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Ukraine says ‘massive’ Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv, Odesa

NewsJune 10, 2025

Russia carried out “massive” drone attacks on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and port city of Odesa early on Tuesday, killing one person and hitting a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said, calli...

Netanyahu govt doesn’t represent Israelis, says ex-general

NewsJune 10, 2025

JERUSALEM: Israeli left-wing opposition leader Yair Golan called on Monday for an immediate end to the Gaza war and said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government no longer represented mos...

Russia fires record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight

NewsJune 9, 2025

Russia fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine in an overnight aerial barrage, Kyiv’s air force said on Monday, the latest massive attack as Moscow rejects calls for a ceasefire. The attack caused dama...

Iran says to submit own nuclear proposal to US soon

NewsJune 9, 2025

Iran said on Monday it will soon present a counter-proposal on a nuclear deal with the United States, after it had described Washington’s offer as containing “ambiguities”. Tehran and Washington...

Trump travel ban in effect, barring 12 nations’ citizens from US

SportsJune 9, 2025

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early on Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a ...

Trump travel ban in effec, barring 12 nations’ citizens from US

SportsJune 9, 2025

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early on Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a ...

No deaths as plane with 20 aboard crashes in Tennessee: US authorities

NewsJune 9, 2025

No one was killed, but several people were injured and taken to hospital on Sunday when a skydiving plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in the US state of Tennessee, authorities said. A twin...

Troops sent by Trump reach protest-hit Los Angeles over governor’s wishes

NewsJune 8, 2025

United States National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles early on Sunday after being deployed by President Donald Trump, a rare deployment against the state governor’s wishes after sometime...

Iran says US travel ban reflects ‘racist mentality’

NewsJune 7, 2025

Tehran denounced on Saturday the US travel ban on Iranians and citizens of 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African countries, saying Washington’s decision was a sign of a “racist mentality”. ...

World Boxing says it was ‘not correct’ to have named Imane Khelif in its gender test statement - Images Dawn

SportsJune 6, 2025

World Boxing apologised to the Algerian federation on Wednesday, saying it had been incorrect to name boxer Imane Khelif in a statement announcing mandatory gender testing to determine the eligibilit...