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UN Urges Ratification Of Treaty To Protect The Planet's Fragile Oceans
- Jun 09, 2025 19:43 pm IST
- Reuters
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to ratify a treaty that would allow nations to establish protected marine areas in international waters, warning that human activity was destroying ocean ecosystems.
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France's Marie Le Pen Hosts Europe Allies In Show Of Far-Right Unity
- Jun 09, 2025 18:50 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
French far-right leader Marie Le Pen was on Monday hosting key allies from across Europe, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in a bid to flaunt the unity and strength of the anti-immigration wing of European politics.
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Uber To Offer Helicopter Taxis In Italy's Amalfi Coast To Beat Traffic
- Jun 09, 2025 08:16 am IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
Travellers on Italy's iconic Amalfi Coast can reserve a private Uber Copter from July 26 to August 23 between Sorrento and Capri and avoid traffic.
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Birds Build Nests Using Fibre Optics Found In FPV Drones In Ukraine
- Jun 08, 2025 11:11 am IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
In Ukraine, birds use fibre optics from used drones to build nests. They use it as they would use grass, hair or fur.
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How The Vatican Manages Money And Where Pope Leo XIV Might Find More
- Jun 07, 2025 20:03 pm IST
- Associated Press
The Vatican primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government through donation, ticket sales for the Vatican Museums, and income from investments and a real estate portfolio.
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6 Killed, 80 Injured In Intense Russian Air Attacks In Kyiv, Says Ukraine
- Jun 07, 2025 04:38 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Russia launched an intense missile and drone barrage at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, killing at least six people, Ukrainian officials said, as powerful explosions reverberated across the country.
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Opinion | Ukraine's 'Op Spiderweb' Has Something In Common With India
- Jun 06, 2025 19:01 pm IST
- Harsh V. Pant, Vinay Kaura
Our own uneasy neighbourhood reminds us daily that lasting peace must be safeguarded by the willingness and the capacity to strike at the root of violence - not just its branches.
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Hungary Bans LGBTQ Symbols On Government Buildings
- Jun 06, 2025 15:40 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban prohibited the display of symbols "referring to or promoting" sexual minorities on government buildings, hours before the 30th Budapest Pride festival formally opens on Friday.
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Blog | The Story Of Filmmaker Roshaan Khattak, Hunted By Pakistan, Let Down By Cambridge
- Jun 06, 2025 14:20 pm IST
- Francesca Marino
If one of Britain's most prestigious universities can't protect a postgraduate researcher, what hope is there for smaller institutions? What message does this send to academics investigating authoritarianism, state violence, or contested territories?
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Poland's Foreign Minister Mocks Elon Musk After His Feud With Trump
- Jun 06, 2025 12:07 pm IST
- Reuters
Poland's foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski poked fun at Elon Musk late on Thursday, returning to a social media spat from March after the Tesla and SpaceX boss spectacularly fell out with US President Donald Trump.
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Trump Likens Russia-Ukraine War To Kids Brawl, Says 'Let Them Fight'
- Jun 06, 2025 07:36 am IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the Russia-Ukraine war to a fight between children who hate each other. He also said that he communicated the same to Putin in the call.
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Russian Drones And Missiles Attack Ukraine's Capital Kyiv
- Jun 06, 2025 04:33 am IST
- Reuters
Russia mounted an intense and sustained barrage of Kyiv overnight, with missiles and drones targeting the Ukrainian capital where there was a succession of large explosions, Reuters reporters in the city said.
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Egypt, Greece Agree To Protect Status Of Mount Sinai Monastery, After Court Ruling
- Jun 05, 2025 18:24 pm IST
- Reuters
Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ruling last week cast uncertainty over its future.
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Russia Says It Will Respond To Ukrainian Attacks As And When It Sees Fit
- Jun 05, 2025 16:12 pm IST
- Reuters
Russia will respond to Ukraine's latest attacks as and when its military sees fit, the Kremlin said on Thursday, accusing Kyiv of state terrorism and confirming that President Vladimir Putin had told Donald Trump that Moscow was obliged to retaliate.
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Satellite Pics Of 2 Russian Airbases Reveal Extent Of Damage By Ukrainian Drones
- Jun 05, 2025 01:55 am IST
- Reported by: Vishnu Som
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
Hi-resolution satellite images of two of the five Russian air bases targeted by Ukraine in its audacious drone attack have emerged, giving a glimpse of the destruction caused by the explosive-laden drones.
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Putin Said Very Strongly He'll "Have To Respond": Trump On Ukraine Drone Strike
- Jun 04, 2025 22:25 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than an hour during which the Russian leader made it very clear that Moscow will "have to respond" to the daring drone attack launched by Ukraine.
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Paris Seeks Personhood Status For River Seine To Protect Its Ecosystem
- Jun 04, 2025 22:18 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
French authorities want to give legal rights to the River Seine to better defend the world-famous waterway in court and protect its fragile ecosystem, part of a global movement to grant legal personhood to nature.
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Britain's Prince Harry Explored Changing Surname To Spencer: Report
- Jun 04, 2025 22:01 pm IST
- Reuters
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan explored the idea of changing their family name to Spencer amid months of delays in their two children receiving British passports, the Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Russian Commanders Blamed For Ukraine Drone Attack On Bomber Fleet
- Jun 04, 2025 21:07 pm IST
- Reuters
Russian military analysts are hunting for scapegoats after Ukraine stunned Moscow with weekend drone attacks that destroyed a number of strategic bomber planes, weakening a key component of Russia's nuclear arsenal.
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Ukraine Attack On Russian Bombers Risks Massive Escalation: US Envoy
- Jun 04, 2025 17:43 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Ukraine's dramatic drone attack on Russian bombers over the weekend has increased the risk of escalation to "unacceptable" levels, said US envoy Keith Kellogg.