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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...

Israel strikes Lebanon, testing peace deal

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 outlets

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

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

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

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

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 overnight

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

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 records unprecedented temperature

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...