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Israel strikes Iran: UAE flights cancelled to 9 destinations, see full list of affected routes and travel advisory | World News

Dozens of UAE flights cancelled or delayed; passengers urged to check directly with airlines for updates and rebooking (Representational Image) UAE airlines have suspended and cancelled flights to multiple destinations across the Middle East, Caucasus, and Central Asia after Israel launched a series of military strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets early Friday, June […]

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Moscow claims capturing another village in Sumy; Putin seeks ‘buffer zone’

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelemskyy (AP) Russian armed forces on Friday claimed that they have captured another Ukrainian village after an increased military offensive by Moscow in the Northeastern Sumy region. The Russian defence ministry announced that its forces have wrest control of the village of Yablunivka, located around nine km […]

Israel strikes Iran: Khamenei names new top brass after leaders killed. Check full list

Khamenei selected Mohammad Pakpour as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while Abdolrahim Mousavi for the chief of the armed forces general staff and General Ali Shadmani becomes Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya (pbuh) Central HQ Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, acted promptly and appointed new leaders for the Revolutionary Guards […]

Watch: Footage shows Israel intercepting Iranian drones; destroying ballistic missiles in strikes

The Israel defence forces conducted aerial strikes targeting Iranian ballistic missiles that were positioned to attack Tel Aviv. The IDF has released video evidence of the operation, in which the air defenses were seen bombing the Iranian ballistic missiles projectiles in its strikes in Iran earlier today.Additionally, the military has shared footage showing attacks on […]

Minority based bonuses? Whistleblower says Lockheed Martin favoured race over merit; top performers dropped due to ‘too many white employees’

A former Lockheed Martin employee has claimed that America’s largest defence contractor awarded bonuses based on employees’ race rather than their job performance, reports the City Journal.The act was described as an unethical and potentially illegal practice.The whistleblower, who worked in Lockheed’s aeronautics division, alleged that in late 2022 he was instructed by senior officials […]

Kamala VP candidate Tim Walz doesn’t know what a woman is? GOP’s Nancy Mace grills Democrat leader in heated debate; watch video

In a tense exchange that lit up Capitol Hill on Thursday, Nancy Mace fiercely confronted Tim Walz during a House Oversight Committee hearing.Republican Congresswoman Mace demanded that the Minnesota governor define what a woman is.The South Carolina lawmaker, known for her outspoken stance on transgender policy, posed a direct question to Walz: “What is a […]

‘We hold Rabindranath Tagore in highest esteem’: Bangladesh arrests two over poet’s house attack; says his contribution deeply revered

India condemns attack on Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home in Bangladesh (Image credit: ANI) Bangladesh’s foreign ministry on Friday released a statement on the recent mob attack that vandalised the ancestral home of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore in the Sirajganj district of Bangladesh.The ministry detailed the actions taken by the administration. “Following the incident, a criminal […]

Operation Rising Lion: Did Donald Trump know in advance of Israel’s strikes on Iran? What he said

Donald Trump on Israel’s ‘preemptive strikes’ on Iran US President Donald Trump told Fox News he had advance knowledge of Israel’s strikes on Iran and specified that Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.“Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, and we are hoping to get back to the negotiating table. We will […]

Operation ‘Rising Lion’: How world leaders reacted to Israel’s strike on Iran; Netanyahu vows to continue operation

Israeli PM Netanyahu, left, and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon World leaders reacted swiftly on Friday to Israel’s military operation against Iran, launched late Thursday night with explosions reported in the capital, Tehran.Iran’s state-run news agency confirmed the blasts, while Israel’s defense minister described the attacks as “preemptive strikes.”The strikes come amid rising tensions surrounding […]

‘America was invaded’: Donald Trump pushes for ‘remigration’; slams Biden, Newsom

Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the mass removal of undocumented immigrants, using the term “remigration” in a post on his social media platform — a word closely tied to far-right movements in Europe.“The Biden Administration and Governor Newscum flooded America with 21 Million Illegal Aliens, destroying Schools, Hospitals […]