Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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India denounces attacks on all religions, calls for inclusive dialogue to fight bigotry

India has denounced attacks on all religions and called for inter-religious dialogue encompassing all faiths to counter the rising climate of bigotry. India's Permanent...

UK knife attack: Indian-origin teen tried to get inside a house before collapsing

British-Indian student Grace O'Malley Kumar, who was brutally stabbed, fled from her attacker into a front garden and tried to get inside a...

Family of Indian-origin teen killed in UK knife attack ‘devastated’

The family of 19-year-old Grace Kumar who was brutally stabbed to death in Nottingham have said that their daughter's death has left them...

Lebanon insists on returning Syrian refugees to homeland: Minister

Lebanon insists on returning Syrian refugees to their homeland, Social Affairs Minister Hector Hajjar said. "In Brussels, behind the scenes of all the meetings...

Turkey, Sweden agree to hold more talks on NATO bid ahead of summit

Turkey and Sweden have agreed to hold more talks for the latter's NATO bid as the fourth meeting on a joint permanent mechanism...

NATO set to boost troops on high alert

NATO is set to boost the number of troops on high alert and increase ammunition production, its Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. Stoltenberg was speaking...

Israeli opposition leaders freeze settlement talks on Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul

Israeli opposition leaders have announced that they had suspended the negotiations on settling a controversial judicial overhaul spearheaded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yair...

Lebanon’s parliament speaker calls for national dialogue to facilitate presidential election

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has called for a national dialogue to facilitate the election of a new President after the parliament failed...

Jordan says sheep exports to Saudi Arabia resumed

Jordanian Agriculture Minister Khalid Hneifat has announced that Saudi Arabia has officially decided to lift the ban on Jordanian livestock exports. Hneifat noted that...

Palestinian PM calls for immediate int’l action to protect two-state solution

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called for immediate international action to protect the two-state solution from "Israel's sabotage". He made the remarks at...