Month: June 2026

Israel strikes south Lebanon despite framework agreement to end hostilities

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Israel strikes south Lebanon despite framework agreement to end hostilities

Israel renewed its strikes on Lebanon on Sunday (June 28, 2026), Lebanese state media reported, two days after an agreement was signed by the two countries, which a Hezbollah lawmaker warned would lead to “internal conflict”. The strikes come a day after one person was killed in an Israeli strike on the south, according to…

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Can neutral ships be lawfully attacked?

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Can neutral ships be lawfully attacked?

The story so far: Recently, the U.S. Navy carried out Hellfire missile strikes against three merchant tankers — Marivex, Settebello and Jalveer — all carrying Indian seafarers. While Marivex and Jalveer escaped without casualties, three Indians aboard Settebello — the chief engineer, an engine fitter, and a deck cadet — were killed. Although U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed…

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Israel moves to formally recognise Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide

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Israel moves to formally recognise Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide

File photo of people laying flowers at a memorial to Armenians killed by the Ottoman Turks, as they mark the centenary of the mass killings, in Yerevan, Armenia. | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal on Sunday (June 28, 2026) to designate violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War…

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IND vs IRE 2nd T20I: Ireland beats India by one run to claim T20I series 2-0

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IND vs IRE 2nd T20I: Ireland beats India by one run to claim T20I series 2-0

Ireland’s Harry Tector, right, bats during the second T20 Test match between Ireland and India in Belfast, Ireland, on Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Ireland defeated India by a slender 1-run margin in the second T20I to register a historic 2-0 victory in the two-match series here on Sunday. It was Ireland’s…

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Bangladesh’s fugitive ex-PM says will return to Dhaka ‘this year’

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Bangladesh’s fugitive ex-PM says will return to Dhaka ‘this year’

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s fugitive former leader Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country “this year”, according to an interview published on Sunday (June 28, 2026), months after she was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. Hasina, 78, fled to neighbouring India in…

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State to promote e-cooking in hotels and cloud kitchens

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State to promote e-cooking in hotels and cloud kitchens

The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) will accelerate the adoption of electric cooking (e-cooking) in commercial and institutional establishments such as restaurants, hotels, and industrial canteens. Acting on a request by the Government of India to States and Union Territories, the TNPDCL issued an order to all distribution companies under its control to…

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Perry, Gardner knock India out of Women’s T20 World Cup; Aussies in semis

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Perry, Gardner knock India out of Women’s T20 World Cup; Aussies in semis

Ellyse Perry oozed class, and Ashleigh Gardner was all muscle as Australia notched up a smooth six-wicket win to knock an underwhelming India out of the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday (June 28, 2026). The defeat could well mean the end of Harmanpreet Kaur’s time as India’s T20 skipper. Perry (56, 38b) who…

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 | Japan’s dreams face a reality check against Brazil’s firepower

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 | Japan’s dreams face a reality check against Brazil’s firepower

Getting ready: Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki will be in the thick of things when Brazil flies in on his post. | Photo Credit: AP The World Cup has always belonged to the dreamers. Every four years, nations arrive believing history can be rewritten. The knockout rounds of the tournament, however, have little time for romance…

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Pulse polio drive held across southern districts

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Pulse polio drive held across southern districts

A baby being administered pulse polio drops at a special camp in Tirunelveli on Sunday. | Photo Credit: A, SHAIKMOHIDEEN Tourism Minister S. Rajesh Kumaar inaugurated the pulse polio campaign at Kanniyakumari Government Medical College Hospital in Asaripallam on Sunday. According to officials, pulse polio drops were administered to 1,13,303 children on the first day…

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George Russell beats Verstappen and the heat to win Austrian Grand Prix and boost F1 title chances

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George Russell beats Verstappen and the heat to win Austrian Grand Prix and boost F1 title chances

Mercedes’ George Russell celebrates after winning the Austrian Grand Prix. | Photo Credit: Reuters George Russell showed he can stand the heat in more ways than one as he won the Austrian Grand Prix to revive his Formula 1 title chances. Racing in a heatwave with a broken drinks system, Russell held off Max Verstappen…

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