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As Europe faces a massive heatwave, read how EU regulations pose hurdles to the purchase of Air Conditioners

Shraddha Pandey - 26 June, 2026

With rising temperatures, electricity prices are also increasing. However, the obvious resort to relief in peak summers, Air Conditioners are not that easily available in Europe.

Giorgia Meloni slams NATO chief after he claims Italy supported US military action against Iran: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 26 June, 2026

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni clarified that Italy did not participate in the war with Iran.

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Iran says only routes designated by it are permitted for passing the Strait of Hormuz, ships must take IRGC’s permission before entering the strait,...

opindia2020 - 25 June, 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has issued a sharp warning against a newly announced alternative shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz,...

Crime

A bomb planted by Canada‑based Khalistani extremists: Canadian intel agency CSIS admits for the first time that Khalistanis bombed Air India plane Kanishka in...

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2026

"It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Canada’s history and a defining moment for our national security community," the agency stated.

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‘The Azaan should not be heard over Danish rooftops’: Denmark weighs ban on public Islamic call to prayer

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2026

According to reports, it is the third attempt by a Danish immigration minister to create a legal framework that could restrict or ban public Azaan broadcasts.

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Pakistan continues atrocities on civilians in PoK, starves people by blocking supply of food, fuel and medicines: Details

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2026

Speaking to the local media, PoK residents, truck drivers, and political leaders revealed that vehicles carrying essential commodities like food grains, fuel, and medicines are being prevented from entering the illegally-occupied territory.

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‘Straight out of a horror movie’: Twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela, buildings collapse in Caracas; death toll may touch 100,000

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2026

Caracas residents fled collapsing structures as dust covered the city, while families gathered outside damaged buildings in Altamira and emergency crews continued rescue operations after Venezuela declared a state of emergency across affected areas overnight.

Crime

International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan faces dismissal after the oversight body finds sexual misconduct allegations proven

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2026

The bureau set aside an advisory opinion given by three external judges and said that it had enough evidence to make a decision.

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Wikipedia bans its co-founder from editing articles after his outspoken views on leftist censorship and admission of anti-Hindu bias – Here is what happened

Anurag - 24 June, 2026

Jimmy Wales called the proposed indefinite ban “ludicrous”, but editors overruled him after accusing Larry Sanger of canvassing supporters, challenging source rules and backing greater accountability for Wikipedia’s powerful anonymous administrators during the online dispute.

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