CHENGDU, CHINA | Xinhua | In a sunlit therapy room at Chengdu Xinnao Technology Co., Ltd. in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, a five-year-old boy surnamed Chen bursts into giggles as his favorite cartoon character waves back, a response triggered by brain signals decoded through his headset. A moment that might …
Read More »New arms, blasts: What is known about exchange of strikes between Israel, Iran
Israeli: Attacks on Iran are to destroy the nuclear program, strip [Iran] of the ability to produce ballistic missiles and eliminate Iran’s axis of terror. MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Israel and Iran have continued to exchange long-range missile attacks, each saying they demolished strategically important enemy targets and used …
Read More »Trump, Iran and trade leave G7 divided
CALGARY, Canada | Xinhua | The Group of Seven (G7) leaders met for the first day of the two-day summit in Kananaskis in the province of Alberta, Canada, on Monday with emerging disagreements. According to CNN, U.S. President Donald Trump does not intend to sign a joint statement calling for …
Read More »Iranian missile hits Israel’s largest oil refinery
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | An Iranian missile struck Israel’s largest oil refinery complex in the northern port city of Haifa early on Monday, killing three workers and sparking a fire at the facility, Israel’s military censor said in a statement. The missile hit the Bazan oil refinery before dawn, igniting …
Read More »China’s top legislature schedules session for late June
BEIJING | Xinhua | The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, will hold its 16th session in Beijing from June 24 to 27. This decision was made Monday during a meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee, which was presided …
Read More »Putin, Erdogan discuss Middle East situation and Ukraine over phone
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday. “Putin and Erdogan condemned Israel’s use of force against Iran, which violated the UN Charter and …
Read More »US allows Israel to attack Iran, says Iranian president
DUBAI | TASS | The US is responsible for Israel’s aggression against Tehran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said. “Contrary to all norms of international law, America allows Israel to commit aggression and attack our country,” he pointed out in an address to the country’s parliament. “We neither sought nor …
Read More »Both black boxes of Air India plane recovered: media
NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Both the black boxes of Air India flight 171, including the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR), have been found, P.K. Mishra, principal secretary to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said in an official statement late on Sunday. According to the Hindustan …
Read More »Russia to play key role in mediating Israeli-Iranian conflict, says RDIF chief
MOSCOW | TASS | Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev has said that Russia could play a key role in mediating the conflict between Iran and Israel. Russia could play a key role in mediating the Iranian-Israeli conflict, Dmitriev said on the social network X, commenting on US …
Read More »Israel says it struck over 80 sites in Tehran, targeting nuclear research facilities
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Air Force aircraft struck more than 80 sites across the Iranian capital, Tehran, over the past day, the Israeli military’s spokesman, Effie Defrin, said on Sunday, as Israel continued airstrikes across the Islamic Republic for a third consecutive day. The wave of attacks began at …
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