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June 5, 2025 9:01 AM June 5, 2025 9:01 AM

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Aid Ship Carrying Greta Thunberg heads to Gaza amid Israeli warning

A humanitarian aid vessel named Madleen, organised by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), is en route to Gaza with a group of activists, including prominent climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. The mission aims to draw international attention to the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave and...

June 5, 2025 8:58 AM June 5, 2025 8:58 AM

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US vetoes UN Gaza ceasefire resolution backed by 14 nations

The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, blocking a measure that had the support of all 14 other council members, including the United Kingdom. The resolution, which also called for unrestricted h...

June 5, 2025 8:24 AM June 5, 2025 8:24 AM

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US President,Russian counterpart Putin hold 85-minute call amid Ukraine tensions

US President Donald Trump spoke with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for more than an hour last night, during which President Putin conceded the talks would not lead to immediate peace in Ukraine and warned that Russia would respond to Ukraine’s successful attacks this week on its airfields...

June 5, 2025 8:16 AM June 5, 2025 8:16 AM

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President Trump signs proclamation banning travel from 12 nations

US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to ban travel from 12 countries, citing national security and public safety threats. The proclamation signed by the President fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo...

June 4, 2025 9:55 PM June 4, 2025 9:55 PM

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India, Norway bilateral meeting aims to deepen maritime relationship and cooperation

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal today held bilateral meetings with Norway’s Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård as well as with Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Marianne Sivertsen on the sidelines of the Nor-Shipping event in Oslo. The meetings aimed to furth...

June 4, 2025 9:07 PM June 4, 2025 9:07 PM

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UAE & WHO launch humanitarian initiative to combat malnutrition on Socotra Island

  The United Arab Emirates and the World Health Organization have launched a comprehensive humanitarian initiative to combat severe malnutrition affecting women and children on Yemen's Socotra Island, where international health metrics indicate crisis-level conditions among the most vulnerable popul...

June 4, 2025 4:57 PM June 4, 2025 4:57 PM

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Netherlands PM resigns after PVV decides to quit coalition

In the Netherlands, Prime Minister Dick Schoof has announced his resignation following the far-right Party for Freedom ( PVV) decision to quit the coalition government. He has said that he will formally submit his resignation to the King today. Speaking at a press conference in The Hague, Schoof sai...

June 4, 2025 1:18 PM June 4, 2025 1:18 PM

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Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles lays wreath at National War Memorial

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today received Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles at Manekshaw Centre in Delhi. During the occasion, Mr Marles was given a ceremonial Guard of Honour.   The Australian Deputy Prime Minister also laid a wreath at the National War M...