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Zelensky requests more IRIS-T air defence systems
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Germany to supply additional IRIS-T air-defence systems to counter heavy...

Iran sets conditions for returning to negotiating table...
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Yesterday (June 30), Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi stated the condition for his country to...

Russia enters Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine attacks Crimea bridge
Moscow [Russia], July 1: Russian news agency TASS and military bloggers reported on June 30 that the country's army had...

Trump issues tough directive on Cuba
Washington [US], July 1: US President Donald Trump on June 30 signed a directive imposing a tough US policy on...

Trump threatens to raise tariffs because Japan won't...
Washington [US], July 1: President Donald Trump expressed frustration with US-Japan trade talks, while the US Treasury Secretary warned that...

Philippines adopts 'one battlefield' concept in South China...
Manila [Philippines], July 1: Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on June 30 that military leaders are working to implement...

President Trump increases pressure on tax policy
Washington [US], July 1: Despite controversy over rising domestic inflation risks, US President Donald Trump is pressuring other economies to...

Europe hit by early heatwave: Thousands flee Turkey...
Firefighters battled wildfires in Turkey and France on Monday and more than 50,000 people were evacuated as an early summer...

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from U.S. President Donald Trump's circle, after...

Suspect in Idaho firefighters ambush identified
Idaho [US], July 1: The man who shot dead two firefighters and wounded a third after setting a blaze near...

935 people killed in Israeli strikes on Iran
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1: Some 935 people were killed in Iran during the 12-day air war with Israel, based...

Musk will punish lawmakers who back Trump's spending...
Washington [US], July 1: Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday renewed his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and...

Israel acknowledges Palestinian civilians harmed at Gaza aid...
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1: The Israeli military acknowledged on Monday that Palestinian civilians were harmed at aid distribution centres...

Israel strikes pound Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1: Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people across Gaza on Monday in some of the...

UAE launches 'Youth Social Missions Programme'
Osaka [Japan], July 1: The Federal Youth Authority (FYA) has launched the "Youth Social Missions Programme" to prepare Emirati youth...

UN chief calls on world leaders to close...
Sevilla [Spain], July 1: "We're here in Sevilla to change course," the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling...

UAE expresses solidarity with Tanzania, conveys condolences over...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 1: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the United Republic...

Severe heatwave in southern Europe pushes temperatures above...
Washington [US], July 1: A heatwave continues to grip large parts of southern Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing...

Trump signs executive order ending Syria sanctions programme
Washington [US], July 1: US President Donald J. Trump signed on Monday a historic Executive Order terminating the Syria sanctions...

France's Cannes becomes latest famous destination to crack...
Paris [France], June 30: The French Riviera resort of Cannes has become the latest famous European destination to join the...

Iran aims to outlaw Musk's Starlink
Tehran [Iran], June 30: Iran's parliament has voted to ban the use of Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by...

Iran could resume uranium enrichment within months, says...
Tehran [Iran], June 30: Tehran could resume enriching uranium within months despite claims by US President Donald Trump that the...

Thousands in Bangkok protest for Thai PM to...
Bangkok [Thailand], June 30: Thousands of protesters have gathered in the Thai capital Bangkok, calling for the resignation of Prime...

Two shot dead in Idaho while responding to...
Idaho [US], June 30: Two people have been fatally shot in a mountain community in the western US state of...

Netanyahu sees Iran outcome opening door to Gaza...
Jerusalem [Israel], June 30: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the 12-day war with Iran had created opportunities for...

New York mayoral candidate Mamdani defends campaign
New York [US] , June 30: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defended his democratic socialism on Sunday...

Ukraine on track to withdraw from Ottawa anti-personnel...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 30: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he had signed a decree to pull Ukraine out of...