The Hindu Morning Digest: June 25, 2024

[ad_1] WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to the U.S justice dept. File photo | Photo Credit: AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S. and return to Australia WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will … Read more

Kremlin warns U.S. after Ukrainian strike on Crimea

[ad_1] A man walks past the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil’s Cathedral in downtown Moscow. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Kremlin on Monday warned the United States of “consequences” and summoned its Ambassador after Moscow said a Ukrainian strike with a U.S. missile on Crimea killed four persons. Moscow has increasingly blasted Washington … Read more

Labour will reset partnership with India, says Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy

[ad_1] Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Days before the U.K.’s general election, the opposition Labour Party’s shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, reiterated that his party would reset its relationship with India. Mr Lammy is all but certain to be the country’s next Foreign Secretary, given that Labour is most likely … Read more

A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers

[ad_1] Firefighters carry a body at the site of a fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, South Korea, Monday, June 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and … Read more

INDUS-X defence initiative between U.S., India marks first anniversary

[ad_1] INDUS-X, which stands for enhanced strategic and defence partnership between India and the U.S., was launched on June 21 last year. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement “The India-U.S. Defence Acceleration Ecosystem has advanced the commitment of the two strategic partners to building a defence innovation bridge under the Critical and Emerging Technology Initiative,” the … Read more

Ukraine has hit over 30 Russian oil refineries, depots, Zelenskyy says

[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 24 that his country has hit more than 30 Russian oil processing and storage facilities. The Ukrainian military has stepped up attacks on Russian oil infrastructure this year, seeking to disrupt oil supplies to the Russian army and … Read more