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June 30, 2025 7:03 PM

NATO fund backs biotech startup in push to counter biological threats

The NATO Innovation Fund has made its first investment in a biotechnology company, it said on Monday, seeking to enhance defences against biological threats The fund is co-leading a $35 million fundraising round for Portal Biotech, which uses protei...

June 30, 2025 6:31 PM

Israel interested in ties with Syria and Lebanon, foreign minister says

Israel is interested in establishing official diplomatic ties with old foes Syria and Lebanon, but will not negotiate the fate of the Golan Heights in any peace agreement, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said in a press conference on Monday. Re...

June 30, 2025 6:53 PM

Britain, France and Germany condemn ‘threats’ against head of IAEA watchdog

Britain, France and Germany denounced threats against the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday, after a hardline Iranian newspaper said IAEA boss Rafael Grossi should be tried and executed as an Israeli agent. "France, Germany and the United ...

June 30, 2025 10:52 PM

Israel strikes pound Gaza, killing 60, ahead of US talks on ceasefire

Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people across Gaza on Monday in some of the heaviest attacks in weeks as Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by U.S. President Donald Trump. A day after Trump called to "Make the deal ...

June 30, 2025 1:30 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman embarks on official visit to Spain, Portugal, and Brazil for high-level multilateral engagements

Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman embarked on an official six-day visit to Spain, Portugal, and Brazil on Monday. Leading a delegation from the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Sitharaman is set to p...

July 1, 2025 2:14 PM

The Dalai Lama, a tireless advocate for Tibet and its people

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, has often called himself a simple monk, but for more than 60 years armed with little more than charm and conviction, he has managed to keep the cause of his people in the international spotlight...

June 30, 2025 12:27 PM

New York mayoral candidate Mamdani defends campaign despite Democratic unease

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defended his democratic socialism on Sunday and argued that his focus on economic issues should serve as a model for the party, even though some top Democrats have been reluctant to embrace him. In an i...

June 30, 2025 12:14 PM

Pace of Ukraine talks hinges on efforts of Kyiv, Washington, Kremlin says

The pace of talks to resolve the war in Ukraine depends on Kyiv's position, the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, and the situation on the ground, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks televised on Sunday. Five months into U.S. President Do...

June 30, 2025 10:59 AM

How will the Dalai Lama’s successor be chosen?

The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of riveting interest not only for followers of his religion, but also China, India, and the United States, for strategic reasons. The Nobel peace laure...

June 30, 2025 10:08 AM

China’s weak factory activity maintains pressure for more stimulus as tariff risks weigh

China's manufacturing activity shrank for a third straight month in June, though at a slower pace, as increases in new orders, purchasing volumes and supplier delivery times signalled that policy support rolled out since late last year is taking effe...

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