The major oil producers, the United States, Saudi Arabia and Iran, are blocking progress on holding global warming to 1.5 Celsius degrees, environmental organizations said on Thursday.

REUTERS, 27th JUNE, 2019- Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks on police in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, killing one police officer and wounding several other people, the government said.

A US-sponsored conference on Palestinian economic development kicks off Tuesday in Bahrain’s capital Manama, as part of a wider American initiative to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - but no Palestinians will be in attendance.

Ethiopia’s military chief was shot dead by his bodyguard amid a failed coup attempt against a regional government north of the capital, Addis Ababa, the Prime Minister said Sunday.

China has deployed supersonic fighter jets to the contested Woody island in the South China Sea, a satellite image has revealed.

India, (rt.com), 21 Jun, 2019 - Over 150 children have now died of Encephalitis in Bihar, India and over 400 have been hospitalized in an outbreak linked to a toxic substance in lychee fruit that can affect under-nourished children.

Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing a $180m US spy drone but pulled back last minute as planes were in the air and ships in position against the advice of some of his top aides, according to reports.

Malaysia, (Daily Mail) 20 June 2019 - Malaysia’s prime minister has criticised the ‘ridiculous’ decision to charge three Russians and a Ukrainian with murder over the shoot-down of Malaysian flight MH17.

Chennai, (Daily Mail) 20 June 2019 - India’s sixth largest city is almost completely out of water after a drought left lakes and reservoirs almost completely dried up.

The United States will send about 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, Acting Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan said Monday, linking the move to last week’s attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman that the US says Iran carried out

The Hindustan Times, 17 June, 2019- A severe drought in Tamil Nadu that has depleted three reservoirs – Poondi, Cholavaram and Chembarambakkam - supplying water to Chennai has forced IT companies to redraw their operational plans while many hotels

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman blamed Iran for the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Sunday.

AFP, 16th JUNE, 2019 - An Israeli court Sunday convicted the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a plea bargain which dropped more severe charges.

After extending the deadline for several times, India has decided to impose additional customs duties on 29 US products, including almond, walnut and pulses, with effect from June 16, sources said.

Pakistan, (Hindustan Times) 14 June 2019 - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he hopes his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will use the big mandate he won in the recent elections to improve relations between the two countries and usher in

The Japanese operator of a tanker that was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz said on Friday crew members saw an incoming “flying object” before the explosion.

A fireball erupted on the MT Front Altair after a suspected torpedo attack caused three explosions, forcing the crew to abandon ship.

UK, (Daily Mail), 13 June 2019- Boris Johnson took a massive step towards Downing Street today as he stormed home in the opening round of the Tory leadership battle.

Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on corruption charges on Monday in a blow to the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party over what media said was an investigation into false bank accounts and money laundering.

Thousands of people have been stranded and at least five killed amid torrential rain throughout central and southern China, with authorities bracing themselves for at least another four days of downpours, state media reported on Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday in a last bid to block a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China to face trial, with police bracing for the biggest march in the city in 15 years.

WASHINGTON, (The Hindu), JUNE 09, 2019 - Amid new peace overtures from the Imran Khan government after the re-election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the U.S. has made it clear that the onus of sustained peace in South Asia is on Pakistan by puttin

Villa del Rosario (Colombia) (AFP), 9 June, 2019- -Several thousand Venezuelans, desperate for food and medicine, packed a border crossing to Colombia on Saturday, hours after President Nicolas Maduro partially reopened it.

(rt.com) 7 Jun, 2019 - Amid escalating threats to boot Turkey from its stealth fighter jet programme over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defence systems, Washington will reportedly stop accepting Turkish pilots for F-35 training.

The United Arab Emirates told United Nations Security Council members on Thursday that attacks on four tankers off its coast on May 12 bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation,” most likely by a state actor.

US President Donald Trump has warned Beijing that he may hit Chinese goods with another $300 billion in tariffs if necessary, but added that he still hopes for a deal.

Sudan’s army ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Tuesday the country’s military rulers had decided to cancel what they had previously agreed with protesters about the country’s transition and hold elections within nine months.

Nine people have been injured and more than a thousand left homeless in thunderstorms and flood caused by heavy rainfall in Tripura since the past 72 hours.

LONDON (AFP), 4 June, 2019 -President Donald Trump touted a “very, very substantial trade deal” between the United States and Britain after Brexit as he met Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday for fraught talks held amid street protests.

Berlin (dpa) 31 May 2019 - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and his US counterpart made clear their differing views on the security risks posed by Huawei and Iran during Mike Pompeo’s visit to Berlin on Friday.