Author: Kevin Shalvey

LONDON and DELHI — An Air India airliner en route to the United Kingdom from India crashed in an area near the Ahmedabad airport, local officials and the airline said. “Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025,” the airline said in a statement posted on social media. The […]

High-level talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program are scheduled to resume on Sunday in Oman, a local official said on Thursday. “I am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks will be held in Muscat this Sunday the 15th,” Bad Albusaidi, the country’s foreign minister said on […]

LONDON and HONG KONG — President Donald Trump said a trade deal with China “is done, subject to final approval.” “Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval with President Xi and me,” Trump said on Truth Social, adding that the relationship between the world’s two leading economic powerhouses was “excellent.” Trump said […]

LONDON — The Israeli Foreign Ministry said early Monday that Israeli forces had boarded and diverted a privately owned ship carrying Swedish human rights activist Greta Thunberg and several others, who said they were attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The boat, the Madleen, was “safely making its way to the shores […]

LONDON — Polish and allied planes briefly scrambled early on Monday in Polish airspace, as Russia targeted nearby Ukraine with aerial strikes, the Polish armed forces said. The Ukrainian air force issued a series of alerts early on Monday, saying Russian drones were targeting areas throughout much of Ukraine. The operation commander of the armed […]

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove on Sunday morning through St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, where thousands have gathered ahead of the newly elected American pontiff’s inaugural mass. Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd from the popemobile before a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter’s square in […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Delovaya Rossiya National Public Organisation and participants of the organisation’s 20th Congress and Forum via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 13, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/Pool via Reuters

LONDON — India claimed on Thursday morning to have intercepted “drones and missiles” fired by Pakistan at a several military targets throughout northern and western India, saying the overnight attack amounted to a bid by Pakistan to “escalate” the conflict between the two countries. India also said it targeted Pakistani sites, including a Pakistani air […]

LONDON — More than 26 people were killed and dozens more were injured overnight in Pakistan by Indian aerial attacks, Pakistani officials said, adding that the assault amounted to a “blatant act of aggression.” The strikes, which had began with missile attacks early on Tuesday, came amid rising tension as India continued to blame Pakistan […]