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June 20, 2025 4:45 PM

Iran says no nuclear talks under Israeli fire, Trump considers options

Iran said on Friday it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, as Europe tried to coax Tehran back into negotiations and the United States considers whether to get involved in the conflict. A week after it...

June 20, 2025 4:23 PM

Europeans try to coax Iran back to diplomacy, as Trump considers strikes

European foreign ministers were to meet their Iranian counterpart on Friday, seeking a path back to diplomacy over its contested nuclear programme despite the U.S. considering joining Israeli strikes against Iran. Ministers from Britain, France and ...

June 20, 2025 12:15 PM

Russia says any use of tactical nuclear weapons by US in Iran would be catastrophic, TASS reports

Potential use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States in Iran would be a catastrophic development, Russian state news agency TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday. Peskov was commenting on what he called speculativ...

June 20, 2025 10:47 AM

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in setback to Musk’s Mars mission

SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas late on Wednesday, the latest in a series of setbacks for billionaire Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program. The explosion occurred around 11 p.m. local time ...

June 20, 2025 10:25 AM

US court lets Trump retain control of California National Guard for now

A U.S. appeals court let Donald Trump on Thursday retain control over California's National Guard while the state's Democratic governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Republican president's use of the troops to quell protests...

June 20, 2025 10:17 AM

US top diplomat Rubio discussed Israel-Iran war with key partners

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met British foreign minister David Lammy on Thursday and held separate calls with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to disc...

June 19, 2025 10:26 AM

Fed keeps key rates steady; cites ‘meaningful’ inflation, cautious path ahead

The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned against putting too much weight on that view, and said he expe...

June 18, 2025 3:19 PM

US added over 1,000 new millionaires a day last year, UBS report says

Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the United States, where over 379,000 people became new U.S. dollar millionaires, more than a 1,000 a day, a report published on Wednesday showed. Private individuals' net worth rose 4.6% worldwide...

June 18, 2025 4:08 PM

Zelenskiy leaves G7 with no Trump meeting or fresh arms support from US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy left the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday with new aid from host Canada for its war against Russia but said diplomacy is in "crisis" having missed the chance to press U.S. President Donald Trump for more weapon...

June 18, 2025 12:24 PM

Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel-Iran air war enters sixth day

Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day despite a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for Tehran's unconditional surrender. The Israeli military sa...

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