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Washington’s Reflecting Pool to be drained again as Trump warns vandals face prison time

Peeling paint ​and algae growth have ‌been visible in the pool since soon after Mr.. Trump declared the renovation project complete on June 6 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7fw2xEs

RVNL to shape NMDC’s branded iron ore plans with ₹3,000 crore blending yard

A buffer stockpiles and blending yard project to handle 10 MTPA will be set up in Vizag for the country’s largest iron ore producer from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WngLlxB

CBI arrests former CEOs of RCFL, RHFL in Reliance ADA Group cases

In the RCFL case, the accused caused a loss of ₹4,097 crore to 13 public sector banks and 10 PSBs lost about ₹3,526 crore in the RHFL matter, says the probe agency from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CmAGSJB

Colombia right-wing candidate De La Espriella has lead in tight presidential race

Whoever wins will grapple with high public debt ⁠and a divided Congress, which could stymie reform ⁠proposals from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZVMzrEJ

Thousands of Czechs rally against government plan to overhaul funding of public broadcasters

According to the plan approved by the government, public radio and television would be financed from the state budget starting next year, and not from fees paid by individuals, households and businesses from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dKQVjcU

Qatar reports explosion at factory in Ras Laffan, several injured

Several ​injuries were ‌reported but no leak that “threatens safety” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/B7X5DEp

What does the U.S.-Iran agreement say? | Explained

What are the main provisions of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding signed on June 15? What commitments have the two countries made under the deal regarding nuclear activities and sanctions? How does the issue of Iran’s frozen assets feature in the agreement? Why is Israel opposed to the agreement? What are the main sticking points? from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KCcbezM

Ubisoft’s co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash in France

Ubisoft confirmed Guillemot's death but did not comment further from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/D0n6xKX

Group of Seven | A platform for the globalised elite

The grouping of industrialised nations, founded in the 1970s, has weathered major geopolitical storms across the 20th and 21st centuries to remain a key forum for discussions and decision-making on global conflicts and economic challenges from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iXqNH6S

Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic

Three people ‌were taken to medical facilities and ‌six ⁠others were treated on site from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OKk47g8

Two trains collide north of London, killing at least one person

A passenger reported that he was thrown forward by the impact then saw fellow travellers with broken bones and bloody injuries from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/quPpLhZ

Indian refiners could use petcoke to produce urea, methanol and ammonia rather than selling it outright: Dastur Energy CEO

In terms of a policy, the Dastur Energy CEO emphasised a dedicated diversion of petcoke from refineries towards gasification could help the mechanism. from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xnQutsW

History of Iran’s nuclear program: Timeline

The interim accord aims to end the West Asia war and pave the way for a broader settlement of Iran’s nuclear dispute from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sUSurwi

India emerging as 'trusted partner' to the world: PM Modi

Mr. Modi also said that this is a defining period in India's journey, where aspirations are reaching new heights from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cFUTgKD

U.S. drops ‘Indo’ from name of its military’s Pacific Command

The renaming will not change the command’s area of responsibility, which stretches from the western part of India to America’s Pacific coastline, the Department of War said in a statement. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JNrWuvX

South Korea to ease civilian curbs along border with North

The two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jhU0ecC

Text of U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding released by U.S.

The following is the text of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, as read out by a senior U.S. official to reporters on Wednesday from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/r05snUm

Despite crisis we see momentum in market: Mercedes-Benz India chief

To offset rising cost pressure, company evaluating 3rd price hike this year  from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oKsgwmY

G7 Summit: Modi holds talks with Canada’s Carney, aims to visit Canada by year end, sign trade deal soon

The two countries have been negotiating a free trade agreement, with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visiting Canada last month with a delegation of over 100 industry representatives from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4izpFHV

A nation determined to endure and overcome

In the 1970s, the U.S. actually encouraged Iran to develop nuclear power arguing that the country would eventually run out of oil from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/athylW0

The long-term implications of the U.S.-Iran deal

Irrespective of largely unaltered borders and an endgame that has barely commenced, the past three years of hostilities have triggered seismic geopolitical changes in West Asia and beyond from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ViOjoCg

Indian Ocean Rim Association ‘examines’ Canada’s application to become observer

Sanjiv Ranjan, IORA’s Secretary-General, said member states could benefit from Canada’s inclusion into the fold considering its expertise in varied maritime domains. from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CmJkFMY

Trump and Iran find a fragile peace as nuclear questions still loom

The draft MoU appears to defer the hardest questions rather than resolve them. This approach will suit Tehran because it preserves Iran’s existing nuclear capabilities from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9q7QXi0

8 presumed dead after B-52 bomber crashes at U.S. Air Force base in California

There was no information yet on the crew, however aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of an aircraft from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kJlCUYL

Export duty on diesel, ATF hiked with petrol unchanged

The revised rates apply for the fortnight commencing June 16 from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nr7KQLf

West Asia LIVE: Oil prices down more than 4% after U.S.-Iran 'permanent' peace deal

Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will open on Friday after the official signing of the agreement from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bpq1ouN

U.S., Iran reach peace deal, signing set for Friday, Pakistan says

Trump said on Sunday that a peace deal with Iran is “now complete,” announcing the Strait of Hormuz is open and the United States will lift its naval blockade from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kYZqv1x

Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march

Some 20,000 people gathered for a march that was initially peaceful but protesters later targeted ‌what they depicted as symbols of capitalism and multilateralism, including the parked Tesla and the UN office from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PkZFphC

West Asia war LIVE: Trump says U.S.-Iran deal to be signed today, Hormuz to open afterward

U.S. and Iran have released conflicting information about the contents of the deal, as each seeks to show it emerged from the war with the upper hand from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gwxjQcA

Jay Clayton | Golfer, lawyer, spymaster

U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated the New York attorney and former SEC chief as the new Director of National Intelligence from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nYK5TpU

Nasscom launches U.K. Technology Advisory Council to strengthen India–U.K. digital partnership

According to the report, leading Indian IT firms support more than 35,000 jobs across the U.K., with nearly 62% of their workforce located outside London from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KZqcwsO

Judge keeps order in place to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Centre

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said he would not lift the order while a federal appeals court considers his ruling that ‌only Congress could rename the venue memorializing former President John F. Kennedy in the nation’s capital from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CTRL61s

Suspect dead after Texas shooting kills one, leaves nine others in hospital

Midland police said the active shooter situation ended hours after the gunfire erupted in one part of the city before ending up near a veterinary hospital. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QVo5i1C

​Strategic stalemate: On the U.S.-Iran conflict

The U.S. should lift the blockade before asking Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4eVEnT9

West Asia War LIVE: Trump cancels Iran strikes, touts imminent deal

Iran said it had not reached a final decision on a deal with Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "great settlement" to end the war from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gzwa1Vn

Iran says hasn’t reached a final decision on deal with U.S.

The Tasnim news agency noted that Mr. Trump had announced a deal was imminent 38 times in the previous two months. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cf8hUzY

Eight public sector banks add 13,223 employees in FY26; SBI largest recruiter

The eight banks include SBI, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India, Indian Bank, UCO Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FUvVoGq

U.S. military strikes ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in second day of renewed fire

The U.S. Central Command issued a statement saying its forces targeted "Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites across Iran" from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mEru3zV

U.S. military says it’s striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in latest escalation

U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that the military is striking "multiple targets in Iran" and that it's being done "in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression". from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EqFoeOM

​Sport during a war: On the FIFA World Cup 2026

The U.S. is giving the FIFA World Cup a bad name from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1Jr5iO2

China’s role in the international order

As China kicks off its 15th five-year plan, the country will remain a key contributor to economic growth, open its doors wider and share opportunities with the rest of the world from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/d3KJ1rc

Modi expected to meet Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France

The PM’s visit to France will take place in two segments, with the first segment stretching from June 13 to June 14, and the second taking place from June 16 to June 19; he will hold a meeting with Mr. Macron on June 14 from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cHMBS1e

Peru presidential election: Leftist takes lead in too-close-to-call runoff

With 18 million ballots counted from the poll of June 7, Roberto Sanchez was ahead by about 15,000 votes, and the race was still much too close to call from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JERQN58

ICC chief prosecutor suspended pending decision by oversight body over sexual misconduct allegations

A final decision on the fate of the British barrister is now up to the Assembly of States Parties, the body that oversees the ICC, which will hold a special session to decide if Mr. Khan can remain in his job at the global court. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FDcehAO

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, U.S. judge rules

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in ‌a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging a fee Mr. Trump ‌announced in September that dramatically raised ‌the ⁠cost of obtaining H-1B visas. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8xnuHFX

Iran’s top negotiator threatens U.S. targets over Lebanon escalation

The comments from ​Iran’s ‌Parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, follow Israeli attacks on the southern ‌suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, ​a stronghold of Iran’s ally ⁠Hezbollah. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2u0UPL5

U.S. considers buying Chagos Islands: reports

“President Trump has been consistent in his position that the ‌United Kingdom should not give ​away the British Indian Ocean Territory, which includes our joint U.S.-U.K. military ⁠facility on the Diego Garcia atoll,” a U.S. official told Reuters. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7dzTQ2G

Israel says Iran launches missiles at it in first such bombardment since ceasefire in April

“The Israeli army must stop its attacks on southern Lebanon and the suburbs, and if it expands its attacks to that region or responds to Iran’s action, it will face more devastating and regrettable blows,” said General Ali Abollahi, the head of the Khatam al-Anbiya command. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UiZqvYk

Pakistan Interior Minister visits Tehran for third time in weeks amid U.S.-Iran tensions

During his visit, Mr. Naqvi will hold talks with various top officials, including Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim reported. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/f1oJeRS

Why did riots break out in Southampton? | Explained

Why did protests erupt months after a murder? How have Sikhs reacted? What are the debates about the kirpan? from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2kwChV4

LPG price hiked by ₹29 per 14.2-kg cylinder

The increase follows a ₹60-per-cylinder hike on March 7 after the conflict in West Asia disrupted global energy supplies and drove up international fuel prices. from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YJVU7ZI

Beaufort Castle | Besieged history

A 12th-century hilltop castle has emerged as a key strategic flashpoint in Israel’s war with Hezbollah in occupied southern Lebanon from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/B045F6E

Court can't stop Trump ballroom construction, government lawyer tells judge

Attorney Yaakov Roth, speaking during an exchange with U.S. Appeals Court Judge Patricia Millett, said only Congress could halt the $400 million project. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mg51PZA

Vietnamese conglomerate VinGroup launches taxi service in Delhi

While the cars will be owned by the taxi service provider, drivers will initially be employed on a fixed-salary model before being transitioned to a revenue-sharing arrangement as the business scales up from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hvbUzA7

Watch: Cabinet Trouble for D.K. Shivakumar as Ramalinga Reddy Resigns | Above the Fold | 05.06.2026

In today’s episode, we look at Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s first political crisis, as Ramalinga Reddy resigns from Cabinet. We also ask our reporters to break down what K. Annamalai’s latest announcement means for Tamil Nadu politics. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OcgjKxs

In open letter to Putin, Zelenskyy calls for meeting and ceasefire

Ukraine proposes ending this war through direct engagement between us — and you. I am proposing a meeting, says Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XbOIp3w

U.S. imposes sanctions on Cuban President, Treasury website shows

The sanctions were announced as U.S. President ‌Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. wanted Cuba “to be a nicely run country.” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xaDEZPH

India, U.K. launch Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory for improved cooperation, tech-sharing

The observatory was announced in October last year with an objective to expand mineral coverage, integrate advanced technologies, among other things from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pI2McGr

Trump announces $700 million funding for coal plants, energy infrastructure

Today, we’re taking historic action to bring down the price of energy and the cost of living for all Americans, with the power of clean, beautiful coal, says U.S. President Donald Trump from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NqAVOwx

Apple agrees to submit India financials in long-pending antitrust case

Apple has long ‌argued the case should be paused because it is separately seeking to quash India’s new antitrust penalty law that empowers the CCI to penalise companies on the basis of their global, not just Indian, turnover from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UyHPVE4

Crypto fuels drone purchases in Russia and Iran: Report

While most drone purchases are made using traditional financial rails, procurement ‌networks ⁠are increasingly intersecting with the blockchain, the public digital ledger ⁠on which cryptocurrencies are based, Chainalysis found from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Hf40oN3

Trump signs AI order giving government access to powerful models

The central provision allows companies such as OpenAI, Google or Anthropic to give the government access to their most powerful models for up to 30 days before planned release. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tFG0AVI

Adani group cos post record $16-billion capex, all-time high EBITDA of ₹94,834 cr in FY26

The ports-to-energy conglomerate said these assets are expected to contribute more meaningfully to earnings and cash flows FY27 onwards from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gQaWP89

Israel military says intercepted projectiles from Lebanon

Israel military said it identified a “suspicious aerial target” that later fell in Israeli territory near the Lebanese border from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nuXQBOF

U.S. court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now

A panel ⁠of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a 2-1 ruling said the 2025 policy was unlawfully motivated “by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group.” from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yfZEdiz

Trump administration agrees to temporarily freeze 'slush fund' for allies

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema barred the administration last week from taking any further action to create or operate the fund ahead of a June 12 court hearing. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NZAKMJq

Lebanon's U.S. Embassy says Hezbollah accepted U.S. proposal on 'mutual cessation of attacks'

The Lebanese authorities received confirmation of Hezbollah's acceptance of the U.S. proposal providing for a mutual cessation of attacks, an Embassy statement published by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's office said. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hG0rHMU