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ED raids four places on Mizoram-Myanmar border, Tripura-Bangladesh border, and West Bengal

New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at four locations across the Mizoram-Myanmar...


MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINA-MYANMAR FRIENDSHIP-STORY-SHARING EVENT

(260606) -- YANGON, June 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A participant speaks during a story-sharing event in Yangon, Myanmar, June 6, 2026. A...


Bangladesh, Turkiye to hold annual 2+2 talks involving foreign and defence ministers

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 6 (ANI): Bangladesh and Turkiye have agreed to hold annual 2+2 consultations involving the foreign and defence...


3.5 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], June 6 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Myanmar on Saturday, as reported by the National Centre of Seismology...


CHINA-BEIJING-LI HONGZHONG-MYANMAR-FOREIGN MINISTER-MEETING (CN)

(260605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central...


Turkiye to strengthen cooperation in defence industry with Bangladesh, says FM Hakan Fidan

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 5 (ANI): Turkiye will strengthen cooperation with Bangladesh in the defence industry, Turkiye Foreign Minister...


CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-MYANMAR-FM-TALKS (CN)

(260605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist...


Digital frauds now driven by organised cross-border crime networks: Maharashtra official

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Digital fraud has evolved from isolated cases of forgery and fake signatures into a highly organised,...


Myanmar exports over 300,000 tons of rice in beginning of FY2026-27

YANGON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported 305,821 tons of rice and broken rice in the first two months of the current fiscal year...


Feature: Ceremony held in Yangon to share stories of China-Myanmar friendship

YANGON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony dedicated to sharing stories of building a China-Myanmar community with a shared future was held...


Chinese language proficiency competition held in Myanmar

YANGON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The award ceremony of the 2026 Chinese Bridge Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college, secondary...


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11 dead in violence in Pakistan-administered Kashmir before protest

11 dead in violence in Pakistan-administered Kashmir before protest

MUZAFFARABAD, PoJK: Clashes in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir ahead of a protest planned for June 9 left 11 people dead and more...

India deploys nuclear warheads for the first time SIPRI

India deploys nuclear warheads for the first time  SIPRI

A small number of these warheads may be loaded onto a submarine conducting deterrence patrols, the institute says India has deployed...

Karnataka CM Shivakumar holds talks with Sri Lankan Deputy HC on deepening engagement

Karnataka CM Shivakumar holds talks with Sri Lankan Deputy HC on deepening engagement

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 9 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday held talks with Ganesanathan Geathiswaran,...

Border issues with Bangladesh being discussed in bilateral DG-level talks, says MEA

Border issues with Bangladesh being discussed in bilateral DG-level talks, says MEA

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said issues related to the India-Bangladesh border...

Tri-Nation Series: India A hold nerve to beat Sri Lanka A by 8 runs in Dambulla

Tri-Nation Series: India A hold nerve to beat Sri Lanka A by 8 runs in Dambulla

Dambulla [Sri Lanka], June 9 (ANI): Ruturaj Gaikwad's superb century and a collective bowling effort powered India A to a hard-fought...

Submitting memorandum to UNMOGIP on behalf of people of J-K against atrocities by Pakistani authorities in PoJK: Kashmiri activist Javed Beigh

Submitting memorandum to UNMOGIP on behalf of people of J-K against atrocities by Pakistani authorities in PoJK: Kashmiri activist Javed Beigh

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 9 (ANI): Kashmiri activist Javed Beigh on Monday strongly condemned the atrocities in PoJK...

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Apple rolls out smarter Siri as it steps up AI efforts

Apple rolls out smarter Siri as it steps up AI efforts

CUPERTINO, California: Apple introduced a redesigned version of Siri powered by artificial intelligence, marking its biggest update...

Indonesian President’s plans to grow economy at risk

SINGAPORE/LONDON: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is losing investors' trust, and his plans to grow the economy are at risk as...

U.S. stocks close mixed Monday, Asian markets sink

NEW YORK, New York - World stock markets closed on a deeply divided note Monday, with Wall Street's technology sector powering the...

S&P keeps one-year rule for IPO inclusion in stock indexes

NEW YORK CITY, New York: S&P Dow Jones Indices has decided against changing its rules to allow newly public mega-cap companies to enter...

AI firm urges coordinated slowdown if risks become too high

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has called for greater industry coordination to ensure developers...

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Iran, Israel stop firing on each other after Trump tells them to
Iran, Israel stop firing on each other after Trump tells them to

DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Iran and Israel said on June 8 that they had stopped attacking each other after U.S. President Donald Trump urged...


11 dead in violence in Pakistan-administered Kashmir before protest
11 dead in violence in Pakistan-administered Kashmir before protest

MUZAFFARABAD, PoJK: Clashes in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir ahead of a protest planned for June 9 left 11 people dead and more...


UN food agency warns that countries face hunger because of Iran war
UN food agency warns that countries face hunger because of Iran war

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N.'s food agency says the Iran war is pushing millions more people into serious hunger, as it had warned would...


Fuel shock and aircraft shortages test airline recovery
Fuel shock and aircraft shortages test airline recovery

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Airline executives from around the world are meeting in Rio de Janeiro this weekend amid growing concerns that...


Learn from Ukraine, Gulf wars on defense spending, Taiwan advised
Learn from Ukraine, Gulf wars on defense spending, Taiwan advised

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan should use its defense money more wisely and learn from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, especially...


Ballistic missiles fired toward Bahrain, Kuwait by Iran
Ballistic missiles fired toward Bahrain, Kuwait by Iran

CAIRO, Egypt: Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait early on June 6, Bahrain's government said, adding...


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