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Hezbollah rejects deal with Israel, which expects ‘extended stay’ in Lebanon
BEIRUT, June 28 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday declared his country’s agreement with Lebanon “a blow to Iran and Hezbollah”, while the militant group’s leader Naim Qassem declared it void. The agreement, which was signed in Washington on
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Trump nominates former Oklahoma state trooper to head ICE
WASHINGTON, June 28 — US President Donald Trump yesterday nominated a former police officer from Oklahoma to be the next director of the controversial US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE. Trump said Lance Schroyer was a former state
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Times Square becomes global World Cup meeting point as fans bring football fever to New York
NEW YORK, June 28 — Surrounded by dozens of dazzling screens and crowds of tourists, World Cup fans have turned New York’s Times Square into a daily meeting spot for supporters from around the globe. “I’m impressed. It’s amazing to see
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Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after new exchange of attacks
WASHINGTON, June 28 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Iran would “no longer exist” if the United States is “forced” to resume the war, as he accused Tehran of violating a ceasefire. The threat came after US forces
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Strait of Hormuz tanker damaged in projectile strike as US-Iran tensions escalate
DUBAI, June 27 — An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck and damaged by an “unidentified projectile”, British maritime security agency UKMTO said today, following the first exchange of fire between the US and Iran since their
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Pilot killed after small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest building, 13 injured
BEIJING, June 27 — A pilot was killed when his small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, with 13 people also injured, Chinese authorities said today, without elaborating on the cause of the rare incident. Witnesses of yesterday’s crash reported
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Iran accuses US of ‘blatant violation’ of peace deal
TEHRAN, June 27 — Iran today accused the United States of a “blatant violation” of the peace deal reached between the two sides to end the Middle East war after the latest American strikes on the country. “These brutal attacks,
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World rallies behind Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 188
CARACAS, June 26 — Powerful earthquakes left at least 188 people dead and over 1,500 injured. International aid United Nations-certified rescuers will help search for quake survivors, interim president Delcy Rodriguez said in a televised message. Spain and France were sending
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Inside Auroville: India’s experimental city caught between utopian ideals and state power under Modi
AUROVILLE, June 26 — It was founded as a Sixties utopia “where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony” without money or religious strife in southern India. For decades Auroville held fast to
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Bangkok bakes under ‘dangerous’ 51.9°C heat index, Thailand govt opens cooling shelters
BANGKOK, June 25 — Bangkok residents have been warned to stay out of the midday sun after the city’s heat index — the temperature the human body actually feels — climbed to a dangerous 51.9°C, just shy of the highest
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