayezid I

A look back at June milestones in Islamic history, from the 1916 Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule to the founding of the Cairo-based Abbasid caliphate and the accession of Sultan Bayezid I.

CNN publishes 14-point Iran-US draft accord: what it contains

CNN has published a 14-point draft of a possible Iran-US accord covering a ceasefire, Gulf shipping, sanctions relief and Tehran's nuclear program; the White House said it does not reflect the final deal.

Obama bribed Iran, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticised former President Barack Obama over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, alleging the Obama administration effectively bribed Iran with a large sum of money.

Iran-US deal a humiliating defeat for Netanyahu

Citing Iran, ParsToday reported that the announcement of an Iran-US deal to end the war is seen in Israel as a bitter blow, leaving officials deeply angered.

India unlawfully expelling ethnic Bengalis in rights breach, HRW says

Indian authorities are pushing mainly Muslim ethnic Bengalis into Bangladesh without due process, violating human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report.

Over half of proposed $300 billion Iran investment fund already pledged, source says

More than half the financing for a proposed $300 billion investment fund for Iran, part of a draft US-Iran framework, has already been secured, a source said.

Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in the villages of Jiljilya and Mazra al-Nubani north of Ramallah and scrawled Hebrew slogans on their walls, Anadolu reported.

Ayodhya Ram temple trust accused of embezzling 200 crore rupees

A former kar sevak has filed a complaint accusing members of the Ayodhya Ram temple trust of embezzling about 200 crore rupees in donations.

US owes its existence to Israel, says American envoy

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said America owes its existence to Israel, a claim directly at odds with recent remarks by President Donald Trump.

Israel committing war crimes in Lebanon, says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has warned that Israeli forces are forcibly displacing people en masse in Lebanon, which it says amounts to a war crime under international law.

China to provide aid to Iran and Lebanon

China has announced humanitarian aid for Iran and Lebanon to support recovery and reconstruction following the war, its foreign ministry said.

US used Musk's AI technology in Iran war

US strikes on Iran used Elon Musk's xAI “Grok” artificial intelligence, according to a US government legal filing.

Train-bus collision in Zimbabwe kills 9, including children

A goods train collided with a bus in southern Zimbabwe on Tuesday, killing nine people, including two children, and injuring 25, officials said.

Neymar returns to training after injury

Neymar trained with Brazil for the first time at the World Cup on June 16, a key step in his recovery from a calf injury.

India advances multiple plans to fortify the Chicken's Neck corridor

The West Bengal government has prioritized land acquisition and infrastructure to strengthen the 60-km Siliguri Corridor, the narrow strip linking India to its northeastern states, reports say.

India restricts Telegram to curb exam-cheating fraud

India's central government has temporarily restricted Telegram to stop rumors and fraud surrounding the NEET-UG medical entrance re-examination, a move welcomed by the National Testing Agency.

China rejects EU claim its forces trained Russian troops

China has rejected a European Union allegation that Chinese military personnel trained Russian soldiers involved in the Ukraine war, calling the claim baseless, the Anadolu Agency reported.

BSF again tries to push woman across Chapainawabganj border

India's Border Security Force tried again to push a woman into Bangladesh through the Chapainawabganj border, but was forced to take her back after resistance from the BGB and local residents, the BGB said.

Iran war exposed limits of US power, analysts say

Analysts say the war that began on February 28 between the United States and Iran ended with a new settlement but stands as a major foreign-policy failure that exposed the limits of US power.

Times Square erupts in violence after Knicks title, dozens arrested

Celebrations of the New York Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years turned violent in Times Square on Saturday night, with shooting, stabbings and 63 arrests, New York police said.

Amazon water levels rise after two years of severe drought

Water levels in Brazil's Amazon region rose significantly in 2025 after two years of severe drought, though a monitoring network warned the long-term situation remained worrying, AFP reported.

India to fit machine guns with Israeli sights

India plans to buy at least 10,000 Israeli daytime optical sights to improve the effectiveness of its light machine guns, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Iran will face 'hell' if it seeks nuclear weapons, Trump says

Iran will face "hell" if it tries to acquire nuclear weapons, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the G-7 summit in France.

World leaders meet at G-7 summit with Iran-U.S. deal at center of talks

World leaders at the G-7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, focused on an Iran-U.S. agreement and the war in Ukraine, with a preliminary Iran deal drawing wide discussion.