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Princess of Wales pulls out of Royal Ascot

Princess of Wales pulls out of Royal Ascot

London [UK], June 19: The Princess of Wales has pulled out of attending Royal Ascot, a five-day series of horse...

Germany's Merz sparks backlash by saying Israel doing 'the dirty work' for West

Germany's Merz sparks backlash by saying Israel doing...

Berlin [Germany], June 19: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused a stir at home after suggesting that Israel, which launched...

Russia warns United States against direct attacks on Iran

Russia warns United States against direct attacks on...

Moscow [Russia], June 19: Russia has warned the United States against direct involvement on Israel's side in the conflict with...

Khamenei rejects Trump ultimatum, warns US against joining the fight

Khamenei rejects Trump ultimatum, warns US against joining...

Tehran [Iran], June 19: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected US President Donald Trump's call for surrender, as...

Trump on Iran: 'Nobody knows what I'm going to do'

Trump on Iran: 'Nobody knows what I'm going...

Washington DC [US], June 19: US President Donald Trump is not committing to a clear course of action regarding Iran.

Israeli forces kill 69 Palestinians in Gaza, including 29 seeking aid: Health officials

Israeli forces kill 69 Palestinians in Gaza, including...

Gaza City [Gaza], June 19: At least 69 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire across Gaza on Wednesday, including...

Hurricane Erick approaches Pacific coast

Hurricane Erick approaches Pacific coast

Washington DC [US], June 19: Hurricane Erick is forecast to bring heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge and possible mudslides...

Iran has right to self-defence against Israel, says Erdogan

Iran has right to self-defence against Israel, says...

Tehran [Iran], June 19: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that neighbouring Iran has a right to self-defence...

Navigational error caused tanker collision, says UAE

Navigational error caused tanker collision, says UAE

Dubai [UAE], June 19: A collision between two ships in the Gulf of Oman off the Emirati coast, was due...

Bali flights cancelled after major volcano eruption

Bali flights cancelled after major volcano eruption

Denpasar [Bali], June 19: At least 32 flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled after...

France aims to intercept UK-bound migrant boats

France aims to intercept UK-bound migrant boats

Paris [France], June 19: Faced with a growing number of Channel migrant crossings, France hopes to stop more small boats...

FAO: Over 46 million hectares of agricultural land degraded in Arab region

FAO: Over 46 million hectares of agricultural land...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 18: More than 46 million hectares of agricultural land, particularly in the Arab region, are at risk...

UAE rescues 24 from burning oil tanker after ship collision

UAE rescues 24 from burning oil tanker after...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 18: The crew from an oil tanker was rescued on Tuesday following a collision involving two...

"We now have complete, total control of skies over Iran": Donald Trump

"We now have complete, total control of skies...

Washington [US], June 18: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said "we" now have "complete and total control of the...

North Korea to send thousands more troops to Russia's Kursk region

North Korea to send thousands more troops to...

Moscow [Russia], June 18: North Korea is sending 1,000 mine clearing specialists and 5,000 soldiers to Russia's Kursk region near...

G7 leaders urge 'de-escalation' but stop short of calling for Israel-Iran ceasefire

G7 leaders urge 'de-escalation' but stop short of...

Kananaskis [Canada], June 18: The leaders of G7 nations have urged a "de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including...

Russia's deadliest attack on Kiev for months flattens apartment block

Russia's deadliest attack on Kiev for months flattens...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 18: Russia has carried out a mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital, Kiev, killing at...

Italy blocks German rescue ship from leaving Sicilian port

Italy blocks German rescue ship from leaving Sicilian...

Rome [Italy], June 18: A German rescue ship has been blocked from leaving Italy after docking with several dozen migrants...

Indonesia's Lewotobi volcano erupts

Indonesia's Lewotobi volcano erupts

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 18: Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, a volcano located on Indonesia's Flores island, erupted on Tuesday and sent a...

Sweden's 'garbage queen' given jail term

Sweden's 'garbage queen' given jail term

Copenhagen [Denmark], June 18: Sweden's self-proclaimed "garbage queen" Fariba Vancor has been sentenced to six years in prison for 19...

Greenpeace concerned as two oil tankers on fire in Gulf of Oman

Greenpeace concerned as two oil tankers on fire...

Tehran [Iran], June 18: Following a suspected collision between two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Greenpeace is warning...

Baltic countries begin evacuation of citizens from Middle East as crisis escalates

Baltic countries begin evacuation of citizens from Middle...

Riga [Latvia], June 18: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have begun to evacuate their citizens from the crisis-hit Middle East, according...

President Trump 'repeating the same mistakes' as Bush: CAIR

President Trump 'repeating the same mistakes' as Bush:...

Washington DC [US], June 18: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned Trump's call for mass displacement in Tehran,...

Jordan's king says Israeli attacks on Iran threaten region, beyond

Jordan's king says Israeli attacks on Iran threaten...

Amman [Jordan], June 18: Jordan's King Abdullah II warned in an address to the European Parliament that Israel's "attacks" on...

Dozens of Palestinians reported killed near aid distribution centre in Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians reported killed near aid distribution...

Tel Aviv-Yafo [Israel], June 18: The Israeli military has again killed people waiting near a distribution centre for humanitarian aid...

Trump threatens Iran's leaderas Israel warns major strikes to come

Trump threatens Iran's leaderas Israel warns major strikes...

Tehran [Iran], June 18: US President Donald Trump warned that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is an "easy target"...

Iranians speak of their fears and hopes as the conflict with Israel intensifies

Iranians speak of their fears and hopes as...

Tehran [Iran], June 18: Traffic was gridlocked for hundreds of kilometres heading out of Tehran before Israel and Donald Trump...