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A year after the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plunged into a student‑hostel complex in Ahmedabad on 12 June 2025, the echoes of that day linger in the lives of the survivors and relativ...
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Europe’s largest carriers have warned the European Commission that extending the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover outbound international flights would lift ticket prices and burden ...
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On May 31, 2026, Colombian voters chose a far‑right candidate and a left‑wing senator to face each other in a runoff scheduled for June 21. Abelardo de la Espriella, a criminal lawyer wi...
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In June 2026, France and Germany announced the termination of the joint fighter‑jet component of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, a decision that follows years of industrial ...
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On the morning of June 6, Pope Leo XIV landed in Barcelona, kicking off a five‑day apostolic visit that will take him to the medieval monastery of Montserrat and to a Mass at Barcelona’s...
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Scotland is back on the world stage after a 28‑year wait, with its first match scheduled for June 11, 2026, in a tournament that will span the United States, Canada and Mexico. Manager Ste...
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) executive will appear before the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) on Tuesday to explain the agency’s plans for refunding import d...
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On June 9, 2026, Russian forces struck Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, the southern industrial hub of Zaporizhzhia, and the Russian‑annexed Crimean city of Sevastopol with a coordinate...
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When SpaceX announced its intent to raise $75 billion, the world’s largest initial public offering, Asian retail traders felt the gravity of a new frontier. The company’s target valuatio...
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In May 2026, India’s total fuel consumption edged up to 19.93 million metric tons, a modest rise of 0.46 million tons from April, according to data released by the Petroleum Planning and A...
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On 8 June 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped into Pyongyang for a two‑day state visit that marked his first trip to North Korea since 2019. The visit reached its crescendo with a s...
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Sabyasachi Dutta, a former chairman of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and a long‑time member of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), was taken into custody on Tuesday in North 24...
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On Friday, June 5 2026, South Africa rolled out a new twice‑yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, in a high‑profile ceremony that underscored the country’s relentless bat...
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When the island that produces the world’s most beloved Caribbean heat runs dry, the ripple reaches kitchens across the globe. The Scotch bonnet pepper, the cornerstone of Caribbean hot sau...
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When the State of the Nation Project released its latest “State of the States” report over the weekend, the headline didn’t surprise anyone: most U.S. states face the same well‑being...
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Americans are feeling the squeeze, and the numbers confirm it. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations, released Monday, shows that a growing share o...
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When the summer heat turns the streets into a playground, it also turns them into a potential hazard zone. Illinois and Missouri are bracing for a surge in emergency cases that will strain t...
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Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. confirmed that American Eagle Gold Corp. has terminated its unsolicited takeover bid for all of Pacific Booker's issued and outstanding common shares. The termin...
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In a move that could reshape the region’s defense industry, Raytheon Technologies Corp. announced a $100 million expansion of its Portsmouth, Rhode Island, site that will create 150 new jo...
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In Norfolk, Virginia, leaders from the United States, Canada, and Mexico met on June 6, 2026, to advance the North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI). The meeting, which marked th...
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President Donald Trump formally nominated Todd Blanche as the permanent head of the Department of Justice on June 8, 2026, a move that comes as Washington wrestles with a fresh flare‑up in...
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On Monday, Pope Leo XIV became the first pope to speak directly to Spain’s bicameral legislature, the Cortes Generales, in a speech that highlighted the Church’s renewed engagement in a ...
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In a nation split over war and rising fuel costs, President Donald Trump’s approval rating has slipped to a 35‑percent low, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on June 8, 2026...
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