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Iran rejects third-party intervention for Strait of Hormuz...
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that "clearance of mines in the Strait of...
Heatwave a rehearsal, summers ahead will be harder:...
Stockholm [Sweden], July 1: The latest heatwave to hit Europe is merely a "dress rehearsal," with worse to come, the...
14 children killed as roof of coaching academy...
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1: At least 14 children were killed and several others injured when the roof of a coaching...
Russian glide bomb attack claims lives in Zaporizhzhya
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: Russian glide bombs killed two people and injured a further 15 in Zaporizhzhya in south-eastern Ukraine,...
'No evidence of terrorism after Monaco explosion'
Paris [France], July 1: Prosecutors in Monaco say they do not believe that an explosion that left three people seriously...
South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt...
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 1: Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and police have been deployed to...
DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed
Kinshasa [DR Congo], July 1: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said confirmed Ebola cases in the country reached...
'Hantavirus outbreak nearing end'
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30: The hantavirus outbreak is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Germany's Wadephul reaffirms NATO commitment before talks with...
Berlin [Germany], June 30: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has underscored the importance of NATO's collective security guarantees ahead of...
Spain arrests Italy's most-wanted 'Ndrangheta mafia boss 'Don...
Madrid [Spain], June 30: Spanish police have arrested a man believed to be an Italian mafia boss within the powerful...
Poland detains 11 suspects over alleged Russia-linked influence...
Warsaw [Poland], June 30: Polish authorities have detained 11 people suspected of helping Russian intelligence services recruit Ukrainian refugees to...
Indian journalists condemn 'denial' of voting, passport rights...
New Delhi [India], June 30: A leading journalists' body in India has condemned what it says is the denial...
DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital
Kinshasa [DR Congo], June 30: Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well...
Senior South African police officer survives assassination attempt
Johannesburg [South Africa], June 30: One of South Africa's most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg,...
US, Iran trade strikes as Gulf tensions escalate
Washington DC [US], June 29: Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated further after the US military said...
Louisiana primary win puts Trump endorsee Letlow on...
Baton Rouge [US], June 29: A candidate endorsed by United States President Donald Trump has won the Republican primary in...
Ukraine confirms attack on two Russian refineries
Moscow [Russia], June 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that the military carried out drone strikes on two...
Poland warns of risk of Russian incursions on...
Warsaw [Poland], June 29: Poland's leadership sees a growing risk of Russian provocations along NATO's eastern flank, the nation's spy...
Israel strikes Lebanon, testing peace deal
Jerusalem [Israel], June 29: Israel has resumed air strikes on southern Lebanon, only days after signing a US-brokered agreement meant...
Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two media...
Kampala [Uganda], June 29: Uganda's military chief, who is also the president's son, said on Sunday he had ordered the...
Anti-independence bloc leads New Caledonia poll
Noumea [New Caledonia], June 29: An anti-independence coalition has come out ahead in New Caledonia's long-delayed provincial elections, but has...
Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 on bord
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 29: A helicopter has crashed in Saudi Arabia killing all 14 people on board, state media...
Iraq arrests several officials, lawmakers
Baghdad [Iraq], June 29: Several people were arrested on suspicion of corruption during overnight raids in the government district of...
Germany records new all-time temperature high
Berlin [Germany], June 28: A record-breaking heatwave sweeping across Western Europe has been linked to dozens of deaths, with temperatures...
Three killed as Ukraine and Russia trade attacks...
Kiev [Ukraine]/ Moscow [Russia], June 28: Russian overnight attacks have killed two people and wounded more than 20 across Ukraine,...
Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 1,430
Caracas [Venezuela], June 28: The death toll from the two consecutive earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week has risen to...
Extreme heat kills 74 people in France, Germany...
Paris [France]/ Berlin [Germany], June 28: A severe heatwave affecting several European countries has caused the deaths of 74 people...


