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Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, overlooked by one of Starbucks Japan's most famous stores, as the company weighs a stake sale

Starbucks Eyes a Stake Sale or IPO for Japan, Its Next Retreat From Owning Asia

Starbucks has held preliminary talks with banks about a stake sale or IPO for its Japan business, Bloomberg reported, a unit of about 2,100 directly operated stores that could be valued at

June 10, 2026

Business·Deals·News

Image from coverage of the rescue of 24 Indian crew members from the MT Marivex tanker struck by a US missile off Oman

US strike sets tanker with 24 Indian crew ablaze, and Delhi thanks only Oman

An F/A-18 from USS Abraham Lincoln fired into the MT Marivex, a sanctioned tanker crewed entirely by Indians, leaving it burning off Oman. All 24 were rescued by Omani helicopters. New Delhi

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, photographed from the International Space Station

A Six-Meter Raft at Scarborough Shoal Pulls Manila and Beijing Back to the Brink

The Philippines lodged a diplomatic protest after a manned floating structure with an antenna appeared at Scarborough Shoal, fearing the start of another island base. Beijing answered with two words it always

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A US-made Patriot missile launcher of the Kuwaiti air force, the system defending Kuwait against Iranian drone and missile attacks

Iran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait again, putting India’s Gulf millions in the crossfire

Iranian drones hit US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for American strikes on the Strait of Hormuz, the second attack in a week on the Gulf states that anchor India's

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Women in burqas with their children on a street in Herat, Afghanistan, in a file photo

Taliban Forces Fire on a Herat Protest Sparked by Hijab Arrests, Medics Report Two Dead

Taliban forces used gunfire, sticks and whips on a rare protest in Herat after morality police arrested some 30 women and girls over dress rules. Medics told the BBC a woman and

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Security personnel patrol a street in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, before the Joint Awami Action Committee protest

Pakistan Kashmir protests leave 11 dead as India seizes the UN moment

Eleven people died in Rawalakot before a banned movement's rally went ahead anyway, while Gilgit-Baltistan voted under rigging allegations. India's foreign ministry called the elections a mask over repression, and the week

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

The scene of the car bomb explosion that killed a driver in Balashikha, east of Moscow

A Car Bomb Outside Moscow Reportedly Kills the General Who Armed Russia’s War

A BMW exploded at dawn in Balashikha, killing a driver Russian media identify as Damir Davydov, head of the Defense Ministry directorate that supplies the army's missiles and shells. Officials have not

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dustin Johnson celebrating as LIV Golf Boston champion, in the league now facing the end of its Saudi funding

LIV Golf Faces Its Saudi Funding Cliff With a Season to Run and a Decade to Profit

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will stop financing LIV Golf after the 2026 season, a portfolio decision that leaves the league seeking its own economics years before its CEO expects profit. Scott

June 10, 2026

Business·News·Sports

Chennai Central railway station seen through heavy rain

Chennai Weather: Monsoon Soaks Tamil Nadu’s Ghats, the Capital Stays Dry

An orange alert has five Tamil Nadu ghat districts braced for heavy to very heavy rain as the monsoon advances across the state. Chennai gets the season's oldest snub instead, 33 degrees

June 10, 2026

Climate·News

India's Agni-V long-range ballistic missile on a mobile launcher during a Republic Day Parade rehearsal in New Delhi

India nuclear arsenal reaches 190 warheads and, for the first time, some are ready

SIPRI's new Yearbook estimates India's nuclear stockpile at 190 warheads, ahead of Pakistan's 170, with a dozen deployed on delivery systems for the first time and modernisation aimed increasingly at targets across

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Starbucks Eyes a Stake Sale or IPO for Japan, Its Next Retreat From Owning Asia

US strike sets tanker with 24 Indian crew ablaze, and Delhi thanks only Oman

A Six-Meter Raft at Scarborough Shoal Pulls Manila and Beijing Back to the Brink

Iran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait again, putting India’s Gulf millions in the crossfire

Taliban Forces Fire on a Herat Protest Sparked by Hijab Arrests, Medics Report Two Dead

Pakistan Kashmir protests leave 11 dead as India seizes the UN moment

A Car Bomb Outside Moscow Reportedly Kills the General Who Armed Russia’s War

LIV Golf Faces Its Saudi Funding Cliff With a Season to Run and a Decade to Profit

Chennai Weather: Monsoon Soaks Tamil Nadu’s Ghats, the Capital Stays Dry

India nuclear arsenal reaches 190 warheads and, for the first time, some are ready

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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