June 4, 2026 11:09 AM

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Sri Lanka elderly care home fire claims 11 lives

In Sri Lanka, the death toll from a fire at an elderly care home in Horana, near Colombo, has risen to eleven, while three people remain unaccounted for. Seven individuals who sustained injuries in the incident were admitted to Horana District Hospital for treatment. Authorities said 72 residents we...

June 4, 2026 11:04 AM

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ED conducts raids in Mizoram over illegal Burmese supari smuggling network

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting massive search operations across nine spots in the border town of Champhai along the Mizoram-Myanmar frontier today. The agency said the major crackdown is targeting a highly organised cross-border network involved in the large-scale smuggling of illega...

June 4, 2026 9:22 AM

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Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire after US-mediated talks

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew ceasefire and create a number of pilot security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned.   In a joint statement released after a fourth round of US-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire is con...

June 4, 2026 8:36 AM

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Three killed in fire at private hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur

In Bihar, three people lost their lives, and several others sustained injuries after a massive fire broke out at a private hospital located under the jurisdiction of the Brahampura police station in Muzaffarpur, last night. Muzaffarpur District Magistrate Subrat Kumar Sen confirmed the deaths and st...

June 4, 2026 8:30 AM

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Telangana signs cooperation agreement with Germany’s Thuringia

Telangana state has signed a cooperation agreement with Thuringia, a state in Germany. The agreement focuses on technology, skill training, startups, and life sciences. Minister-President Mario Voigt of Thuringia met Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad. Voigt praised Telangana's rapid econo...

June 4, 2026 9:11 AM

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Us-India are only weeks away from concluding a long-awaited trade agreement, says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that the United States and India are only weeks away from concluding a long-awaited trade agreement. Responding to questions about his recent visit to India during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last night, Rubio said Washington and New Del...

June 4, 2026 8:15 AM

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NASA declares Mars orbiter Maven mission over after six months of silence

NASA's Maven spacecraft around Mars has been declared dead. After six months of radio silence. The space agency confirmed that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations. Launched in 2013 to study the red planet's atmosphere from orbit, Maven mysteriously fell silent in early Dec...

June 4, 2026 8:13 AM

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Five countries elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

Five countries, including Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe, have been elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term. They will assume their seats on January 1, 2027, and serve until December 31, 2028. The newly elected members will repla...

June 4, 2026 8:01 AM

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Death toll in Sri Lanka elderly care home fire rises to eight

The death toll from a fire at an elderly care home in Batagoda, Aguruwathota, Sri Lanka, has risen to more than eight, police said. Authorities recovered the bodies of at least eight victims from the facility following the blaze. Eight other residents who sustained injuries were admitted to hospital...