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The Liaoning, seen here in a 2018 file photo, is one of two Chinese aircraft carriers taking part in the drill
Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern
SINGAPORE — A Chinese naval drill near Japan has sparked concern from Tokyo, which in recent days lodged a protest with Beijing and made the rare decision to publicly disclose Chinese military movements.In the last few weeks China's two aircraft carriers, the Shandong and the Liaoning, have been conducting simultaneous drills in the Pacific, in an unprecedented move.Chinese fighter jets have done hundreds of landings and take-offs from the carriers. A few came close to Japanese surveillance planes, prompting Tokyo to convey its "serious concerns" to Beijing.China has said its activities are consistent with international law and accused Japan of conducting "dangerous moves".On Tuesday, the Japanese defence ministry released a map tracing the Chinese aircraft...
June 19, 2025

Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern

Ayatollah Ali Sistani
Iraq's Sistani condemns threats against Iran’s Supreme Leader
BAGHDAD — Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the highest Shia religious authority in Iraq, has strongly condemned any threats or assassination attempts targeting Iran’s Ali Khamenei.In a statement published on his official website, Sistani warned that such actions would violate religious, moral, and international laws, carrying “very serious consequences for the entire region.”He cautioned that these acts could trigger “widespread chaos that would worsen the suffering of the region’s people and severely damage everyone’s interests.”Sistani called on global governments to work towards ending the ongoing conflict and to pursue a peaceful resolution to Iran’s nuclear issue.Sistani holds spiritual authority over millions of Shia Muslims in Iraq and around the world. — Euronews
June 19, 2025

Iraq's Sistani condemns threats against Iran’s Supreme Leader

Paetongtarn Shinawatra's coalition is now left with a slim majority in parliament
Thai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call
BANGKOK — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's coalition government is on the brink of collapse after a phone call between her and former Cambodian leader Hun Sen about a festering border dispute was leaked.The leak provoked public anger and prompted a key coalition partner of the 38-year-old Paetongtarn's Peu Thai party to quit.In the call, she addressed Hun Sen, a family friend and senior politician in the South East Asian region, as "uncle" and appeared to dismiss a Thai military commander."I would like to apologise for the leaked audio of my conversation with a Cambodian leader which has caused public resentment," Paetongtarn said on Thursday, as the pressure on her intensified.Bhumjaithai, the second-largest party in Paetongtarn's ruling...
June 19, 2025

Thai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call

President Donald Trump meets with members of the Juventus soccer club in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
Trump focused on avoiding wider conflict as he nears decision on US strikes in Iran
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump weighs whether to join Israel’s strikes on Iran — including using bunker-busting bombs to target nuclear facilities deep underground — a discussion is underway among his top officials over how the US can strike those targets without becoming embroiled in a full-scale war, sources familiar with the matter said.For Trump, trying to avoid prolonging the conflict that began last Thursday has become a top imperative. While he is receptive to arguments, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that only the US can decisively end Iran’s nuclear ambitions, he is deeply wary of becoming bogged down in the type of foreign conflict he vowed to avoid, the sources said.Over the weekend, some US allies received word that the Trump...
June 19, 2025

Trump focused on avoiding wider conflict as he nears decision on US strikes in Iran

Under Tata Air India underwent a brand transformation with slick new livery and new A-350s in the fleet
Devastating crash threatens Air India's ambitious turnaround
AHMEDABAD — Days after the devastating Air India-171 crash killed at least 270 people, investigators from across the world are putting their heads together to find out what exactly went wrong. So far, there is no indication of where the fault lies, and it could take months before we have an answer.But as the waiting game begins, the Tata Group — which owns the airline along with other iconic brands such as Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea – confronts a litany of unprecedented challenges at a critical juncture of the carrier's ambitious turnaround.The narrative was just beginning to change for Air India in the lead-up to the tragedy.In the hands of a new private owner - the Tatas bought the airline from the government in 2022 – Air India showed an operating profit, better...
June 19, 2025

Devastating crash threatens Air India's ambitious turnaround

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the American Compass New World Gala at the National Building Museum on June 3, 2025, in Washington, DC.
US embassies must vet students for ‘hostile attitudes’ but can resume visa appointments, State Department says
WASHINGTON — The US State Department told embassies and consulates they must vet student visa applicants for “hostile attitudes towards our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles” but said they should resume appointments that were paused in late May.The new guidance was sent to US diplomatic posts worldwide in a cable seen by CNN Wednesday. It says the vetting will look at student and exchange visa applicants’ “entire online presence.” Applicants will be asked to set their social media profiles to public as part of the new vetting, and the cable notes that “limited access to, or visibility of, online presence could be construed as an effort to evade or hide certain activity.”It comes as the Trump administration has taken significant actions that...
June 19, 2025

US embassies must vet students for ‘hostile attitudes’ but can resume visa appointments, State Department says

Russia's combined missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 17, 2025
As death toll rises in Kyiv, Europe believes Russia will not stop at Ukraine
KYIV — Emergency workers recovered more bodies on Wednesday from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile, bringing the death toll from the latest attack on the Ukrainian capital to 28.The building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district took a direct hit and collapsed in what was the deadliest Russian attack on the city this year. Authorities said that 23 of those killed were inside.While sniffer dogs searched for buried victims, rescuers used cranes, excavators and even their hands to clear debris from the site.The attack overnight on Monday into Tuesday was part of a sweeping barrage as Russia once again sought to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences. More than 440 drones and 32 missiles were launched - one of the biggest bombardments on the capital...
June 19, 2025

As death toll rises in Kyiv, Europe believes Russia will not stop at Ukraine

Israeli citizens enjoy free-visa short stays in the EU
EU visa rule change set to target Israeli citizens
BRUSSELS — Israel is set to be one of the first countries targeted by a reform of the mechanism to suspend short-stay visa-free travel into the EU and Schengen countries agreed on Tuesday by the European Parliament and the Council according to European Parliament sources.The new rules amend the grounds for suspending visa free schemes to include violations of human rights, which could lead to the imposition of mandatory visas for Israeli citizens, among others, sources from the Parliament familiar with the dossier told Euronews.Currently nationals from 61 countries - including Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan, UK, Ukraine and the Western Balkan states - may travel to the Schengen area for short stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.The EU can suspend the visa-free regime under...
June 19, 2025

EU visa rule change set to target Israeli citizens

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, left, shakes hands with Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar during the EU-Israel Association Council
Iran conflict to derail EU review of Israeli association agreement
BRUSSELS — The EU is unlikely to suspend its association agreement with Israel in the context of its current conflict with Iran, sources familiar with the issue have told Euronews.Last month a majority of the EU foreign ministers backed a Dutch proposal to review the bloc's ties with Israel over its actions in Gaza.The EU’s diplomatic corps, the External Action Service (EEAS), has been reviewing the bloc’s wide-ranging trade and cooperation agreement with Israel over its military offensive in Gaza and the West Bank as well as its blocking of food, fuel, water and basic medical supplies to the besieged population.The report was initiated to establish whether Israel violated its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, a broad-ranging pact...
June 19, 2025

Iran conflict to derail EU review of Israeli association agreement

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran's Khamenei warns of ‘irreparable damage’ if US intervenes in Israel conflict
TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected U.S. demands for surrender following days of intensified Israeli airstrikes, warning that any American military involvement would inflict “irreparable damage” on the United States.His message, delivered in an official statement read on state TV, came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric, calling for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and suggesting he knew Khamenei’s whereabouts, but had “no plans to kill him—at least not for now.”The sharp exchange underscores fears that the conflict between Israel and Iran could spiral further into a regional war, with U.S. forces already repositioned in the Gulf and tensions running high across the region.Khamenei said those familiar...
June 18, 2025

Iran's Khamenei warns of ‘irreparable damage’ if US intervenes in Israel conflict

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