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Strait of Hormuz to nuclear: 5 terms of deal that US and Iran are close to signing

India, June 13 -- After months of fighting a war and continued strikes despite a ceasefire in place, the US and Iran may be getting close to signing an interim peace deal. According to Iranian Foreign... Read More


Hezbollah's "mistakes" do "not justify" backing Israel, says Lebanese MP Gebran Bassil

Beirut, June 13 -- Lebanese politician and Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil has said that while Hezbollah has committed a series of "mistakes" since the 2006 war with Israel, that does "no... Read More


Borno reintegrates 720 ex-Boko Haram fighters, says nearly 10,000 rehabilitated under programme

Nigeria, June 13 -- The Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 former Boko Haram fighters into their communities after they completed a rehabilitation and deradicalisation programme. The develop... Read More


The Dervish of Music and Melody

Srinagar, June 13 -- Human beings come into this world, spend a brief period of their lives, and eventually depart. Yet, there are some individuals whose contributions, character, and achievements lea... Read More


Markets see geopolitical stress as test of resilience, Prabhudas Lilladher reduces 12-month Nifty target to 26,449

New Delhi, June 13 -- Prolonged geopolitical uncertainty can add to sharp swings, but markets are unlikely to breach recent lows, Prabhudas Lilladher said, even as it trimmed its 12-month Nifty target... Read More


Japan Quietly Reopens Its Channels to Moscow, and Its G7 Allies Are Not Happy

TOKYO, June 13 -- Japan has quietly reopened high-level channels to Moscow, sending officials and business leaders to the Russian capital and returning to Russian oil, a pragmatic drift that has unset... Read More


Tinubu Tells Nigeria's Kidnappers to Surrender or Face 'Full Force,' as the Abductions Spread South

ABUJA, June 13 -- President Bola Tinubu has ordered Nigeria's bandits, kidnappers and the financiers behind them to surrender or face the full force of the state, using a Democracy Day address to proj... Read More


Fortress Europe Becomes Law: The EU's Asylum Pact Takes Effect, and the Database Crashes by Lunchtime

BRUSSELS, June 13 -- The European Union's Migration and Asylum Pact took full legal effect on Friday, converting into binding law the largest hardening of the continent's asylum system in a generation... Read More


Judge Clears UFC's White House Fight Night, Rejecting Last-Minute Bid to Stop Trump's South Lawn Card

New Delhi, June 13 -- The cage is going up on the South Lawn after all. A federal judge in Washington refused on Friday to halt the UFC fight night that President Donald Trump has planned for the Whit... Read More


The boy who never stopped juggling

Kathmandu, June 13 -- A small space. And a football. That is all that Ufuun Moktan Tamang needs to leave football lovers in thrall. He can juggle a football anywhere-even on a kayak, a branch (of tre... Read More