Mideast Live Updates: New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Set to Start in Switzerland

Junya Ito culmina una gran jugada y marca el tercero de Japón

Korean drama Teach You a Lesson serves up a reality check on education

Within a week of its release, Netflix’s new Korean drama Teach You a Lesson, directed by Hong Jong-chan, topped the platform’s global non-English rankings for the week of June 1 to 7. Adapted from the popular webtoon Get Schooled (2020), the 10-episode series about a government-backed vigilante unit trying to fix the wrongs in schools has quickly become a highly rated breakout hit. Described in a Forbes article as “one of the most addictive feel-good dramas of the year”, the series has...

'Development, security, prosperity linked to sea': PM Modi commissions 3 naval ships

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday commissioned three indigenously designed and built naval ships: INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray in Kolkata, describing the induction as a major step towards strengthening India's maritime capabilities and self-reliance in defence manufacturing. Speaking at the tri-commissioning ceremony, PM Modi said the three vessels would give fresh momentum to India's journey towards becoming a stronger maritime power and highlighted the growing role of...

Vance in Switzerland for US-Iran talks as Strait of Hormuz closed again

Vance in Switzerland for US-Iran talks as Strait of Hormuz closed again Making ‘progress’ on Tehran’s nuclear programme and Lebanon ceasefire are expected to top the agenda A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off on Sunday as Iranian negotiators and US Vice-President J.D. Vance arrived in the Swiss host city, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Before boarding his flight to Europe, Vance told...