Trump claims ‘vandals’ foiled his $14m bid to revamp DC’s reflecting pool. What actually happened?

Trump’s pre-Fourth of July renovation project has endured problems with algae, peeling paint and an inflating price tagDonald Trump’s rush to repaint the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, an iconic symbol of Washington DC, has hit roadblock after roadblock as the country’s 250th anniversary nears.The public has been gripped by the ill-fated $14m bid to renovate the reflecting pool, which the US president vowed to make “beautiful” in time for this summer’s birthday celebrations at the capital. Continue reading...

Trump claims ‘vandals’ foiled his $14m revamp of DC’s reflecting pool. What actually happened?

Trump’s pre-Fourth of July renovation project has endured problems with algae, peeling paint and an inflating price tagDonald Trump’s rush to repaint the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, a symbol of Washington DC, has hit roadblock after roadblock as the country’s 250th anniversary nears.The public has been gripped by the ill-fated $14m attempt to renovate the reflecting pool, which the US president vowed to make “beautiful” in time for this summer’s birthday celebrations at the capital. Continue reading...

Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding

Brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye speak to the BBC after getting hitched to twin sisters.

Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding

Brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye speak to the BBC after getting hitched to twin sisters.

250 ans d’indépendance américaine : vite écrit, raturé, débattu… le texte qui a constitué les Etats-Unis, et changé le monde

« America 250 » (1/13). Les 13 colonies livrent bataille à la couronne britannique depuis un an quand, en juillet 1776, l’avocat Thomas Jefferson achève la rédaction de la Déclaration d’indépendance. Adopté le 4 juillet à Philadelphie par le Congrès, ce texte, qui érige en principe l’égalité de tous – bien que l’esclavage soit partout légal –, fonde les Etats-Unis d’Amérique.

Зеленский дважды отказался от контактов с Каролем Навроцким

IRDAI moots 10-fold hike in penalties to curb mis-selling

The draft regulations also seek to enhance transparency and accountability

NOVA plans ₹100-cr rail safety R&D push

Parent company e2E Rail targets ₹1,000-cr revenue by FY29

RBI to conduct ₹2 lakh crore 7-day variable rate repo auction on June 23

The move follows a review of current and evolving market liquidity trends

WhatsApp to be led by Indian start-up founder as Will Cathcart steps back

WhatsApp's leadership shake-up comes as Meta looks to strengthen its app's already booming presence in India.

WhatsApp to be led by Indian start-up founder as Will Cathcart steps back

WhatsApp's leadership shake-up comes as Meta looks to strengthen its app's already booming presence in India.

Bruselas estudia la petición de 19 de países de financiar campos de deportación fuera de la UE

Los Estados miembros buscan fondos para abrir los primeros centros para enviar migrantes

Thousands Are Fleeing as Putin Bombs the Donbas Cities He Most Covets

While Kyiv’s fortunes have brightened in other ways in the war, Moscow’s forces are raining bombs and drones on “fortress belt” cities like Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

Total flow of financial resources to the commercial sector in the first 2 months of FY27 up about 8 times

This is driven by a pickup in non-food bank credit and rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) to India, per the central bank’s latest monthly bulletin

Two Britons plead guilty to £39m 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London

Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group, change pleas on first day of expected six-week trial Two British cybercriminals linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group have pleaded guilty to a cyber-attack on Transport for London in 2024 that cost £39m and affected 10 million people.Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, pleaded guilty to offences under the Computer Misuse Act at Woolwich crown court on Monday. Continue reading...

Экспорт легковых автомобилей из Китая в мае вырос более чем втрое

По итогам мая 2026 г. ввоз легковых автомобилей (новых и подержанных) из Китая в Россию в деньгах составил $1,33 млрд, что в 3,6 раза больше, чем в мае 2025 г.

SEBI proposes consolidating technology norms across MIIs

SEBI plans unified IT framework for exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories

Акции SpaceX упали на 9% после начала размещения облигаций

"Україна має право на самозахист": в ЄК відреагували на ультиматум Зеленського Лукашенку

Білорусь вживає провокаційних дій проти ЄС та його держав-членів, зазначила речниця Єврокомісії.

India’s kharif sowing tops 120 lakh hectares, no impact of deficient monsoon yet

Nutri-cereals coverage up 27.5%, but soybean, cotton and urad area declines

How Will Colombia’s New President Fuel Trump’s Drug War?

Abelardo De La Espriella, who has vowed to destroy traffickers with military power, appears set to be the country’s next president.

Jeffrey Donaldson, Longtime Northern Irish Political Leader, Is Convicted of Child Sex Abuse

Mr. Donaldson, 63, was found guilty after a weekslong jury trial in Northern Ireland.

Indian cotton prices gain on monsoon delay, spike in global rates

CCI has raised cumulative prices by ₹1,100 per candy over the past few days

Spanish PM’s former right-hand man jailed for 24 years for corruption

José Luis Ábalos found to have taken bribes on Covid-era public contracts in damaging blow to Pedro SánchezSpain’s supreme court has jailed the former transport minister José Luis Ábalos for 24 years for taking bribes on public contracts for sanitary equipment such as ‌face masks during the Covid pandemic.Ábalos’s aide, Koldo García, was jailed for 19 years in a trial that is one of several scandals to have enveloped the government of Pedro Sánchez over recent months. Continue reading...

Former Civil Aviation Secretary Kharola joins Air India Management Committee

Former Air India CMD appointed Executive Advisor to the Chairman

Bihar’s makhana potential

This superfood has enormous export scope

Акционеры «Магнита» одобрили невыплату дивидендов за 2025 год

Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94

Davis, who discovered many of the defining musicians of the 20th century and helmed major record labels, said he ‘never’ tired of the music businessThe famed US music industry executive and record producer Clive Davis has died aged 94, his family has confirmed.He had recently been hospitalised with respiratory problems and was recovering at home. Continue reading...

Fatal shooting of one-year-old boy ignites tensions in Mississippi town

Death of Kohen Wiley is latest in series of troubling police encounters that have outraged community membersThe recent fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi.The death of Kohen Wiley is the latest in a series of troubling encounters with police that have outraged community members in recent years. It has led to protests and calls for greater police accountability in the town of 8,000, with some civil rights activists pointing to Kohen’s d

SEBI approves GARUDA: A 10-day green channel overhaul for Indian AIFs

Under the newly overhauled structure, SEBI has categorised AIF schemes to streamline approvals based on investor sophistication

Китай планує збільшити закупівлі забороненого російського газу вдвічі, – Reuters

Єдиним покупцем газу, виробленого на проекті "Арктик СПГ-2", є Пекін.

IRDAI moots 10-fold hike in penalties to curb mis-selling

The draft regulations also seek to enhance transparency and accountability

Any breakdown of interim US-Iran peace agreement may reignite material risks: RBI Bulletin

The uncertainties could have an impact on the outlook through international trade, cost pressures, capital flows and commodity prices

Letters to the Editor dated June 22, 2026

Out-of-Home advertising firms see renewed investor interest

Two companies from this sector are listed on the SME exchange -- SIMCA Advertising and Bright Advertising have seen renewed investor interest

Explosion at Qatar gas facility kills 13, including Indians

Authorities and the Indian Embassy are coordinating support for affected families, while investigations continue

India, EU expedite legal vetting of text for early 2027 rollout of trade deal: EU Ambassador

75 Indian students awarded two year-long Erasmus master degree scholarships for 2026-28

Sky Gold targets 3x jump in jewellery output, eyes 5% share of India’s manufacturing

Sky Gold operates exclusively as a business-to-business manufacturer, supplying products to jewellery chains across the country

Hindustan Zinc signs MoU for hydrogen-based mining solutions

 This move supports the company’s net zero ambition by 2050 and signals a significant step for decarbonizing India’s mining sector.

Zelenskyy pledges to ‘bring war back to Russia’ after drones swarm toward Moscow – as it happened

Russia intercepted 300 Ukrainian drones across the country and temporarily suspended operations from Moscow airportUkraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy also responded to Starmer setting out his plans to resign as Britain’s PM, telling him he would always be “a welcome guest” in Ukraine for his support to the wartorn country.In a statement on his social media, he said:“Keir, thank you for all our cooperation, your support, and the joint decisions that have helped make our Europe and our protection of life stronger. The United Kingdom has been, is, and will remain among the world’s leaders. Here in Ukr

Editorial. Value of coal

Coal exchanges will facilitate transparent price discovery

Home Ministry’s cyber security agency cautions against ‘Boss Scam’

Home Ministry warns against a cybercrime targeting executives via malicious emails and WhatsApp messages

US partially lifts Iran oil sanctions amid ‘encouraging’ talks

The move, expected under the MoU, comes as Vice President JD Vance says there's a 'good foundation' for a final deal.

Кошта: ЕС обсуждает способы давления на Москву и дальнейшую поддержку Украины

India’s wheat procurement by govt tops 35.5 million tonne target

Purchases in Rajasthan at record high, UP buys double from a year ago

KSIIDC pays ₹143 crore dividend to Karnataka government

The dividend payout follows a strong financial performance by KSIIDC, which recorded a post-tax net profit of ₹188.41 crore during the 2024-25 financial year

Roma, crollano alberi e rami per il maltempo: un platano colpisce un taxi in corsa, nessun ferito

Paura in via Ostiense, davanti al Gazometro: il conducente e i passeggeri sono rimasti illesi, distrutte quattro auto parcheggiate. Cedimenti anche in viale delle Belle Arti, vicino a piazza del Popolo, al Celio e al Pigneto

Why Washington’s reflecting pool has gone from ‘US blue’ to algae green

Donald Trump, who spent $14m relining the iconic pool, claims it has been vandalised by 'radical left lunatics'.

British man accused of conspiring to drug and rape wife over two decades admits to a dozen sexual offences

Guilty pleas span three-year period, including sexually assaulting her with another man in 2024A man accused of conspiring with others to drug and rape his unconscious wife has admitted sexually assaulting her over a period of three years.The man, in his 60s, pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and 10 sexual offences at Minshull Street crown court in Manchester on Monday. Continue reading...

Jindal Poly Films shareholders move SC to revive class-action suit

Shareholders raised concern over the Supreme Court judgment setting aside the NCLT and NCLAT orders, disposing of the corporate class action suit with consent and appointing Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava as sole arbitrator

Росіяни посилили тиск на Слов'янськ та Краматорськ: тисячі мешканців залишають міста

Метою дій російських сил є максимальне наближення до міст для встановлення вогневого контролю над логістичними маршрутами та примусу українських гарнізонів до відступу через повне руйнування населених пунктів.

Дослідження показало, звідки насправді з’явилися коні

Попередні дослідження обмежували ареал даляньського коня північно-східним Китаєм, але нові дані вказують на значно ширший ареал.

Росіяни посилили тиск на Слов'янськ та Краматорськ: тисячі мешканців залишають міста, - NYT

Метою дій російських сил є максимальне наближення до міст для встановлення вогневого контролю над логістичними маршрутами та примусу українських гарнізонів до відступу через повне руйнування населених пунктів.

Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months, UN says

The new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.

Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months, UN says

The new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.