21 June 2025

20 June 2025

Visitors to Japanese valley cool down with water-streamed noodles. People in Japan’s western prefecture of Okayama have beaten the sweltering heat by a unique way savoring cold noodles which flow down chutes in water.

Pakistan’s annual Shandur Polo Festival held at 12,000–12,500 ft on the Shandur Pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the world’s highest polo tournament. Dubbed the “Roof of the World,” this three-day extravaganza brings together teams from Chitral and Gilgit‑Baltistan, engaging in bare‑knuckle, freestyle mountain polo a rugged form of the sport with few rules.

A high-level Indian delegation led by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri is in Ireland to attend the 40th anniversary memorial of the Air India Kanishka bombing at the Ahakista Memorial in Cork.
The memorial service is held on Monday in the presence of Ireland and Canadian Prime Ministers and several other international dignitaries. This solemn event not only commemorates the terror attack, but also reinforces the global commitment against terrorism.
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Iran’s Pir Hossein Kolivand, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, confirmed that there were no fatalities in the recent U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities his organization “reported no deaths,” indicating that evacuation and precautions were effective.

According to the observations at 17:30 hrs MST today, monsoon is strong to vigorous over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, due to the easterly waves and westerly waves, rain or thundershowers are likely to be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls during tonight to 28-6-2025. Occassional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts.

A seminar was held to promote labour cooperation between Viet Nam and small- and medium-sized enterprises in Japan’s Kyushu region.
The event aimed to connect Vietnamese labor dispatch companies with Kyushu-based businesses, especially small and medium enterprises, seeking Vietnamese workers. It focused on building sustainable partnerships and ensuring a stable, safe, and long-term environment for Vietnamese employees in Japan.

A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said.
The blast ripped through the Mar Elias Church in the Dweilaa district, a predominantly Christian neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, leaving behind blood-stained pews, shattered icons, and scenes of chaos, according to eyewitnesses and local media.