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European stocks close broadly lower after cautious session

European stocks close broadly lower after cautious session

Frankfurt [Germany], July 2: European stocks closed broadly lower on Wednesday with investors mostly staying cautious while watching the developments...

US top court rejects Trump's bid to curb birthright citizenship

US top court rejects Trump's bid to curb...

Washington DC [US], July 2: President Donald Trump suffered a defeat on Tuesday at the US Supreme Court in the...

If Iran tries to threaten its neighbours, Trump has options: Vance

If Iran tries to threaten its neighbours, Trump...

New York [US], July 2: US Vice President JD Vance said that if Iran pursues various measures that could destabilise...

UNRWA funding shortfall: UN chief fears for 'millions' of Palestinians

UNRWA funding shortfall: UN chief fears for 'millions'...

New York [US], July 2: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on countries to cover a $100mn gap in...

World's oceans experience hottest June ever

World's oceans experience hottest June ever

Toulouse [France], July 2: The world's oceans experienced their "warmest June ever observed" and could see further record-breaking highs in...

UN Human Rights Council to hold meeting on Sudan crisis

UN Human Rights Council to hold meeting on...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 2: The United Nations Human Rights Council is due to hold an urgent meeting in Geneva, Switzerland,...

Taliban launches air strikes on Pakistani territory; four drones intercepted

Taliban launches air strikes on Pakistani territory; four...

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2: Afghanistan's Taliban said they launched air strikes on Pakistani territory, as Islamabad said its forces had...

US judge blocks Pentagon press escort rule in New York Times case

US judge blocks Pentagon press escort rule in...

Washington DC [US], July 2: A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Pentagon rule requiring journalists to be...

China's Xi talks Taiwan, corruption on Communist Party anniversary

China's Xi talks Taiwan, corruption on Communist Party...

Beijing [China], July 2: China's state and party leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged the country's ruling Communist Party to...

Iran rejects third-party intervention for Strait of Hormuz mine clearance

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: WHO

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 in Pakistan collapses

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

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'

'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 fears

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

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'

'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 Rubio

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 Mico'

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 plot

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 of prominent editor

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

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

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

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 path to US Senate

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

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 NATO's eastern flank

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...