Nicaraguan ex-leader, known as 'president of peace', dies
San Jose [Costa Rica], June 15: Nicaragua's former president Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the first elected female head of state in Latin America, died at...
Egypt deports more activists seeking to march to Gaza border
Cairo [Egypt], June 15: Egyptian authorities have continued to send home foreign activists, who are trying to march to Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip...
Minnesota state lawmaker killed and another injured in targeted shootings
Saint Paul [Minnesota], June 15: A Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed in their home early on Saturday morning in...
Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman cancelled after Israeli attacks
Tehran [Iran], June 15: The nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States scheduled for Sunday in the Omani capital Muscat have been cancelled, Omani...
Egypt delays opening of grand museum
Cairo [Egypt], June 15: Egypt on Saturday announced delaying the long-awaited opening of a grand antiquity museum near the Giza Pyramids, which was scheduled for...
Iran, Israel trade missiles, drones
Tehran [Iran], June 15: Explosions and air raid sirens were being heard again in Iran and Israel as the two nations continued to exchange missiles...
Israeli attacks kill at least 58 people in Gaza
Gaza City [Gaza], June 15: Israeli fire and air strikes have killed at least 58 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, many of them near an...
Several Middle Eastern countries reopen airspace
Beirut [Lebanon], June 15: Following waves of escalating attacks between Israel and Iran, several Middle Eastern countries reopened their airspace to civilian flights on Saturday.
Austria plans tighter gun laws after Graz school shooting
Vienna [Austria], June 15: The Austrian government is planning to tighten gun laws after a deadly shooting rampage at a school in Graz earlier this...
Australia PM Albanese to meet with Trump on G7 sidelines in Canada
Canberra [Australia], June 15: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Group of Seven summit in...
Israel and Iran strike at each other in new wave of attacks
Tehran [Iran], June 15: Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday.
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war
Moscow [Russia], June 15: Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners-of-war (POWs), the Russian defence ministry said, and Russia handed over the bodies of 1,200 dead Ukrainian...
Pope Leo, makes his first US pitch at White Sox Park
Chicago [Illinois], June 15: Pope Leo, a native of Chicago's south side and a long-time fan of his beloved but beleaguered White Sox, sent a...
Sunday's U.S.-Iran nuclear talks cancelled
Tehran [Iran], June 15: The latest round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks scheduled in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on...
Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in response to airstrikes
Tehran [Iran], June 15: Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against...
US pushes Mexico to prosecute, extradite politicians with cartel ties
Washington DC [US], June 15: The Trump administration is pressuring Mexico to investigate and prosecute politicians with suspected links to organized crime, and to extradite...
US 'supports' Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles, Trump warns Tehran
Tehran [Iran], June 14: A US official said Washington was 'supporting' Israel in defending against missile attacks, after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at...
North Korea produces new artillery shells for 'modern warfare'
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 14: The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on June 14 that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has just directed...
Iran says it shot down 2 F-35 jets, Israel denies
Tehran [Iran], June 14: Mehr news agency reported on June 14 that Iran's military air defense force shot down two F-35 fighter jets and a...
NVIDIA Builds the World's First Industrial AI Cloud
Berlin [Germany], June 14: Based in Germany, the factory will feature 10,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) on NVIDIA DGX™ B200 and NVIDIA RTX PRO™...
Legal Battle Over California National Guard
New York [US], June 14: Within two and a half hours, two conflicting rulings were issued by a California court, with the final decision allowing...
At UN, Iran accuses US of being complicit in Israeli strikes
Tehran [Iran], June 14: Iran accused the United States of being complicit in Israel's attacks on the Islamic Republic, which Washington denied, telling Tehran at...
Trump and Japan PM discuss tariffs
Tokyo [Japan], June 14: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call on Friday in which they discussed tariffs...
Brazil's Lula joins growing chorus of calls
Brasilia [Brazil], June 14: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva became the latest world leader to call for a stronger security force in Haiti,...
Israel strikes Iran, killing military leaders, scientists
Tehran [Iran], June 14: Almost the entire top brass of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Air Force and the head of its missile program, General Amir...
Airlines across the Middle East suspend flights
Tehran [Iran], June 14: Major airlines cancelled or rerouted flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, and other Middle Eastern destinations following Israeli strikes on Iran, which...
At least 78 killed, 329 injured in Israeli strikes, say Iranian media
Tehran [Iran], June 14: Israeli strikes in Iran have killed at least 78 people and injured 329, according to Iranian media.