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"Some Bumps" Likely: Marco Rubio As S Jaishankar Flags Visa Concerns
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday flagged India's concerns with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration's changes to visa and immigration policies, saying legal mobility should not be adversely impacted by the new approach.
Explained: How Ukraine's Drone Expertise Became Global Asset After Iran War
Ukraine’s years of battlefield experience with drone technology and air defence tactics have drawn attention from Gulf nations, European allies, and the United States.
Iran May Commit To Not Pursuing Nuclear Weapon Under Potential Deal With US
US President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran on the war in the Middle East, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been "largely negotiated".
'Apocalyptic' Devastation Hits Kyiv As Russia Deploys New Hypersonic Weapon
Ukrainian officials said around 600 drones and 90 missiles were fired in the attack.
Trump says he does not make bad deals, but even Republican hawks doubt that now
The US has apparently had to agree to unfreeze billions of Iranian assets for a regime more hardline than before the warMiddle East crisis: live updatesOn 24 May each year, Iranians celebrate a historic victory in the war with Iraq: the liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982.This year, some were hoping a peace deal looking likely to be signed with the US might mark a similar turning point in their country’s history. Continue reading...
Riz Ahmed says UK spies tried to recruit him on three occasions
Actor recounts three alleged approaches by intelligence services, including through senior BBC executiveRiz Ahmed, the Oscar-winning actor, has claimed that Britain’s intelligence services tried three times to recruit him, including one occasion involving a senior BBC executive.Ahmed, 43, said: “Well, it’s happened three different times and they’re all slightly ridiculous, and this is what I mean by it, it’s just like inherently comedic. Continue reading...
Hottest May day for nearly 80 years as parts of UK hit heatwave threshold
Record temperatures in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as Heathrow in London reaches 32.1C highEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland sweltered in record temperatures for 2026 on Sunday, which was also the UK’s hottest May day for at least 79 years.Heathrow in west London saw a high of 32.1C, while Cardiff recorded 27.4C and Armagh saw 23.4C. Continue reading...
Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged’ attack
Assault hits water facility, market, residential buildings and schools, killing at least four and injuring dozens Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured about 100.Russia hit the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region with the missile, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said. He described a heavy Russian assault that also hit a water supply facility, burned down a market and damaged dozens of residential buildings and several schools. Continue reading...
US and Iran inch closer to peace deal as Trump faces criticism from GOP hawks
American president says he is not rushing into a deal after proposed plan to end war prompts Republican backlashMiddle East crisis: live updatesDonald Trump defended himself against criticism from fellow Republicans on Sunday as he appeared on the verge of agreeing a deal with Iran to end the war.As hawks in his party called the proposed agreement a disaster and questioned why the US president had launched the conflict in the first place, Trump claimed on social media that his deal would be “THE EXACT OPPOSITE” of the one agreed by Barack Obama, which Trump pulled out of in 2018. Continue reading...
Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim
Reform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind disclosure of £5m giftNigel Farage is under mounting pressure to provide evidence for his claim that a state-sponsored Russian hack was behind the disclosure of the £5m gift he received from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.Reform UK claimed over the weekend that analysis of Farage’s phone by “counter-espionage experts” suggested that “Farage’s phone, email and bank accounts were compromised by hostile actors, almost certainly linked to Moscow, using spear phishing tactics”, before the Guardian revealed details of his undeclared gift last month. Continue reading...
Can AI Read Your Pet's Mind? New Device Sparks Buzz
The startup says the system is trained on millions of pet sound samples and can recognise emotions.
24 Killed As Car With Explosives Rams Train Carrying Pak Soldiers In Balochistan
24 Killed In Blast Near Railway Track In Pakistan, Baloch Group Claims Attack
