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UN says Israel and Hamas committed war crimes; Gaza truce plan in balance

By Emma Farge, Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi GENEVA/JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -A U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday that both Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes in the early stages of the

Swiss parliament snubs European court climate ruling

By Emma Farge BERN (Reuters) -The lower house of the Swiss parliament voted on Wednesday to reject a ruling ordering Switzerland to do more to combat global warming in a move that could encourage

Explosive cases flow to US Supreme Court from ‘bold’ regional court

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - When three conservative judges sitting on a New Orleans-based U.S. appeals court declared the funding mechanism approved by Congress for the federal consumer financial

France election: Key quotes from Macron’s press conference

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron defended on Wednesday his shock call for a snap election after the far right's strong showing in last weekend's European vote. Here are some key quotes from

Medieval mummies ‘beyond repair’ after fire in Dublin church

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Five medieval mummies preserved in the crypt of a Dublin church have likely been damaged beyond repair by a fire and water used to douse the flames, a church official said on

UAE National Pavilion showcases defence, security innovations at ‘Eurosatory 2024’ in France

Abu Dhabi , June 12 (ANI/WAM): The UAE National Pavilion will participate in the Eurosatory 2024 International Defence and Security Exhibition, which will be...

Indians among 41 killed in Kuwait apartment blaze: Reports

Dubai, Jun 12 (PTI) Several Indians were feared to be among 41 people killed on Wednesday in a major fire at a building in...

Presidential election crucial for Sri Lanka’s future: Prez Wickremesinghe

Colombo, Jun 12 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the presidential elections scheduled to be held later this year will...

Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case

KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda said the U.N. refugee agency had lied when the organisation told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to

Fire in Kuwaiti building housing workers kills 35, say police

DUBAI (Reuters) -A fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday, killing at least 35 people, senior police officers told state media. The

On Camera

Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?