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India blocks 20MW addl power export from Nepal to Bangladesh

  Bangladesh’s plans to import an additional 20 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Nepal starting 15 June have hit a snag as the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India has withheld approval, citing transmission line capacity constraints. Consequently, Nepal will limit its power export to the previously agreed 40MW under the existing arrangement for the current monsoon season, reports The Kathmandu Post citing energy officials. According to the officials, India’s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) informed the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) that the 1,000MW India–Bangladesh cross-border transmission line cannot accommodate the additional allocation. The proposed expansion will now require further discussions at the upcoming Nepal–India Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and Joint Working Group (JWG) meetings, alongside a new or revised tripartite agreement involving the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). “This time, only 40MW of electricity will be exported to Bang...
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Message from Electronic Intifada

  This is just a quick note to let you know The Electronic Intifada won’t have a live program today, Thursday, 25 June 2026. But we’ll still have the latest news and analysis for you. Nora Barrows-Friedman will record an update with news from Palestine and Lebanon, and Jon Elmer will report on the latest developments from the field in Lebanon as well as the situation between the United States and Iran. Both reports will be available as individual videos on our YouTube and Rumble channels later today. We’ll be back with the Livestream next Thursday, 2 July 2026. In the meantime, please also check out Nora’s newly released interview with Mohanad Alsayed , author of the new memoir Scars and Medals , which recounts his experiences as a refugee child growing up in Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank, during the first intifada. Watch it here or by clicking the video link at the top of this email. Thank you, as always, for reading, listening to and sharing The Electronic Intifada’s or...
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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes northern Japan

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  Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes northern Japan | News | Al Jazeera NewsFeed Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes northern Japan A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck northern Japan, sending strong tremors through the region. Authorities have not issued a tsunami warning. Published On 25 Jun 2026 25 Jun 2026
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Ethiopia is not being ‘dragged into war’ By Ali Ibrahim Ahmed

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  The recent opinion article by senior Ethiopian officials Redwan Hussein and Getachew Reda, published on Al Jazeera English’s website, attempts to portray Ethiopia as an innocent victim being reluctantly “dragged” into conflict by external actors. In doing so, the piece seeks to absolve the ruling Prosperity Party of responsibility for Ethiopia’s mounting domestic crises. More dangerously, this narrative serves as a diplomatic smoke screen designed to normalise the unprovoked hostility, state-sponsored inflammatory rhetoric and aggressive military mobilisations that the Ethiopian government has directed towards Eritrea since late 2023. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 AI must not become a driver of human rights abuses list 2 of 4 Islamophobia, Zionism and the Norway massacre list 3 of 4 Of negotiations and high treason: Israel-Palestine ‘peace’ list 4 of 4 The lost defiance of the past and the morass of the dispossessed end of list By trying to reframe contemporary ...
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Iran accuses NATO of ‘complicity’ in US war: What role did EU nations play?

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  Since the beginning of the US-Israel war on Iran, President Donald Trump has been critical of his European allies for not supporting the military campaign against Tehran. The United States president expressed his displeasure with members of the transatlantic alliance during a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Outrage over Israel’s Ben-Gvir flotilla abuse video: What we know list 2 of 4 Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile: Can it be safely transferred? list 3 of 4 Israel intercepts last Gaza Sumud flotilla vessel: What we know so far list 4 of 4 Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi? end of list “I was disappointed with Italy. I was disappointed with the UK, Germany, and France. We were disappointed with most of them. Spain is a horror show,” Trump said. Speaking to reporters in the Bahraini capital Manama, Trump’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, on Thursday repeated the US claims that European help fell short duri...
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Venezuela earthquakes live: 164 killed, many buried

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  Back-to-back powerful earthquakes have struck Venezuela , collapsing buildings in the capital Caracas, killing at least 164 people, and wounding nearly 1,000 others throughout the country. Secretary of State Marco Rubio promises a “big, fast, effective” US response to the unfolding disaster in Venezuela. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez declares a state of emergency and says the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas is closed because of damage. The USGS warns “high casualties and extensive damage are probable” and the “disaster is likely widespread”. ‘Terrifying’: Caracas resident recounts surviving back-to-back quakes By Julio Cesar Blanca Reporting from Caracas, Venezuela In La California, one of Caracas’s hardest-hit areas by the earthquake, 45-year-old Eunice Arias stood outside her damaged building, still shaken. Arias, who works at a currency exchange office in the neighbourhood, told Al Jazeera that it was “terrifying” when the first tremor hit. “We were working ...
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