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India curbs Telegram use over medical exam NEET fraud concerns

NEW DELHI, June 16 (Reuters) – India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, ‌saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” taking a national medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday. The government said it was restricting access to the Telegram platform in India for a defined and limited period. The ​restriction was issued under a stringent provision of the IT law, which empowers the government to block ​access to online sites in the “interest of sovereignty and integrity of India”. Activists have said ⁠the provision is used to curb

Nepal’s foreign minister visits China after calling on regional rival India

BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) – Nepalese ​Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday, his first trip to ‌the neighbouring superpower since his party swept to election victory in March, and days after visiting Beijing’s regional rival India. The ousting of a Communist Party-led coalition government in Beijing’s backyard presents a conundrum to Chinese diplomats, who have been working to shore up ​ties with neighbouring nations while reasserting claims in the East and South China Seas, analysts say. “China has always ​placed Nepal at the forefront of its ‘neighbourhood diplomacy’,” said Wang, according to a foreign

G7 leaders open summit talks on Ukraine and the Middle East as Zelenskyy joins in France

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16, 2026 (AP) — Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations face a packed agenda on their first full day Tuesday, including challenging discussions on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and addressing the Middle East crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France. The Ukraine talks come on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement to end the 3 1/2-month-old U.S. war against Iran. In recent weeks, the Iran conflict has overshadowed the war in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched

Bangladesh protests India ‘questioning’ PM’s adviser at Delhi airport

DHAKA, June 16 (Reuters) – Bangladesh has summoned a senior Indian diplomat posted in Dhaka to protest against the treatment of an adviser ​to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman who was reportedly detained ‌and questioned for several hours at New Delhi airport, in the latest diplomatic row between the neighbours. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman described the incident as “unexpected ​and unfortunate”, while Dhaka formally conveyed its concerns to ​Indian Deputy High Commissioner Pawan Badhe late on Monday. Government ⁠strategy adviser Zahed Ur Rahman was stopped upon arrival in ​New Delhi, where he had travelled to attend a conference, ​and was questioned

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