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Deadly clashes in Kenya as protesters mark tax...
Nairobi [Kenya], June 26: At least eight people have been killed and hundreds more injured in demonstrations that were held...

Tehran slams NATO chief Rutte's praise for US...
Tehran [Iran], June 26: Iran has reacted with outrage to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's praise of US President Donald...

Iranian airspace to remain closed
Tehran [Iran], June 26: Iran's airspace will remain closed until at least Thursday, the government has said.

Thailand closes border crossings in dispute with Cambodia
Bangkok [Thailand], June 26: Thailand has closed border crossings in six provinces in a bitter border dispute with neighbouring Cambodia.

Truce holds amid reports of limited 'damage' to...
Tehran [Iran], June 26: A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to be holding in the 24 hours following...

Israeli attacks kill at least 51 as Trump...
Gaza [Gaza City], June 26: Israeli attacks have killed at least 51 people in the Gaza Strip, including 14 Palestinians...

Sixteen deaths recorded in Kenya protests
Nairobi [Kenya], June 26: Sixteen people died during nationwide anti-government protests in Kenya on Wednesday, most of them killed by...

Armenia arrests archbishop over alleged coup plot
Yerevan [Armenia], June 26: Armenian authorities on Wednesday arrested a prominent Christian cleric, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, along with 13 other...

Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against...
Moscow [Russia], June 26: On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global...

Greece arrests Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire...
Athens [Greece], June 26: Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of...

Ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold...
Jerusalem [Israel], June 26: A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S....

Iran hangs three men
Tehran [Iran], June 26: Iran executed three men on Wednesday, after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel's Mossad spy...

France: 145 festivalgoers jabbed with syringes
Paris [France], June 25: French police on Sunday detained 12 suspects after scores of people reported being pricked with syringes...

Heat officers help sweltering cities stay cool
Berlin [Germany], June 25: International cities from Athens to Dhaka, Freetown and Santiago are united in their efforts to protect...

Trump tells Congress that Iran had nuclear weapons...
New York [US], June 25: U.S. President Donald Trump told Congress this week that the Iranian sites bombed by the...

US to give $30 million to Gaza aid...
New York [US], June 25: The United States is giving $30 million to a controversial humanitarian group delivering aid in...

US strikes failed to destroy Iran's nuclear sites
Tehran [Iran], June 25: U.S. airstrikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability and only set it back by a few...

Romanian parliament votes in unwieldy pro-EU coalition government
Budapest [Romania], June 25: The Romanian parliament on Monday voted a new pro-EU coalition government into office, the Mediafax news...

No more European 'free-riding' on US security policy,...
Berlin [Germany], June 25: Europe can no longer engage in "free-riding" on US security policy and must invest in defence...

Russia accuses Israel of 'political murder' in Iran
Moscow [Russia], June 25: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Israel of "political murder" in its targeting of senior...

Rutte promises Zelensky continued support
The Hague [Netherlands], June 25: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday that he can...

Group claims responsibility for Syrian church bombing
Damascus [Syria], June 25: A little-known group, Saraya Ansar al-Sunna (Brigade of Sunni Supporters), claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the...

China flooding: People missing, bridges collapse
Beijing [China], June 25: Days of heavy rainfall have led to severe flooding in China, triggering damage and reports of...

Israeli forces kill over 410 during weeks of...
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25: At least 410 people have been killed by Israeli forces since late May during the chaotic...

Israel-Iran ceasefire off to a shaky start, draws...
Tehran [Iran], June 25: The ceasefire between Israel and Iran is already showing signs of strain - and has triggered...

World wary as it welcomes ceasefire
Tehran [Iran], June 25: The world has welcomed the ceasefire agreed by Israel and Iran but remains wary that any...

Fifteen killed, 170 injured in Russian missile attack...
Kiev [Ukraine], June 25: At least 15 people were killed and more than 170 injured in Russian missile strikes on...