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Israel Strikes On Iran "Reasonable Reaction": Czech Republic
- Jun 13, 2025 15:31 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
The Czech foreign minister said Friday that Israeli strikes on Iran were a reasonable response given Tehran's nuclear ambitions and support for groups seeking to destroy Israel.
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Ukrainians Painfully Wait To Learn If Loved Ones Are Among Returned Bodies
- Jun 13, 2025 15:14 pm IST
- Reuters
Volodymyr Umanets, a 69-year-old security guard, hopes his son will be among the Ukrainian prisoners of war now being handed over by Russia, but he knows he could be part of a more sombre homecoming: the repatriated remains of dead soldiers.
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Watch: Zurich Opens First-Ever Bicycle Only Tunnel Under Main Train Station
- Jun 13, 2025 12:14 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Local residents have long voiced concerns over Zurich's inadequate bike lanes, but the new tunnel promises to deliver much-needed cycling infrastructure.
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Russian Scientists Find New Island In Caspian Sea But Couldn't Land On It, Here's Why
- Jun 12, 2025 15:36 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
The island appeared because of a fall in the water level of the sea due to climate change.
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'This Isn't real': Teacher's Narrow Escape From Austria School Shooter
- Jun 12, 2025 00:09 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
A teacher told AFP Wednesday how he found himself in a corridor with the shooter who killed 10 people in an Austrian school as he fled his empty classroom.
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Video: Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Reveals Sun's South Pole For The First Time
- Jun 11, 2025 19:42 pm IST
- Reuters
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field, its 11-year cycle of activity and the solar wind.
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Greta Thunberg Was Abused By Israeli Authorities, Says French Doctor
- Jun 11, 2025 19:18 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
The boat also had Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg onboard, and the doctor, Baptiste Andr said that the Israeli authorities mocked and deliberately deprived passengers of sleep, particularly Thunberg.
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Russia Says Improving Ties With US Will Take Time
- Jun 11, 2025 17:48 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Talks between Russia and the United States aimed at improving ties and removing "irritants" in their relationship are not expected to yield quick results, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
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At Least 3 Centuries-Old Monasteries Damaged In Greece Quake
- Jun 11, 2025 17:37 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
At least three centuries-old Greek monasteries in the religious enclave of Mount Athos were damaged in an earthquake over the weekend, the culture ministry said Wednesday.
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How Russians Are Struggling With 'Crazy' Prices
- Jun 11, 2025 17:34 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Russian pensioner Roman Paltievich stared at the prices for apricots, tomatoes and watermelons stacked high on stalls at a Moscow market -- foods that he now struggles to fit into his budget.
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"Why Did Osama Feel Safe In Pak?": S Jaishankar On Islamabad's Terror Links
- Jun 11, 2025 13:42 pm IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently in Brussels to meet the European Union (EU) leaders, has called on the West to view New Delhi's action against Pakistan following the terror in Kashmir as an India vs terrorism issue.
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Ukraine Says Russian Drone Attack On Kharkiv Kills 2, Injures 57
- Jun 11, 2025 12:08 pm IST
- Reuters
A concentrated, nine-minute-long Russian drone attack on Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv in the middle of the night killed at least two people and injured 57, including seven children, regional officials said on Wednesday.
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Greenland's Ice Melted 17 Times Faster Than Average In May During Heatwave
- Jun 11, 2025 11:08 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
For Greenland's indigenous communities, the warmer temperatures and melting ice affect their ability to hunt on the ice, posing a threat to their livelihood and traditional way of life.
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Goodbye Lenin? Russians Flock To See Bolshevik Leader's Tomb Before Closure
- Jun 11, 2025 00:31 am IST
- Reuters
Russians are flocking to catch what some fear could be a final glimpse of the embalmed body of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin before his tomb on Moscow's Red Square, long a place of pilgrimage for communists, closes for repairs until 2027.
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As Mass Shooting In Austria Kills 10, A Look At Europe's History Of Gun Violence
- Jun 10, 2025 21:38 pm IST
- Reuters
A gunman killed ten people at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, in the worst school shooting in the country's modern history. At least 10 others were injured in the school massacre.
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Was Kidnapped By Israeli Troops In International Waters: Greta Thunberg
- Jun 10, 2025 18:47 pm IST
- Reuters
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday she was kidnapped in international waters by Israeli forces as she arrived in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport after being deported from Israel.
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Pupil Stabs To Death Assistant At French School
- Jun 10, 2025 18:09 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday condemned a "senseless wave of violence" after a teaching assistant stabbed by a 15-year-old pupil outside a school in the east of the country died of her wounds.
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Kyiv's World Heritage Cathedral Damaged In Russian Attack: Ukraine Minister
- Jun 10, 2025 17:59 pm IST
- Reuters
A Russian attack overnight damaged Saint Sophia Cathedral in the historic centre of Kyiv, one of Ukraine's most significant monuments and a designated world heritage site, the Ukrainian culture minister said on Tuesday.
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Finnish Police Search For Missing Family Of 10
- Jun 10, 2025 17:54 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Finnish police said they have received more than 100 tips after appealing for information about a family of 10 missing for over a year, amid suspicions the parents absconded with their children who were in the care of child welfare services.
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10 Killed In Mass Shooting At Austrian School, Shooter Dies By Suicide
- Jun 10, 2025 14:56 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhishek Chakraborty
- (with inputs from AP)
Ten people have been shot dead at a school in Austria's Graz on Tuesday. The shooter also died by suicide during the attack, city mayor Elke Kahr said. She described the events as a "terrible tragedy", in which both students and staff were killed.