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Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against Russia

Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against...

Moscow [Russia], June 26: On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global...

Greece arrests Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire with cigarette

Greece arrests Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire...

Athens [Greece], June 26: Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of...

Ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold as Trump vents frustration with both sides

Ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold...

Jerusalem [Israel], June 26: A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S....

Iran hangs three men

Iran hangs three men

Tehran [Iran], June 26: Iran executed three men on Wednesday, after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel's Mossad spy...

France: 145 festivalgoers jabbed with syringes

France: 145 festivalgoers jabbed with syringes

Paris [France], June 25: French police on Sunday detained 12 suspects after scores of people reported being pricked with syringes...

Heat officers help sweltering cities stay cool

Heat officers help sweltering cities stay cool

Berlin [Germany], June 25: International cities from Athens to Dhaka, Freetown and Santiago are united in their efforts to protect...

Trump tells Congress that Iran had nuclear weapons program, contradicting US spy agencies

Trump tells Congress that Iran had nuclear weapons...

New York [US], June 25: U.S. President Donald Trump told Congress this week that the Iranian sites bombed by the...

US to give $30 million to Gaza aid operation

US to give $30 million to Gaza aid...

New York [US], June 25: The United States is giving $30 million to a controversial humanitarian group delivering aid in...

US strikes failed to destroy Iran's nuclear sites

US strikes failed to destroy Iran's nuclear sites

Tehran [Iran], June 25: U.S. airstrikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability and only set it back by a few...

Romanian parliament votes in unwieldy pro-EU coalition government

Romanian parliament votes in unwieldy pro-EU coalition government

Budapest [Romania], June 25: The Romanian parliament on Monday voted a new pro-EU coalition government into office, the Mediafax news...

No more European 'free-riding' on US security policy, says Germany's Merz

No more European 'free-riding' on US security policy,...

Berlin [Germany], June 25: Europe can no longer engage in "free-riding" on US security policy and must invest in defence...

Russia accuses Israel of 'political murder' in Iran

Russia accuses Israel of 'political murder' in Iran

Moscow [Russia], June 25: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Israel of "political murder" in its targeting of senior...

Rutte promises Zelensky continued support

Rutte promises Zelensky continued support

The Hague [Netherlands], June 25: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday that he can...

Group claims responsibility for Syrian church bombing

Group claims responsibility for Syrian church bombing

Damascus [Syria], June 25: A little-known group, Saraya Ansar al-Sunna (Brigade of Sunni Supporters), claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the...

China flooding: People missing, bridges collapse

China flooding: People missing, bridges collapse

Beijing [China], June 25: Days of heavy rainfall have led to severe flooding in China, triggering damage and reports of...

Israeli forces kill over 410 during weeks of Gaza food aid chaos, says UN

Israeli forces kill over 410 during weeks of...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 25: At least 410 people have been killed by Israeli forces since late May during the chaotic...

Israel-Iran ceasefire off to a shaky start, draws Trump's ire

Israel-Iran ceasefire off to a shaky start, draws...

Tehran [Iran], June 25: The ceasefire between Israel and Iran is already showing signs of strain - and has triggered...

World wary as it welcomes ceasefire

World wary as it welcomes ceasefire

Tehran [Iran], June 25: The world has welcomed the ceasefire agreed by Israel and Iran but remains wary that any...

Fifteen killed, 170 injured in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Dnipro

Fifteen killed, 170 injured in Russian missile attack...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 25: At least 15 people were killed and more than 170 injured in Russian missile strikes on...

Wildfire destroyed record area in Brazil last year, says report

Wildfire destroyed record area in Brazil last year,...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 25: Wildfire destroyed some 300,000 square kilometres in Brazil last year, equivalent to the surface area...

Leaders arrive at Hague summit as NATO chief Rutte flatters Trump

Leaders arrive at Hague summit as NATO chief...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 25: NATO leaders have arrived in The Hague for a summit hailed by German Chancellor Friedrich...

UK's commitment to landmine ban 'unwavering', says minister

UK's commitment to landmine ban 'unwavering', says minister

London [UK], June 25: Britain has pledged its "unwavering" commitment to a ban on anti-personnel landmines despite a number of...

Bezos to change wedding plans due to security reasons

Bezos to change wedding plans due to security...

Venice [Rome], June 25: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV presenter Lauren Sanchez have to change the plans for...

Netanyahu guilty of 'dragging' US into conflict, says Iran

Netanyahu guilty of 'dragging' US into conflict, says...

Tehran [Iran], June 24: Iran's mission to the UN has blamed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over the US bombing of...

Syrian president condemns 'despicable' church attack

Syrian president condemns 'despicable' church attack

Damascus [Syria], June 24: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday to bring the perpetrators of a deadly suicide bombing to...

EU divided over pact with Israel after Gaza rights review

EU divided over pact with Israel after Gaza...

Brussels [Belgium], June 24: A dispute has emerged among European Union member states over the bloc's relations with Israel, following...

Israel kills at least 43 Palestinians in Gaza, including aid seekers

Israel kills at least 43 Palestinians in Gaza,...

Gaza [Palestine], June 24: At least 43 people have been killed in various Israeli attacks since dawn as the military...