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Chinese Student, Among UK’s Worst Sexual Offenders, Jailed For 24 Years For Drugging And Raping 10 Women
A Chinese student who drugged and raped women in the UK and China was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday. The serial rapist is feared to be one of the worst sexual offenders in British history. According to The New York Times, a senior...

Chinese Media Issues Trump-Iran Tensions Warning—'Sliding Into the Abyss'
Chinese state media is warning U.S. President Donald Trump to wade carefully into the Iran-Israel conflict, writing in a new editorial that stoked tensions could trigger an aftermath that makes the previous Iraq and Afghanistan wars pale in...

Japan, U.S., Philippine Coast Guards Hold Joint Drill
Newsfrom Japan Society Jun 20, 2025 22:14 (JST) Kagoshima, June 20 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese, U.S. and Philippine coast guards on Friday held a joint exercise in Japan for the first time. The drill, which took place in Kagoshima Bay in...

Painted bee pebbles brighten up Buxton Garden Trail
As part of their World Bee Day activities, pupils at Buxton Junior School got arty in painting a bundle of smooth pebbles in the colours of local bumblebees, to help them recognise their insect friends. These bright and cheery stones are now front...
China Gearing Up for 6G
Friday, June 20, 2025 China is investing heavily on 6G technology, yet its strategy confronts obstacles stemming from a fragmented global standards environment. The global telecommunications sector is poised for a new era with the imminent arrival...

Art al Vent returns to Gata de Gorgos
Handmade textiles hung from the balconies of homes in the historic town centre. Credit: Art al Vent From Friday 27 June to Saturday 20 July, Gata de Gorgos will host the 22nd edition of Art al Vent, now firmly established as the leading cultural...

India News | National Science Centre to Celebrate 11th International Day of Yoga
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The National Science Centre (NSC), Delhi, a unit of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, will celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on...

Chinese blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" hits screens in Spain
BARCELONA, Spain, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese animated blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" hit the big screens across Spain on Friday, with a local industry insider saying the film could open a door to Chinese culture for Spanish audiences. The Cines Filmax...

India News | Taxi Service Based on Cooperative Model Will Be Launched Soon: Union Minister Amit Shah
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 20 (ANI): Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday addressed a national seminar organised in Mumbai on the occasion of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025. Union Minister Shah...

India's cinema halls struggle with dwindling footfalls
(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated June 23, 2025) Amidst the glitz and spectacle of the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES), one topic weighed on the minds of most film industry...

China, Pakistan, Bangladesh commit to deeper cooperation at first trilateral summit
KARACHI: China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have agreed to deepen their trilateral cooperation across various sectors at their first-ever summit held in Kunming, China, this week. The meeting, which took place in Yunnan province, was attended by Vice...

India-Croatia issue Joint Statement during Prime Minister Modi’s Historic Visit to Croatia
At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Narendra Modi, paid an official visit to Croatia on 18 June 2025. This marked the first-ever visit of an Indian...

India’s thrift revolution: From stigma to style
Thrift culture in India has come a long way from being a marker of economic constraint and necessity to a thriving trend fuelled by sustainability, aesthetics and social media, especially among the younger generations. What was previously a quiet...

India Risk Management Awards Season 11: Entering the age of AI value creation
Presented by ICICI Lombard in association with CNBC-TV18, the 11th India Risk Management Awards celebrated corporate resilience in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. Staying a step ahead of risks, building stronger risk...

"India's biggest fighter against the British after 1947" - Fans laud Yashasvi Jaiswal for his brilliant ton in ENG vs IND 2025 1st Test
Yashasvi Jaiswal got off to a sublime start in his first-ever England tour on Friday (June 20). He hit 101 off 159 and helped India dominate the Day 1 proceedings in the first Test between India and England in Leeds. Invited to bat first, Jaiswal...

India News | Manipuri BSF Jawan Killed in J&K Among Those Honoured at Rabha Divas by Assam
Nalbari (Assam), Jun 20 (PTI) BSF constable Deepak Chingakham, who was killed in the line of duty in Jammu and Kashmir last month, was posthumously awarded the Bir Chilarai Award by Assam government on Friday. The Manipur resident was among the...

India-England players pay heartfelt tribute to Ahmedabad plane victims with a minute’s silence, black armbands – Watch
Cricket News England won the toss and elected to bowl first in the opening Test match of the five-game series against Indian at Headingly, Leeds on Friday. India and England face-off in the first Test match on Friday. (Photo: X) New Delhi: The...

India Offers Stability And Growth Boost To UK Economy Amid Global Volatility
(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, Jun 19 (KNN) India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated at the India Global Forum in London that India can play a stabilising and accelerating role for the UK economy during these turbulent times....

India News | Free Entry to 81 Monuments as ASI Hosts International Yoga Day Celebrations
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): On the occasion of International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2025, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in collaboration with Ministry of Ayush, is set to host Yoga Sessions across 81 centrally protected...

India News | ASI to Host 11th International Yoga Day Celebrations at 81 Historic Sites, Entry Fee Waived off Across Monuments
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): On the occasion of the International Day of Yoga on June 21, the Archaeological Survey of India, in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush, is set to host Yoga Sessions across 81 centrally protected monuments....