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June 20, 2025 4:15 PM

Gaza faces a man-made drought as water systems collapse, UNICEF says

Gaza is facing a man-made drought as its water systems collapse, the United Nations' children agency said on Friday. "Children will begin to die of thirst ... Just 40% of drinking water production facilities remain functional," UNICEF spokesperson J...

June 20, 2025 4:10 PM

China can’t decide whether we are a country, Taiwan foreign minister says

China has no right to decide whether or not Taiwan is a country given it chooses its own government, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Wednesday, adding that he would be happy to shake the hand of his Chinese opposite number in friendship. Chin...

June 20, 2025 4:01 PM

Israel says it hit dozens of military targets in Iran, including nuclear research site

The Israeli military said on Friday it carried out strikes on dozens of military targets in Iran overnight, including the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research that it said is involved in Iran's nuclear weapons development. An industrial...

June 20, 2025 1:50 PM

Netanyahu vows to eliminate Iran nuclear threat as Trump keeps world guessing on military action

Israel destroyed Iran's internal security headquarters in Tehran on Thursday while Iranian missiles struck a major Israeli medical facility, marking a dramatic escalation in the seven-day conflict between the West Asian adversaries. The simultaneous ...

June 20, 2025 1:40 PM

Europe launches diplomatic push as Israel-Iran conflict enters second week

World powers initiated high-stakes diplomatic efforts on Friday to defuse escalating tensions between Israel and Iran as the conflict entered its second week. Senior European diplomats met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, seeking to...

June 20, 2025 12:36 PM

Pakistan fears militants will thrive on restive border if Iran destabilised

Separatist and jihadist militants on the Pakistan-Iran border could take advantage of any collapse of authority in Iran, fears that Pakistan’s army chief pressed in a meeting this week with the U.S. President Donald Trump. Anti-Iranian and anti-Pa...

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 12:04 PM

Several injured in Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine’s Odesa

At least 14 people were injured when Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, damaging high-rise buildings and railway infrastructure, local authorities said on Friday. Odesa is Ukraine's largest Black Sea port, key f...

June 20, 2025 11:44 AM

India, Central American Integration System hold virtual dialogue to deepen cooperation

India and the Central American Integration System (SICA) held a virtual dialogue on Wednesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation and deepen engagement across key sectors. The meeting was co-chaired by Rajesh Vaishnaw, Additional Secretary, Ministry ...

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