Arwa Elrayess, the first Palestinian president of the Oxford Union, faced a motion of no confidence brought by a 20-year-old student who accused her of fostering 'an atmosphere of hostility and harassment.' The motion failed overwhelmingly, receiving only 126 votes against the 150 needed.
US President Donald Trump claimed on his Truth Social platform that US forces 'will be hitting Iran very hard tonight' and will 'assume total control' of Iran's oil and gas markets 'at some point in the not too distant future.' He repeated Washington's assertion that Iran's military capabilities are largely destroyed.
US President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that the United States has been covertly moving millions of barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, defying Iranian restrictions on the waterway. He claimed this is why oil prices have remained around $90 per barrel instead of exceeding $100 as in the early weeks of the US-Israel war on Iran.
At least 22 military personnel were killed when a Pakistani army helicopter crashed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, security sources told news agencies, as the region holds mass ceremonial funerals for the victims.
In October 2022, negotiating teams from the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) met in Pretoria, South Africa, to broker peace. The talks took place amid a raging war, prompting hosts to keep the delegations apart initially. However, the teams soon established a cordial tone, allowing direct engagement in a smaller, informal setting.
A prominent Palestinian doctor abducted by the Israeli regime in late 2024 and held in detention ever since has appeared by video link at an Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem, with his family saying he shows signs of visible torture.
Three Indian sailors have been confirmed dead following a series of US military strikes on vessels off the coast of Oman, marking the third such attack this week. The incidents involved the Palau-flagged MT Settebello and the Guinea-Bissau-flagged MT Jalveer, both carrying Indian crew members.
At US university commencement ceremonies this season, a recurring theme has sparked controversy: artificial intelligence. While many speakers tout AI as the key to the future, graduating students have responded with boos and jeers, reflecting deep unease about the technology's role in their education and careers.
Nagireddy Sriramyachandra, a 25-year-old Indian housewife from Chennai, straps a smartphone to her head and films herself slicing mangoes to train artificial intelligence-powered robots for future household tasks.
▪️ An attack near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine has caused a power outage at the facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on Thursday. The plant, Europe's largest, is now relying on backup diesel generators to cool its six shut-down reactors.
Mexico City's iconic Estadio Azteca is set to host matches of the 2026 World Cup, becoming the first stadium to host the tournament in three separate editions. The legendary arena has witnessed some of football's greatest moments, from Pelé's third World Cup triumph in 1970 to Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" goal in 1986.
Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have passed a referendum bill that could pave the way for constitutional reform ahead of the 2028 elections. The National Assembly approved the legislation on June 9, with opposition members boycotting the vote in protest.