Trump to host Pak Army chief Asim Munir for lunch

Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir

Washington: US President Donald Trump will host Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir for lunch at the White House Wednesday. “The President has lunch with the Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” an advisory issued by the White House said. The lunch will take place at 1 pm (local time) in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Trump had cut short his trip to Kananaskis, Canada, for...

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Volcano erupts in Indonesia, ash cloud reaches 10,000m; Air India flight diverted

Volcano erupts in Indonesia, ash cloud reaches 10,000m; Air India flight diverted

Lembata/Delhi: A powerful eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano Tuesday sent ash clouds soaring 10,000 meters into the air, prompting authorities to raise the alert to the highest level and expand the danger zone to 8km from the crater. The volcanic plume, shaped like a giant mushroom, was visible from cities as far as 90 to 150km away. The eruption disrupted air traffic in the region, forcing an Air...

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Iran-Israel conflict latest updates: Tehran under attack after Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’

Iran-Israel conflict latest updates: Tehran under attack after Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'

Dubai: Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran's capital early Wednesday after it issued a warning about a new area it could target, a day after US President Donald Trump demanded ‘unconditional surrender.’ Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel's air campaign aimed at Iran's military and nuclear programme. As the US sent warplanes to the Middle East, Trump warned Supreme...

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US spies say Iran wasn’t building nuclear weapon; Trump dismisses assessment

Washington: Tulsi Gabbard left no doubt when she testified to Congress about Iran's nuclear program earlier this year. The country was not building a nuclear weapon, the national intelligence director told lawmakers, and its supreme leader had not reauthorised the dormant program even though it had enriched uranium to higher levels. But President Donald Trump dismissed the assessment of US spy agencies during an overnight flight back to Washington as he...

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Rising sea inches closer to Ganjam village, residents fear total submergence

Rising sea inches closer to Ganjam village, residents fear total submergence

Chhatrapur: Rising sea levels, attributed to climate change and increased daily tidal activity, are threatening coastal communities in Odisha’s Ganjam district. Residents of Aryapalli village under Chhatrapur block are growing increasingly concerned as the sea continues to encroach upon land near their homes. Locals reported that the shoreline, once located about two kilometres from Aryapalli, is now...

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‘Battle has begun,’ says Khamenei after Iran fires hypersonic missile at Israel

Tel Aviv: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that the "battle has begun" after Tehran launched a hypersonic missile at Israel. This escalation has intensified the already volatile conflict, as the military confrontation between Iran and Israel enters its sixth day Wednesday. Israel has carried out a series of devastating airstrikes on Iranian territory, reportedly killing...

Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir

Trump to host Pak Army chief Asim Munir for lunch

Washington: US President Donald Trump will host Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir for lunch at the White House Wednesday. “The President has lunch with the Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” an advisory issued by the White House said. The lunch will take place at 1 pm (local time) in the Cabinet Room...

Israeli strikes killed 585 people in Iran, human rights group says

Israeli strikes killed at least 585 people in Iran, human rights group says

Dubai: Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran's capital early Wednesday in a conflict that a human rights group said had killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded 1,326 others. The Washington-based group Human Rights Activists said it had identified 239 of those killed in Israeli strikes as civilians and 126 as security personnel. The group, which...

Axiom Mission: Meet Shubhanshu Shukla, first Indian astronaut to fly to ISS on NASA mission

India’s Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom-4 mission put off to June 22

New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station has been postponed to June 22, to allow NASA to evaluate the operations on the orbital lab after the recent repairs in the Russian section, Axiom Space announced Wednesday. The Axiom-4 mission, which marks the return to space for India, Hungary, and Poland, was...

 

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