U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites pushes oil prices five-month high

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSINGAPORE, JUNE 23 (STC): Immediately after the United States joined Israel in attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities, the oil prices jumped on Monday to their highest since January amid stoked supply worries.The rise in prices came after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had “obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites in strikes over the…

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Middle East Peacekeeping: One Bomb at a Time

Peace remains a cruel punchline—nodded at in UN speeches, buried under rubble, and sacrificed, one bomb at a time. Peerzada Masarat Shah The Middle East, a land scorched by decades of conflict, shifting alliances, and foreign meddling, reels from yet another act of aggression. On June 12, 2025, Israel reportedly launched airstrikes on strategic Iranian…

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CIK arrests impersonator using senior police officer’s photograph as profile picture on WhatsApp

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JUNE 10 (STC): The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) apprehended a man indulging in impersonation, using the photograph of SSP CIK on his WhatsApp as profile picture and threatening people.In a statement, a spokesperson confirming the arrest of the impersonator said the CIK received a credible input suggesting that a man identified as Barkat…

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