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'Vande Bharat Express' train stands at a platform in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 6, 2025. Photo: AP via UNB
South Asia

Modi inaugurates rail project connecting Kashmir to Indian plains

Dubbed by government-operated Indian Railways as one of the most challenging tracks in the world, the 272-kilometer (169-mile) line begins in the garrison city of Udhampur in Jammu region and runs...

Palestinians gather for Eid al-Adha prayers beside the ruins of a mosque destroyed by Israeli bombardment, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on Friday, June 6, 2025. Photo: AP via UNB
Middle East

Gaza marks Eid amid rubble, scarce food and ongoing war

Elon Musk greets US President Donald Trump as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, US, November 19, 2024. Brandon Bell/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
USA

From bros to foes: how the unlikely Trump-Musk relationship imploded

Tesla CEO Elon Musk greets US President Donald Trump in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, March 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
World+Biz

Musk-Trump breakup puts $22 billion of SpaceX contracts at risk, jolting US space program

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World+Biz

Muslim pilgrims 'stone the devil' as hajj concludes in Saudi

A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, April 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
USA

Trump ban on entry of international Harvard students blocked by US judge

Smoke rises from Taibeh, following Israeli strikes in response to cross-border rocket fire, as seen from Marjayoun in southern Lebanon, March 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
World+Biz

Israeli military strikes Beirut's southern suburbs

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World+Biz

Trump administration imposes sanctions on four ICC judges in unprecedented move

If it’s a trade war Trump wants, consumers in Mexico, Canada, Europe, and beyond should unite to ensure that Musk and his fellow oligarchs feel the cost. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Trump-Musk bromance descends into brawl over contracts and impeachment

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
World+Biz

Xi, Trump spoke by telephone today, Xinhua reports

Members of German army Bundeswehr exercise during a presentation to German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius during his visit to the airborne brigade of German army Bundeswehr in Saarlouis, Germany, 17 September 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Germany to boost military by up to 60,000 troops under new NATO targets

Housing, utilities, healthcare and education costs are rising across the country, and those living in cities in particular say salaries no longer meet their needs. Photo: BSS/AFP
World+Biz

Vietnamese say no to more kids after two-child limit scrapped

US President Donald Trump and US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speak to members of the media, on the day of a closed House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
USA

Musk, hardline US Republicans ramp up attacks on Trump tax and spending bill