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Oman: Iran and Sweden complete prisoner exchange
Tehran: Iran and Sweden have completed a prisoner swap, according to the government of Oman, which mediated the process.
Citizens from both countries were flown to Muscat, the capital of the small state on the Persian Gulf, on Saturday.…
Railway service suspended amid persistent heavy rain in China
Fuzhou: Railway authorities in east China's Jiangxi and Fujian provinces have suspended passenger train service on four railways from Saturday to June 19 in an emergency response to flooding risks brought by lingering rainfall.…
Worker found dead at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
Tokyo: A worker from a subsidiary was found collapsed at a rest area at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and was later confirmed dead, according to the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).
The male worker, an employee of…
Russia, Egypt to conduct joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean
Moscow: Two warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet will participate in joint naval exercises with the Egyptian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday.
A group of combat ships from the Pacific…
2 hostages killed in Israeli bombing in Rafah: Hamas
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Friday that two Israeli hostages were killed in an Israeli bombing in Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Al-Qassam Brigades said the two hostages were killed in an…
PM Modi holds bilateral talks with PMs of Italy, Japan on sidelines of G7 Summit
Apulia (Italy): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Italy and Japan after the conclusion of the G7 Summit's Outreach Session in Italy's Borgo Egnazia on Friday.
PM Modi began the day holding…
Will keep working together to further global good
Apulia (Italy): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with several world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, after the conclusion of the G7 Summit's Outreach Session in Italy's Borgo Egnazia on Friday.
"It's always a pleasure…
Anti-government march rocks Pakistan-occupied Kashmir again
Islamabad: The Public Action Committee (PAC), the organisation that forced the Pakistan government and the legislative government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) -- also known as 'Pakistan-occupied Kashmir' (PoK) -- to its knees,…
Talks with Ukraine if it withdraws troops from Donbas, other conflict areas: Putin
Moscow: Days ahead of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that his country was ready for talks with Ukraine, provided it completely withdraws its troops from the Donbas, Kherson, and…
Nearly 27,000 residents evacuated as heavy rainfall lashes China’s Fujian
Fuzhou: A total of 27,000 residents have been evacuated from China's Fujian province, which has been recording heavy rain for the past few days, according to local authorities.
During this period, more than 3,133 hectares of crops…
US says civilian mariner injured in Houthi attack on cargo vessel
Washington: A civilian mariner on board a trade ship in the Gulf of Aden has been severely injured as the vessel was hit in an attack carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said in a statement.
The…
GERB-UDF coalition wins Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections
Sofia: The coalition of the GERB Party and Union of Democratic Forces (GERB-UDF) won Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections, according to results published on Thursday evening by the country's Central Election Commission (CEC).…
US, Ukraine sign long-term security agreement at G7
Bari (Italy): The Presidents of the US and Ukraine have signed an agreement laying out Washington's long-term security relationship with Kiev on the sidelines of the G7 in southern Italy on Thursday.
US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian…
Canada announces rockets and other military aid for Ukraine
Brussels: Canada will supply Ukraine with rockets, small arms ammunition and remote-controlled weapon mounts for vehicles, Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair announced in Brussels on Thursday.
"Canada will provide Ukraine with…
Russian warships arrive at Havana port after drills
Moscow: A detachment of Russian warships arrived at the port of Havana, Cuba, after completing exercises on using high-precision weapons, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
The Ministry said on Wednesday that these ships, belonging to…
French citizen held in Iran released: France President Macron
Bilateral relations has deteriorated in recent months with Tehran holding four French citizens in what Paris has said are arbitrary arrests equivalent to state hostage taking.
Argentine riot police disperse protesters with water cannons ahead of key Senate vote
Libertarian Milei's political opponents, powerful trade unions and thousands of demonstrators began converging around Congress early Wednesday when the Senate opened debate on the key legislation.
US Southern Baptist Convention condemns IVF procedures
The IVF resolution noted that 'not all technological means of assisting human reproduction are equally God-honoring or morally justified.'
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
In a warning to shippers, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center described the vessel as being hit in its stern by a small white craft southwest of the Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeida.
President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border
The lawsuit is the first test of the legality of Biden’s sweeping crackdown on the border, which came after months of internal White House deliberations.
