Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to France next week for the G7 summit, French ambassador Thierry Mathou tells TOI in an exclusive interview that India’s involvement with the group of the world’s most advanced and industrialised nations has become indispensable. Mathou said India’s participation in a ‘defensive’ mission to secure Strait of Hormuz once the conflict is over would send a powerful signal.

Fox News anchor Jesse Watters grilled Vance over the spy threat Israel poses to the US, asking how concerned he was about the country eavesdropping on America.

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz said yesterday that he was awaiting a report about what transpired with an aircraft operated by the largest airline in Venezuela which was “forced” to land in Jamaica on Saturday.

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness wants the beneficiaries of the National Housing Trust's (NHT) Malvern service lot development in St Elizabeth to build their homes within their financial means, arguing that sustainable wealth is created gradually through responsible homeownership and careful financial planning.

Western Bureau: Hundreds of cannabis [ganja] farmers from communities across Westmoreland Western gathered in Orange Hill last Thursday for a registration drive aimed at helping them transition from the informal market into Jamaica's regulated cannabis industry.

Outgoing Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS) President Linvern Wright has been widely praised as a fearless advocate for education, but he says his six-year tenure was marked by major disruptions and persistent systemic challenges.

A Jamaican man is among 17 naturalised United States (US) citizens targeted by the Trump administration for denaturalisation proceedings. According to the US Department of Justice, the Jamaican national, who has not been identified, was convicted of wire fraud. The administration is seeking to revoke the citizenship of the 17 individuals, who also include persons originally from Haiti, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, the former Yugoslavia, and the Philippines.

According to the Hungarian prime minister, the sides continue discussing where and when he can meet with Vladimir Zelensky for that

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya noted that there are «no grounds to hold a briefing» of the Security Council’s committee 1737 on Iranian sanctions «and there will not be any»

According to the TV channel, Tehran informed mediators that the incident was «unintentional» and occurred «as a result of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz»

Another such aircraft is flying over the Gulf’s western coast

No casualties or injuries occurred

The president and the Maryland governor are at odds again — this time over renovations to golf courses at Joint Base Andrews.

The legislation, which brings to an end a four-month lapse in funding, now goes to President Trump to sign into law.

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Ukraine must pay Germany compensation for blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, AfD party co-leader Alice Weidel has said Read Full Article at RT.com

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France and Germany have admitted that their joint sixth-generation fighter jet project has not taken off Read Full Article at RT.com

Bulgaria will stop sending weapons to Ukraine, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

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US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said that this is one of the more significant threats

According to CNN, the helicopter was shot down by an Iranian kamikaze drone Shahed and two crew members of the destroyed aircraft were later rescued and taken to safety by a US naval drone

US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform earlier that an American AH-64 Apache helicopter had been shot down over the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces and called for a response

Prime Minister noted that the accession process includes 33 negotiating chapters and stressed that Ukraine still faces a long path before any decision on membership can be made

According to the US leader, a resumption of wide-scale US strikes would lead to the months-long closure of the Strait of Hormuz

India's ship safety certifier, IRClass, will no longer certify vessels owned by Iranian or Russian entities due to Western sanctions. The organization has de-classed 235 ships since 2023 and removed 13 million gross tons of sanctioned tonnage. However, IRClass acknowledges limited control over cargo movements after certification.