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Indonesia orders tsunami evacuations in northern Sulawesi after powerful Philippines quake
JAKARTA, June 8 — Indonesia ordered today evacuations of northern areas threatened by tsunami waves after a 7.8-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines. Officials in areas at risk — the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo province and the Sangihe
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Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time since April truce
JERUSALEM, June 8 — Air raid sirens sounded in Israel yesterday as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April ceasefire took hold in the Middle East war. Iran’s powerful Revolutionary
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China holds ‘special operation’ near Taiwan after Japan-Philippines sea border talks
BEIJING, June 7 — China held a “law enforcement operation” in waters east of Taiwan following recent talks between Japan and the Philippines to draw a boundary there, state media reported yesterday. Tokyo and Manila said last month they would
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Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to ‘critical’
KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — The Pentagon has reportedly raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest tier amid concerns over alleged spying on senior US officials. AFP, citing NBC News, reported that the Pentagon’s Defence Intelligence Agency
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US military says it shot down two Iranian drones threatening Strait of Hormuz shipping
WASHINGTON, June 7 — The US military said late yesterday it shot down two Iranian attack drones threatening Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic, the latest clash between the warring forces as tensions escalate anew in the Middle East. “Earlier today,
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Kim Jong Un’s sister says North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons
SEOUL, June 7 — Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said North Korea will never back down on its status as a nuclear-armed state, warning that it will not tolerate any threats, state media
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Bahrain condemns Iranian missile attacks on its territory and sister state Kuwait
MANAMA, June 6 — Bahrain’s foreign ministry on Saturday decried attacks by Iran against its territory and neighbouring Kuwait, saying the two Gulf countries intercepted seven missiles fired by the Islamic republic. “The ministry of foreign affairs strongly condemns the
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Blasts reported near Kuwait airport and Bahrain capital after US strikes against Iran
KUWAIT CITY, June 6 — Explosions were heard early Saturday in Kuwait and Bahrain after US strikes against Iran, according to AFP correspondents. Multiple explosions were heard in areas near Kuwait International Airport, reported AFP’s correspondent in Kuwait, whose military
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Trump revises Iran missile estimate upward to ‘21, 22 per cent’ as ceasefire sputters
WASHINGTON, June 6 — Iran still has “21, 22 per cent” of its missiles left, US President Donald Trump said Friday, in a week in which Tehran fired dozens of them toward regional neighbors, despite a sputtering ceasefire. “They still
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Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin in rare open letter
KYIV, June 5 — Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader yesterday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded Moscow needed to strengthen its air defences following a
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