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India-UK trade deal signals Modi’s priorities as New Delhi eyes EU, US pacts
By Reuters It comes at a time rising global trade tensions and at a pivotal moment for India’s historically protectionist trade strategy, as the Asian giant looks to strike similar deals with partners including the EU, US, and New Zealand.
French plan to recognise Palestinian state draws fire from Israel, US
By Reuters France, home to Europe’s largest Jewish and Muslim communities, is set to become the first major Western nation to recognise a Palestinian state, potentially boosting a movement led by smaller, more Israel-critical countries.
Explainer: Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting along their border?
By Reuters Tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbours have escalated since May, after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief gunfire exchange.
Thailand rejects international mediation to end fighting with Cambodia
By Reuters At least 16 people, most of them Thai civilians, have died so far in the heaviest fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours in over a decade.
Cambodia and Thailand conflict: how do their militaries compare?
By Reuters Cambodia had a defence budget of $1.3 billion in 2024 and 124,300 active military personnel. The Thai army has a total of 245,000 personnel.
Russian plane crashes in Russia’s far east, nearly 50 people on board feared dead
By Reuters There were 42 passengers, including five children, and six crew members on board.
Gaza facing man-made ‘mass starvation’, says WHO’s Tedros
By Reuters The WHO said the deadly surge in malnutrition has caused the deaths of at least 21 children reported to the agency in 2025, but stressed those figures are likely the tip of the iceberg.
Greece to send salvage ship to Red Sea after latest Houthi attacks
By Reuters Two Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated cargo ships, Magic Seas and Eternity C, sank off Yemen after repeated attacks by the Iran-aligned militant group
Russian plane crashes in Russia’s far east, nearly 50 people on board feared dead
By Reuters The plane, whose tail number showed it was built in 1976, was operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara.
Thailand F-16 jet bombs Cambodian targets as border clash escalates
By Reuters Cambodia says Thai jets dropped two bombs on a road, condemns 'aggression'
Russian plane goes missing in far east with nearly 50 aboard
By Reuters A plane operated by Siberia-based Angara Airlines went off radar while approaching Tynda in the Amur region near the Chinese border, the local emergencies ministry said.
Two soldiers wounded as Thai and Cambodia militaries clash at disputed border
By Reuters Tensions flared in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief gunfight, sparking a diplomatic crisis and renewed clashes.
Britain and India to sign landmark free trade pact during Modi visit
By Reuters The agreement will be signed during Modi’s fourth visit to the UK since he took office in 2014.
Israeli strike kills hungry Gaza family in their sleep
By Reuters Their corpses lay in white shrouds outside their bombed home on Wednesday with their names scribbled in pen. Blood seeped through the shrouds as they lay there, staining them red.
Russia and Ukraine to hold first peace talks in seven weeks
By Reuters Previous talks in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2 led to the exchange of thousands of prisoners of war and the remains of dead soldiers.
Trump strikes tariff deal with Japan, auto stocks surge
By Reuters Two-way trade between the two countries reached nearly $230 billion in 2024, with Japan running a trade surplus of nearly $70 billion.
More than 100 aid, rights groups call for action as hunger spreads in Gaza
By Reuters More than 800 people have been killed in recent weeks trying to reach food, mostly in mass shootings by Israeli soldiers posted near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centres.
Why China’s neighbours are worried about its new mega-dam project
By Reuters For neighbours downstream, it stirs old anxieties about water security: the Yarlung Zangbo becomes the Brahmaputra in India and Bangladesh, a lifeline for millions.
Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba to quit after election drubbing
By Reuters The reports come after Ishiba and US President Donald Trump unveiled a trade deal that lowers tariffs on imports of Japanese autos and spares Tokyo punishing new levies on other goods.
World Court is poised to mark the future course of climate litigation
By Reuters The International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion is legally non-binding but holds significant legal and political weight, with future climate cases unlikely to ignore it, experts say.