Fire Sweeps Through a New Delhi Building, Killing at Least 21 People

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire swept through a building in a New Delhi neighborhood Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others, police said. The building in the Malviya Nagar neighborhood in the southern part of the city had a restaurant on the ground floor and a hotel above. The predominantly residential …

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Malawi to Repatriate Citizens From South Africa Amid Anti-Immigrant Attacks

JOHANNESBURG, June 3 (Reuters) – Malawi will ⁠join ⁠other countries in ⁠repatriating its nationals seeking to leave South ​Africa, where attacks on African migrants have been reported ‌in parts of the country. The ‌Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a ⁠statement ⁠late on Tuesday that the programme would be limited ​to citizens who have requested …

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Investigators Search Indonesian Free Meals Agency After Its Leader Was Fired

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian investigators searched the National Nutrition Agency’s offices Wednesday a day after the president fired the head of the agency responsible for his troubled free meals program. It wasn’t clear whether the search by agents of the Attorney General’s Office was tied to a criminal investigation. The program delivered on a …

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Raúl Castro Turns 95 as Cuba Celebrates Enigmatic Figure

Raúl Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, a landmark birthday for a man still helping lead one of the last communist countries in the world. His name and face became synonymous with the 1959 revolution led by his brother, Fidel Castro. Decades after the triumphant revolution, Fidel Castro stepped down, and Raúl Castro served as Cuba’s …

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Fire in Delhi Restaurant Kills at Least 20

NEW ⁠DELHI, ⁠June ⁠3 (Reuters) – At ​least ‌20 ‌people ⁠were killed ⁠in a ​fire ​at ⁠a restaurant ⁠in ⁠the Indian ​capital ​Delhi on Wednesday, ⁠news ⁠agency ANI reported ⁠citing police. (Reporting by Hritam ⁠Mukherjee; Editing by ​YP ​Rajesh) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Desmond and Marni Von Wilpert Projected to Advance in California’s 48th Congressional District

June 3 (Reuters) – Republican ⁠Jim ⁠Desmond, ⁠a county supervisor and ​Democrat Marni von Wilpert ‌are projected to ‌advance ⁠to ⁠the November general election after Tuesday’s open ​primary for California’s 48th congressional district, ​U.S. media said. The seat was ⁠left ⁠vacant after ⁠Republican incumbent ​Darrell Issa opted against seeking ​re-election ⁠when the Southern California district …

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Iran’s IRGC Attacks US Fifth Fleet Headquarters, Airbase, Local Media Reports

June 3 (Reuters) – Iran’s ⁠Revolutionary ⁠Guards Corps ⁠has attacked the U.S. Fifth ​Fleet headquarters and an airbase ‌and helicopters in ‌a regional country ⁠using ⁠missiles and drones, Iranian media reported on ​Wednesday, in response to what the IRGC described as a ​U.S. attack on an a ⁠communications tower ⁠south of ⁠Qeshm Island. IRGC ​navy …

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Russia Bans Entry to Five UK Nationals Including Washington Post Journalist

June 3 (Reuters) – Russia has banned ⁠five ⁠British nationals, including ⁠The Washington Post journalist Catherine Belton and ​The i Paper correspondent Richard Holmes, from entering the ‌country, the foreign ministry ‌said on its website late on ⁠Tuesday. Belton is ⁠an investigative correspondent focusing on Russia and previously ​reported about the country for the Financial …

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