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Moscow: Russia launched one of its largest overnight aerial assaults on Ukraine, with strikes reported across several regions and at least 22 people killed, including children. The attack came as Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled that Moscow would continue its military campaign and intensify pressure on Ukraine. According to Russia's Defence Ministry, the bombardment targeted facilities linked to Ukraine's defence industry in the Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi and Sumy regions. Ukrainian officials, however, said residential neighbourhoods, energy facilities and other civilian infrastructure were among the sites hit, Al Jazeera reported.  The latest strikes followed recent Russian attacks involving…

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said that Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was wounded in US-Israeli attacks and has not been seen in public since assuming office, is alive and increasingly active, as negotiations continue between Washington and Tehran aimed at reaching a broader settlement to the conflict in West Asia. Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly engaging Marco Rubio made the remarks while addressing the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, noting indications of continued involvement from the Iranian leadership amid ongoing regional tensions. "I think there are indications out there that he (Mojtaba Khamenei) is increasingly engaging…

New Delhi: Indian nationals will no longer need an airport transit visa when transiting through German airports en route to a third country, the German Embassy in India announced on Tuesday.  The German Embassy said the decision was published in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) on June 2 and will come into effect from June 3. What it means "Indian nationals will no longer require a transit visa when travelling to another country with a layover at a German airport," the embassy statement read. According to the German Embassy, the decision implements an outcome of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit…