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- US Iran War LIVE Updates: Iran closed the airspace around Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, the country's main airfield, after the Israeli attack.
- US President Donald Trump told Axios in an interview published on Monday that he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might find himself fighting alone if he went back to war with Iran.
- India called for full compliance with international humanitarian law, including the principles of precaution, distinction, and proportionality, and backed UNAMA's demand for independent investigations to ensure accountability.
- A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near western Cuba on Monday, shaking buildings in Havana and beyond.
- An 18-year-old Dalit youth was allegedly beaten to death and his friend severely injured over his friendship with a minor girl from an upper caste community in the Pratapnagar block here, police said on Monday.
- Iran War: Following Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Iran responded with a barrage of missiles towards Israel, where some officials in turn called for a relentless response.
- The visit comes as India and the European Union seek to deepen engagement under the India-EU Comprehensive Strategic Agenda adopted earlier this year.
- Weather Updates Today, Heatwave, IMD Alert LIVE Updates: Delhi NCR expected to receive southwest monsoon from June 25 to June 30, says IMD
- INDIA Bloc Meet Live Updates: 23 political parties of the INDIA bloc are likely to meet after key partners TMC and DMK faced defeat in the recently concluded Assembly polls.
- Harpal Singh, General Manager of Mega Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd. (MEIL), said the tunnel would be a game-changer for India's defence needs in Ladakh.
- Family members said Riya has been unable to return to Bangladesh because her visa expired during her stay in India, creating legal complications.
- Tehran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday over its on going war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, which prompted Israel to strike back.
- The marijuana had allegedly been transported from West Bengal by train to Aluva before being shifted to Perumbavoor in two autorickshaws.
- Senior lawyer Sriram Panchu filed a complaint against the Madras Club in Chennai, raising concerns over accessibility for persons with disabilities and the enforcement of the club's dress code
- Omar Abdullah said that he will be writing to all the opposition parties to join the march at the start of the Monsoon session of parliament next month.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the state has not witnessed a single paper leak incident since his government came to power in 2022, even as 93 exam papers were leaked in the country since 2017.
- A bear roaming the streets of a Japanese city for three days forced authorities to shut nearly 100 schools on Monday as hunters, police and local officials launched a major search operation.
- The agreement included provisions for economic assistance, livelihood opportunities and other welfare measures aimed at facilitating their long-term rehabilitation.
- A 25-year-old man's life was saved after Meerut Police acted on a suicide alert received from Meta following an Instagram post, reaching him within eight minutes and getting him admitted to a hospital, officials said.
- Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh condemned the killing of the civilian, and said the security forces are carrying out operations to bring the attackers to justice
- Israel's prime minister announced that the “fire on that front is contained” hours after Tehran said it had stopped its military action.
- Trump submitted Blanche’s nomination to the US Senate, days after Trump committed to giving him the permanent nod.
- ABUJA, June 8 – Armed bandits in northwest Nigeria abducted dozens of villagers whom they invited to a meeting about potential peace negotiations, authorities and residents said on Monday, highlighting the region's worsening security.
- KYIV, June 8 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had a \"positive\" conversation with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and praised what he called their readiness to work on a settlement of the Ukraine war in the coming weeks.
- DAKAR, June 8 – Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said confirmed Ebola deaths had climbed to 101 and that the presence of armed groups was continuing to hinder the response in the hardest-hit province.
- “The President had no power or delegated authority to impose a tax on H-1B petitions,” a federal judge wrote.
- Wilma “Billie” Tisch, a matriarch of one of America’s wealthiest families, died at her home in New York City.
- In an interview to CNN, the Lebanese president says a military solution will never provide Israel with security and safety.
- The minister was criticised after he released a video in May showing detained Gaza activists kneeling with their hands bound.
- The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake at a 6.1 magnitude, with its epicentre 104km west-north-west of Mantua, Cuba.
- Siri AI is capable of analysing what is on the device screen, and can reach out to the web for more information.
- The US has now declared that three of China’s AI champions – Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent Holdings – aid the Asian country’s military.
- The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy.
- Israel could not accept a scenario in which Iranian strikes on Israel were considered a justifiable "tit-for-tat response" to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
- ROME, June 8 – Divers removing abandoned fishing nets from the central Mediterranean, between Italy and North Africa, have captured what they believe is the first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white shark in the region.
- TIRANA, June 8 – Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Monday.
- The project had been in doubt for months as the two sides have wrangled over specifications and control.
- KYIV, June 8 – The former head of Ukraine's Supreme Court will serve five years in prison under a plea deal in a high-profile bribery case, anti-corruption prosecutors said on Monday.
- The EU's negotiating mandate should be "shorter, sharper and more strategic" than in previous years, an internal document said.
- The workers were misled about earning opportunities and picking conditions.
- OpenAI's debut would pave the way for a trio of trillion-dollar listings and serve as a key test of investor appetite for high-growth tech stocks.
- The S&P 500 gained 0.3 per cent while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.86 per cent, to 25,929.66.
- They hope to make opportunities more discoverable for students and young professionals in a competitive job market.
- New research also finds that more employees fear becoming obsolete as AI adoption accelerates.
- It said the firm violated an order that barred it from ever targeting WhatsApp and its users.
- The full-year GDP outlook fell to 3.3 per cent from 3.5 per cent, according to the survey.
- The service will be available from June 10.
- Semiconductor company AEM fell some 3 per cent, while UMS shares lost around 1.2 per cent.
- IMF will update its outlook for the global economy in July, after downgrading its growth projection for 2026 in April.
- Global investors are increasingly losing confidence in Indonesia on Prabowo’s more populist and interventionist agenda.
- The multi-year deal is a win for SK Hynix, which is vying with Samsung Electronics in a red-hot arena.
- Investors rushed out of the hottest AI-linked stocks as fresh hostilities in Iran pushed up oil prices.
- Most bank executives are in agreement: Jobs will be cut as AI is implemented.
- The measures followed an emergency meeting among the Finance Ministry, Bank of Korea and financial regulators.
- Qualified international investors might be able to do so, depending on their country's eligibility requirements.
- Speaking up at work matters, but how concerns are raised can shape career outcomes.
- Still, SingStat figures indicate that the debt situation remains broadly stable for now.
- An invisible framework of standards built over 60 years is quietly keeping your life safe and running smoothly.
- The company's IPO is priced at US$135 per share, valuing it at around US$1.7 trillion.