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Financial system maintains resilience in first quarter of 2026

Sri Lanka, June 7 -- The domestic financial system preserved its stability through the first quarter of 2026 despite global and domestic headwinds stemming from escalating Middle East tensions and geo... Read More


NOBO-BMS welcomes IOBOA to nationalist trade union family

India, June 7 -- The NOBO-BMS leadership has formally welcomed the Indian Overseas Bank Officers' Association (IOBOA) into its nationalist ideology family, calling the affiliation a significant milest... Read More


DMC launches National Anticipatory Action Roadmap with WFP

Sri Lanka, June 7 -- The Disaster Management Centre (DMC), with technical leadership from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka and generous funding from the Government of the Uni... Read More


Italy Is 'Strongly Committed' to Easing Global Tensions, Senior Official Says from Assisi

That, June 6 -- The Italian government is pressing hard on two fronts it cannot control and betting that neither Moscow, Kyiv, Tehran, nor Washington can afford to ignore Rome. effectively Prime Mini... Read More


Starmer Warns Russia Could Attack NATO by 2030, Vows Fully Funded Defence Plan Before July Summit

LONDON, June 6 -- The number four, in British defence circles, has acquired a specific and unsettling weight. Four years, the timeline now repeatedly attached to the moment Russia could, according to ... Read More


Russia's Ulyanov Condemns West's Silence on Iran Nuclear Site Attacks as Normalizing the Unthinkable

VIENNA, June 6 -- The question Mikhail Ulyanov posed at the extraordinary session of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors on Thursday was not rhetorical. If Western governments ... Read More


Kim Jong Un Vows Secret Underwater Weapons and 10,000-Ton Destroyer as Xi Jinping Visit Looms

New Delhi, June 6 -- The destroyer nearly capsized on its first attempt. Kim Jong Un called it a criminal act, had officials arrested, and ordered it repaired in time for the party congress. On Thursd... Read More


Sudan Condemns Iranian Missile Strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain, Backs Right to Self-Defense

KHARTOUM, June 6 -- Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation positioned the country firmly alongside Kuwait and Bahrain on Saturday, issuing a formal condemnation of Iranian m... Read More


In the world of wristwatches, what constitutes true value-for-money?

New Delhi, June 6 -- A few months ago, I'd written about the concept of value when it comes to wristwatches. In that piece, I'd considered the question from the point of view of the "first watch" buye... Read More


Lebanon considers its largest amnesty in 35 years but some are protesting

New Delhi, June 6 -- Samira Bou Saab had hoped to see the execution of the man who was sentenced to death for killing her son. Instead, he eventually could be released under a sweeping draft amnesty l... Read More