Dehradun, June 15 (UNI) Seven people are feared dead after a chopper crashed on the Kedarnath road in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand today, an official from the State Disaster Management Authority said. The accident took place around 5:30 am in the Gaurikund area. The helicopter belonged to the Aryan Aviation Company. According to preliminary information…
Brussels, June 15 (UNI) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated that the European Union’s (EU) commitment to reach a “good” trade deal with the U.S. before July 9 during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. In a post on social media platform X, von der Leyen on Saturday said that she…
Tehran, June 15 (UNI) An Israeli micro aerial vehicle hit an onshore refinery of the phase 14 of Iran’s South Pars gas field in Bushehr province on Saturday, causing an explosion at the facility, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Due to the explosion, a part of the Fajr Jam gas refinery has caught fire,…
Beijing, June 15 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 0318 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 55.89 degrees south latitude and 26.60 degrees west longitude.
Tehran, June 15 (UNI) Israeli airstrikes in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province have killed 30 military personnel and one rescue worker, the province’s Governor, Bahram Sarmast, has announced. The attacks, which began in the early hours of Friday, have also wounded 55 people across 19 different locations, according to a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim…
Amstelveen, June 15 (UNI) The Chinese women’s national field hockey team kicked off its Netherlands leg of the 2025 FIH Pro League campaign with a 3-1 loss to powerhouse Netherlands at the Wagener Hockey Stadium here. China held strong in the opening quarter, fending off an early Dutch offensive just 90 seconds into the game…
Tehran, June 15 (UNI) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched late Saturday night a “large-scale combined offensive operation” against Israel, involving a significant number of missiles and drones, the IRGC’s official news outlet Sepah News reported. The IRGC’s aerospace division carried out the attack, stating it was in response to Israel’s “repeated aggressions” against…
London, June 15 (UNI) China’s Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen ended her journey at the Queen’s Club Championships as the world No. 5 lost to American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the women’s singles semifinals here. The 22-year-old Zheng was obviously not in her best form as she not only struggled in her first serves…
Phnom Penh, June 15 (UNI) Cambodia on Sunday submitted an official letter to the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ), seeking the court’s resolution for four disputed border areas with Thailand, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said. Hun Manet said Cambodia needs only justice, fairness and clarity in determining its borderline with neighboring countries so…
Moscow, June 15 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had discussed the situation in the Middle East in a phone conversation, the Kremlin said. “The conversation lasted for 50 minutes, it was substantive, sincere and very useful,” Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Saturday. “Naturally, it was focused on…
