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Sri Lanka’s growth to be slower for FY 2025 at 3.5%, says World Bank:

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: The World Bank has projected 3.5% growth for the Sri Lankan economy and has also stated that the country’s economy will grow at a slower pace. This comes from the Global Economic Report, as deceleration follows a modest rebound driven by gains in industrial output and construction. Further, the report adds structural weaknesses […]

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Markets: On ‘Black Friday,’ amid Israel-Iran war, Sensex, Nifty fall

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the ongoing geopolitical churning, trade and tariff uncertainties and the fresh outbreak of the Israel-Iran conflict, the Indian stock markets witnessed a steep fall on the ‘Black Friday’ for investors. Both benchmark indices opened deep in the red, reacting sharply to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The […]

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Roving Periscope: Israel’s Op. Rising Lion against Iran pushes the US & M-E on the edge

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Hours after Israel launched massive attacks on Friday on Iran’s nuclear and missile facilities and killed two of its seniormost war leaders, leaving parts of Tehran in flames, Iran also launched a counter-attack on its sworn enemy. They pushed the already tense Middle East—and the world beyond—on the edge of […]

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Israel hits Iran nuclear facilities, missile factories; Tehran launches drones

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders during the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Iran had launched about 100 drones towards Israeli territory in retaliation, which Israel is working to intercept, Israeli military spokesman Brigadier […]

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Trump can keep National Guard deployed to Los Angeles for now, appeals court rules

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, temporarily pausing a lower court’s ruling blocking the mobilization. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision does not mean that the court will ultimately agree with Trump, […]

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Delhi Airport, Air India issue travel advisory amid rising Iran-Israel tensions

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Friday issued a travel advisory for passengers flying to Iran and Iraq, urging them to check with their respective airlines for the latest flight schedules and operational updates. The advisory comes amid escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel and growing uncertainty over the region’s airspace. The IGIA statement […]

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Oil soars more than 9% after Israel strikes Iran, rattling investors

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

Oil prices surged more than 9% on Friday, hitting their highest in almost five months after Israel struck Iran, dramatically escalating tensions in the Middle East and raising worries about disrupted oil supplies. Brent crude futures (LCOc1) jumped $6.29, or 9.07%, to $75.65 a barrel by 0315 GMT after hitting an intraday high of $78.50, […]

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NASA delays Axiom-4 mission to ISS amid Russian module air leak concerns

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

NASA indefinitely delayed a four-person crew’s mission to the International Space Station on Thursday over an escalating probe into air leaks aboard the orbiting laboratory’s Russian segment. The U.S. space agency said it was working with Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, to “understand a new pressure signature” detected by cosmonauts in the Zvezda Service Module, a more than 2-decade-old core compartment that for […]

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IAEA says no increase in radiation levels at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said there was no increase in radiation levels at the Natanz nuclear site that was targeted during an Israeli attack, citing information given to them by Iranian authorities. The international atomic energy watchdog also added that the Bushehr nuclear power plant was not targeted during the attack. (DD […]

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After Israel strikes Iran, airlines divert flights, airspace closed

June 13, 2025 revoi editor

Airlines cleared out of the airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq, and Jordan on Friday after Israel launched attacks on targets in Iran, Flightradar24 data showed, with carriers scrambling to divert and cancel flights to keep passengers and crew safe. Proliferating conflict zones around the world are becoming an increasing burden on airline operations and profitability […]