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Former Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe returns to Parliament

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Slams Rajapaksa government’s economic policy, ‘militarisation’

Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe. File

Iran says it foiled attack on atomic energy agency building

Neither the building nor nature of attack was identified

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Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

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The announcement comes weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage but would continue to jointly run the foundation.

Warren Buffet gave no reason for stepping down from the Gates Foundation.

China prepares for CPC centenary events

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Tiananmen Square closed to the public; activities held across the country

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Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe. File

Former Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe returns to Parliament

Iran says it foiled attack on atomic energy agency building

Warren Buffet gave no reason for stepping down from the Gates Foundation.

Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

China prepares for CPC centenary events

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An infant injured by an air strike that killed dozens of people in the town of Tagogon in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is treated at the Ayder Referral Hospital, in Mekelle, Ethiopia on June 23, 2021. Photo: Handout picture via Reuters

Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray kills dozens, say witnesses

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Car bomb goes off outside JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's house in Lahore, kills 3

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COVID-19 | Poland introduces mandatory seven-day quarantine for U.K. arrivals PTI

After seven days of isolation, a COVID-19 test can be done and if it is negative, the quarantine is lifted.

Pakistan receives another 2 million doses of China-made Covid vaccine

Delta variant ‘greatest threat’ to U.S.’ COVID-19 efforts, says Dr. Fauci

Pfizer in final stages of agreement to supply vaccine doses to India, says CEO Albert Bourla

On track to end lockdown on July 19, says U.K. Health Minister

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Nepal to resume domestic and international flights with restrictions: Civil aviation ministry
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Former Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe returns to Parliament
Meera Srinivasan

Car bomb goes off outside JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's house in Lahore, kills 3
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Previous Pak. governments did not curb terrorist financing and money laundering: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
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US

Senate Republicans block voting rights legislation
Sriram Lakshman

U.S. gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot
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U.S. seizes Iranian news sites under unclear circumstances
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Iran accuses U.S. of meddling for criticising election
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China

China prepares for CPC centenary events
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Pakistan receives another 2 million doses of China-made Covid vaccine
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President Xi Jinping speaks to Chinese astronauts in space station; says mission an ‘important milestone’
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Explainer | Why is China cracking down on cryptocurrencies?
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McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison

‘Climate crisis to hit sooner than feared’

Fired warning shots at U.K. ship: Russia

Khashoggi killers were trained in the U.S.: report

China prepares for CPC centenary events

Iran says it foiled attack on atomic energy agency building

Nepal to resume domestic and international flights with restrictions: Civil aviation ministry

Domestic flights will be allowed to operate with 50% seat occupancy from July 1, while international flights will be operated from June 24 as per the safety protocol developed earlier by the government

Former Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe returns to Parliament

Slams Rajapaksa government’s economic policy, ‘militarisation’

Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

The announcement comes weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage but would continue to jointly run the foundation.

Car bomb goes off outside JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's house in Lahore, kills 3

The blast took place at a police picket outside Saeed's residence at the BOR Society in Jauhar Town.

COVID-19 | Poland introduces mandatory seven-day quarantine for U.K. arrivals

After seven days of isolation, a COVID-19 test can be done and if it is negative, the quarantine is lifted.

Previous Pak. governments did not curb terrorist financing and money laundering: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

When Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf came to power, Pakistan had already gone into the (FAFT) grey list, says the Foreign Minister

Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray kills dozens, say witnesses

One doctor in Tigray's regional capital says health workers at the scene have reported “more than 80 civilian deaths.”

Pakistan receives another 2 million doses of China-made Covid vaccine

It is in addition to 1.55 million doses of Sinovac vaccines from China to Pakistan on Sunday.

Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily confirms closure

Apple Daily in its print form will come to an end no later than the last edition on Saturday 26 June 2021, said the paper's board in a statement

Watch | The Saiga antelope is making a comeback

A video on the Saiga which was classified as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2018

President Xi Jinping speaks to Chinese astronauts in space station; says mission an ‘important milestone’

China successfully launched its longest crewed space mission to date on Thursday, sending three astronauts to its new orbiting station.

Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily columnist under security law, says media

Police said they arrested a 55-year-old man on those charges.

Morning Digest: Centre terms Delta plus 'a variant of concern'; Congress goes into damage control over Punjab dissidence, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

Delta variant ‘greatest threat’ to U.S.’ COVID-19 efforts, says Dr. Fauci

He said the United States has tools to address the challenge.

Senate Republicans block voting rights legislation

While the outcome of the vote was not unexpected, Democrats are using it to argue that Republicans are engaged in systemic voter suppression and a case in point for why the filibuster must be ended.

No conclusive evidence, but there is info in public that Choksi was abducted: Antigua & Barbuda PM

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said he is not aware of “any conclusive evidence” but there is information in public domain that

U.S. gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot

Registration begins on June 23 for asylum-seekers who were subject to the “Remain in Mexico” policy and either had their cases dismissed or denied for failing to appear in court, The Associated Press has learned

U.S. seizes Iranian news sites under unclear circumstances

Iranian state-run news agency IRNA announced the U.S. government seizures of the websites, without providing further information.

Gunmen kill 11 police officers in Burkina Faso; four missing

Only seven police officers are known to have survived the ambush, authorities from the Burkina Faso’s Security Ministry said

Explainer | Why is China cracking down on cryptocurrencies?

Beijing seeks to strengthen its monetary hold and project its new official digital currency

Press must not subvert government: Lam

Hong Kong leader says prosecution of Apple Daily was not an attack on ‘normal journalistic work’

Six killed in clashes between Myanmar army and anti-junta militia

Fighting has flared across Myanmar since the February coup

Iran accuses U.S. of meddling for criticising election

A U.S. State Department spokesman said on Monday the United States viewed the process that made Ebrahim Raisi Iran's president-elect as ‘pretty manufactured’

Taliban take key Afghan district, adding to string of gains

Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Monday and encircled the provincial capital, police said,

At UNHRC, grave concerns raised over Xinjiang

Over 40 countries urge Beijing to give UN rights chief access to Xinjiang, end ‘arbitrary detention’

Pfizer in final stages of agreement to supply vaccine doses to India, says CEO Albert Bourla

Pfizer, he said, is confident of producing three billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines and another four billion by next year

No military solution’ to Afghan situation, U.S. tells Taliban

“We will use our full diplomatic, economic and assistance toolkit to support the peaceful, stable future, the Afghan people want and deserve,” says U.S. envoy to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

On track to end lockdown on July 19, says U.K. Health Minister

The U.K. reported 10,633 new coronavirus cases and five more deaths, according to official daily figures released on Monday.

Google drops engineering residency after protests over 'inequities'

Google confirmed it was replacing the Engineering Residency with a new initiative, saying it is "always evaluating programs to ensure they evolve and adapt over time to meet the needs of our employees."

EU top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight

The case marks the latest development in a long-running battle between Europe's $1 trillion creative industry and online platforms, with the former seeking compensation or action from the latter for unauthorised works that are uploaded.

What's happening with Tesla's $7 billion German 'gigafactory'?

The environmental agency in Brandenburg, the state where the 5.8 billion euro ($6.9 billion) plant is being built, has still not given final approval - meaning a further delay cannot be ruled out, even into 2022.

Indian-origin Singaporean woman gets 30-year jail term for torturing maid to death

This is the longest jail term meted out in Singapore in a maid abuse case.

Indian-origin professional makes it to the Queen’s Honours List

Devina Banerjee has been awarded the MBE for her work with the United Kingdom’s Vaccine Task Force in the fight against COVID-19

Joe Biden’s meeting with Ashraf Ghani to ensure Afghanistan never again becomes ‘safe haven’ for terrorists: White House

Their conversation will also be about how they can work together to continue to implement humanitarian assistance, other assistance that the United States remains committed to.

26/11 terror attack | U.S. court to hold in-person extradition hearing of Tahawwur Rana on June 24

A team of officials from India is believed to have arrived in the U.S. for the proceedings that will take place in a federal court in Los Angeles.

North Korea ridicules U.S. hopes for talks as allies rethink approach

Kim Yo Jong, a senior official in the ruling party and sister of leader Kim Jong Un, released a statement in state media on Tuesday saying the United States appears to be interpreting signals from Pyongyang in a way that would lead to disappointment.

Morning Digest: India administers highest-ever single day COVID-19 vaccine shots, Pawar-Kishor meeting triggers speculation of Third Front, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

UNESCO to downgrade status of Great Barrier Reef; Australia blames political interference

Australia has for years been battling to keep the Great Barrier Reef off the “in danger” list.

U.S. Chambers seeks to double H-1B quota

It urged the Biden administration to provide international students who graduate from U.S. universities with more opportunities to obtain employment-based green cards upon graduation.

Why do France’s regional elections matter?

The regional results do not give a representative snapshot of who will win the presidential vote.

Cuba says Abdala vaccine 92.28% effective against coronavirus

Cuba, whose biotech sector has exported vaccines for decades, has five coronavirus vaccine candidates.

Officer hurt, man killed in shooting in Denver suburb

Shots fired between two men and police officers at a shopping district in a Denver suburb left one person dead and at least one officer injured,

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