Friday, June 5, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
International
‘Traffic saved me’: Student missed Air India crash by just 10 minutes(BBC) Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport - so…
Doctor and family among Air India crash victims(BBC) A doctor and his family have been named among the victims of the Air India plane crash. More than…
‘I walked out of rubble’: Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage(BBC) The British man who was the sole survivor of Thursday's Air India plane crash said he managed to escape the…
Israel blasts nuclear and military targets in Iran(Reuters) - Israel launched large-scale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it had attacked nuclear facilities and missile factories and…
British passenger in seat 11A survives India plane crash, reports say[BBC] - A man survived the Air India crash that killed at least 200 people, a police chief has told…
Airliner in Air India crash was plagued by issues since 2011[Telegraph] - The Air India disaster in which a plane crashed moments after take-off in Ahmedabad is the first time that…
Guyana assumes Presidency of UN Security Council; Pres. Ali to chair high-level debate on June 19Guyana assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday, June 1, 2025, for one month. The packed…
US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting[BBC] - US President Donald Trump's administration has ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student…
Afreximbank hosts roadshow in Guyana as it rolls out US$1 billion facility for localsBy Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy In a landmark move to deepen trade ties between Africa and the Caribbean and support local…
New T&T Gov’t abandons Venezuela energy deal, eyes Guyana and CARICOM partnersIn what is seen as a shift in energy policy, Trinidad and Tobago’s newly elected Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC,…
Guyana urges Venezuela to comply fully with the ICJ’s latest ordersSee below the full statement issued by Guyana’s Ministry of Forign Affairs and Internaional Cooperation Order issued on 1 May…
Pope Francis was a ‘tireless advocate for the need to address inequality’ – President AliSee below the full message from Guyana's President, Dr. Irfaan Ali: I join the multitudes across the world in mourning…
Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar dies at 87Veteran Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar has died at the age of 87 in India's financial capital, Mumbai. The…
Guyana’s President Ali receives prestigious Global Leadership AwardPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali received the prestigious Global Leadership Award for Open Innovation (2024) from the University of California, Berkeley…
Val Kilmer, film star known for ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Batman Forever’ and ‘Tombstone,’ dead at 65(CNN) Val Kilmer, a movie star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a…
Chinese electric carmaker BYD sales beat Tesla[BBC] - Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The…
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order(BBC) More than 200 Venezuelans alleged by the White House to be gang members have been deported from the US to…
