Friday, June 19, 2026

WORLD

IAEA chief starts delayed visit to Ukrainian nuclear plant

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi has arrived at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, state-run nuclear energy operator...

Indian worker found dead under building rubble in Singapore

The body of a 20-year-old Indian national, who died after a part of a building collapsed in Singapore, was pulled out of the...

Pentagon ‘leaker’ indicted for disclosing national defence information

The US air national guardsman, accused of leaking classified documents involving intelligence on the Russia-Ukraine war and others, was indicted by a federal...

Israel’s judicial reform could prompt hi-tech companies to relocate abroad: IMF

A report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned that the uncertainty caused by the Israeli government-proposed judicial reform could prompt Israeli hi-tech...

Egyptian PM embarks on trip to Russia, Ukraine

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, leading an Egyptian delegation, has embarked on a trip to Kiev and Saint Petersburg with a mission of...

Turkey summons Swiss envoy over demonstration against Erdogan

Turkey has summoned Jean-Daniel Ruch, the Swiss ambassador to Ankara over a demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland against its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in...

Ukraine hopes for fighter jet coalition after Ramstein meeting

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has voiced his hope that the 13th Ramstein meeting will help create a fighter jet coalition for Ukraine. "I...

US imposes sanctions on 2 N.Korean nationals for assisting weapons programme

The US has imposed sanctions on two North Korean nationals based in China for assisting North Korea's "illegal" weapons development programmes, Secretary of...

US, South Korea, Japan condemn Pyonyang’s latest missile provocation

The top national security advisers of the US, South Korea, and Japan condemned North Korea's missile launches on Thursday, calling them "clear violations" of...

N.Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: Seoul

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, Seoul's military said, in apparent protest over a recent series...