Washington, June 2 (UNI) UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds will ask the US for a quick steel deal next week, the Financial Times reported. On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said he was raising tariffs on US steel imports to 50% in order to strengthen domestic steel industry. Reynolds will…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (UNI) Air Marshal Manish Khanna assumed command of the Southern Air Command (SAC) as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief here on Sunday. Commissioned in the fighter stream of Indian Air Force on December 6,1986, the Air Officer is a category `A’ Qualified Flying Instructor and an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff…
Beirut, June 2 (UNI) A Hezbollah member was killed Sunday evening in an Israeli strike targeting a vehicle in southern Lebanon, according to a statement from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health. Security sources told Xinhua that the slain Hezbollah member was Mohammad Ali Srour, from the village of…
Warsaw, June 2 (UNI) Rafal Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw, was leading by a narrow margin in Poland’s presidential runoff on Sunday, according to exit polls. According to the exit poll by Ipsos, Trzaskowski, candidate of the ruling Civic Coalition (KO), received 50.3 percent of the vote, while his rival Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate backed…
Moscow, June 2 (UNI) Ukraine on Sunday carried out drone attacks targeting airfields in multiple Russian regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said. According to the ministry, the attacks were repelled in the regions of Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur. In the Murmansk and Irkutsk regions, drones launched from areas near the airfields caused several aircraft to…
Gaza/Jerusalem, June 2 (UNI) Hamas said on Sunday that it affirms its readiness to begin indirect negotiations over the Gaza ceasefire immediately. In a press statement, Hamas expressed its appreciation for the continued efforts by Qatar and Egypt to broker a ceasefire agreement. The movement said that it is ready to “immediately begin a round…
Tokyo, June 2 (UNI) A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan’s Hokkaido early Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake occurred at 3:52 a.m. local time (1852 GMT Sunday) at a shallow depth, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in areas such as Taiki and Urahoro…
Mexico City June 2 (UNI) At least 12 people died and three were injured after a fire broke out at a rehabilitation center in San Jose Iturbide, a city in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, the state Attorney General’s Office said Sunday. The office “immediately” launched an investigation to determine the cause of the…
Kochi, Jun 2 (UNI) An incident of accidental fall of an international trainee in the Ernakulam channel has been reported at 1730 hrs on June 1, 2025, Defence sources said. The international trainee was undergoing training at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, it said. During the preliminary investigation, it has been ascertained that the trainee was…
Melbourne/New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles will be visiting India this week during which he will meet with his counterpart and other top officials. Marles is travelling to South and Southeast Asia from June 2-5 for high-level meetings. The Australian Deputy Prime Minister will meet leaders…
