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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s FY2027 budget request for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 2, 2026. Photo: Reuters US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated in pointed testimony to senators that he was reclaiming control of the U.S. relationship with Gavi, an international vaccine alliance.
A close collaborator with George Lucas, her first husband, she was “the warmth and the heart” of his early films, the actor Mark Hamill said.
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan remained on an upward trajectory on Tuesday, tracking gains in the international market, where bullion strengthened as investors weighed developments in the Middle East alongside upcoming US macroeconomic data that could shape rate expectations. In the local market, the price of gold per tola touched Rs476,362, registering an increase of … Read more
Protests have grown in recent days against plans by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, to develop luxury properties on an ecologically sensitive portion of the Albanian coast. The protests, in the capital and in coastal towns, have become a lightning rod for widespread discontent in Albania, long one of Europe’s poorest countries. Another protest was … Read more
[The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.
The authorities in Britain are investigating police officers who handcuffed a student, Henry Nowak, while he was dying, in a case that been increasingly politicized.
Three months after the Strait of Hormuz was first closed, many countries are experiencing shortages of key goods.
SYDNEY: England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff was named Tuesday as head coach of the Sydney Thunder, the Big Bash League team said, hailing it as their “most significant off-field acquisition in club history”. The 48-year-old has signed a two-year deal for what will be his first overseas coaching role, following weeks of speculation. Former England captain Flintoff starred for … Read more
Bangladesh's top diplomat was elected president of the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in a vote that, unusually, featured more than one candidate. Khalilur Rahman won 99 votes in the secret ballot compared to 91 for Cypriot diplomat Andreas Kakouris. He will succeed the outgoing president, Germany's former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, in September. “This … Read more