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Israel says test of bullet that killed Al...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 5: Israel said Monday that tests of the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh...

U.S. threatens Iranians' economic, health rights: gov't spokesman
Tehran [Iran], June 5: An Iranian government spokesman said Monday that the United States has constantly violated Iranians' economic rights...

Iran's daily COVID-19 infections surpass 1,000 after over...
Tehran [Iran], July 5: Iran's daily COVID-19 cases on Monday surpassed 1,000 for the first time since April 27,...

Houthi drone strike kills 3 gov't soldiers in...
Aden [Yemen], July 5: Three soldiers of the Yemeni government's armed forces were killed Monday in a drone strike launched...

Israel raises base interest rate from 0.75 pct...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 5: Israel's central bank raised on Monday the base interest rate from 0.75 percent to 1.25 percent,...

Saudi Arabia allocates 5.33 bln USD against rising...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 5: Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday the allocation of 20 billion Saudi riyals (5.33 billion U.S....

Protesting farmers block supermarket distribution centers in Netherlands
The Hague [Netherlands], July 5: Dutch farmers blocked around 20 supermarket distribution centers across the country on Monday to...

Russia, Venezuela to strengthen cooperation
Moscow [Russia], July 5: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart, Carlos Faria, on Monday voiced readiness...

U.S. mulls plan to train Ukrainian military: U.S....
Kiev [Ukraine], July 5: The United States is considering the possibility of providing training to the Ukrainian military, the Ukrainian...

Spanish police bust gang using underwater drug drones
Madrid [Spain], July 5: Police in Spain have broken up a gang that was allegedly smuggling drugs using semi-submersible drones...

Switzerland hosts first Ukraine Recovery Conference
Lugano [Switzerland], July 5: Tasked with establishing the principles and framework for the future reconstruction of the conflict-torn country, a...

Death toll rises to 7 in Italian glacier...
Rome [Italy], July 5: The death toll from a dramatic landslide caused by a melting glacier has climbed to seven...

Kiev says Ukraine's military operation in Lugansk region...
Kiev [Ukraine], July 5: Ukrainian presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych on Monday described as "successful" Ukraine's military operation in the key...

Italy declares state of emergency to confront drought
Rome [Italy], July 5: The Italian government on Monday declared a state of emergency related to the prolonged heatwave and...

Bundesbank chief calls for restrictive monetary policy to...
Frankfurt [Germany], July 5: The German central bank chief on Monday called for more drastic measures to bring down the...

British government paves way for standing areas at...
London [UK], July 5: For the first time since Britain's worst ever football tragedy, standing at top-flight football stadiums...

Final settlement agreement on compensation signed for Canadian...
Ottawa [Canada], July 5: A final settlement agreement, the largest in Canadian history, has been signed on compensation for...

U.S. city of Philadelphia reports "security incident" amid...
Washington [US], July 5: There is a "security incident" in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's largest city, on Monday night amid the...

Suspect of Independence Day parade shooting in Chicago...
Chicago [US], July 5: Robert "Bobby" Crimo III, the 22-year-old suspect of a mass shooting during an Independence Day parade...

Bangladesh records 12 more COVID-19 deaths
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 5: Bangladesh on Monday recorded 12 new COVID-19 deaths during the past 24 hours, the highest number...

Singapore president tested positive for COVID-19
Singapore, July 5: Singaporean President Halimah Yacob posted on Facebook on Monday evening that she was just tested positive for...

Ruling coalition expected to win Japan upper house...
Tokyo [Japan], July 5: Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito is headed for victory in...

Mongolian PM to visit Singapore to boost ties
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], July 4: Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene will pay an official visit to Singapore from Wednesday to...

Japanese telecom company almost recovers from large-scale disruption,...
Tokyo [Japan], July 5: Japan's telecom giant KDDI Corp. said Monday that services including voice calls and data communications have...

Chinese FM hails Lancang-Mekong cooperation on fight against...
Bagan [Myanmar], July 5: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Monday that the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation...

Singapore's manufacturing PMI declines to 50.3 in June
Singapore, July 5: The Singapore purchasing managers' index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, edged down 0.1 points from...

Typhoon Aere makes landfall in southwest Japan, weather...
Tokyo [Japan], July 5: A typhoon made landfall in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki on Tuesday morning, bringing with it...