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Hegseth defends results of US strikes in push to win public opinion battle

Hegseth defends results of US strikes in push...

Olympia [Washington], June 27: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth took the lectern at the Pentagon briefing room on Thursday morning...

Russian advance in Sumy halted: Ukrainian commander

Russian advance in Sumy halted: Ukrainian commander

Kiev [Ukraine], June 27: Ukrainian forces have halted the Russian offensive in the Sumy border region in north-eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian...

Ukraine and Russia swap more prisoners under Istanbul deal

Ukraine and Russia swap more prisoners under Istanbul...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 27: Ukraine and Russia swapped further prisoners-of-war on Thursday as part of an agreement reached in Istanbul...

Activists see little progress at preparatory Bonn climate talks

Activists see little progress at preparatory Bonn climate...

Bonn [Germany], June 27: Environmental organizations voiced frustration at the lack of progress during climate talks in Bonn, which wrapped...

Slovakia blocks agreement on new EU sanctions on Russia

Slovakia blocks agreement on new EU sanctions on...

Brussels [Belgium], June 27: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday at a European Union summit in Brussels that he...

College bus crash into river in England sends five to hospital

College bus crash into river in England sends...

London [UK], June 27: A college bus which crashed off a road into a river "like a scene out of...

First Indian, Hungarian and Polish astronauts arrive at the ISS

First Indian, Hungarian and Polish astronauts arrive at...

New York [US], June 27: For the first time an Indian, a Hungarian and a Pole have arrived at the...

North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism

North Korea to open beach resort as Kim...

Pyongyang [North Korea], June 27: North Korea is opening a beach resort that its leader Kim Jong-un hopes will boost...

EU urges Israel to respect law in Gaza, avoids action on ties

EU urges Israel to respect law in Gaza,...

Brussels [Belgium], June 27: European Union leaders on Thursday urged Israel to respect humanitarian law but did not draw any...

Israeli attacks kill 62 in Gaza, including three near aid site

Israeli attacks kill 62 in Gaza, including three...

Gaza City [Gaza], June 27: At least 62 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, medical...

Iran one step closer to cutting cooperation with UN atomic watchdog

Iran one step closer to cutting cooperation with...

Tehran [Iran], June 27: Iran has taken one further step towards cutting off its cooperation with the United Nations' atomic...

Israel halts aid into northern Gaza

Israel halts aid into northern Gaza

Jerusalem [Israel], June 27: Israel has stopped aid from entering northern Gaza but is still allowing it to enter from...

Supreme Leader says Iran would strike back if attacked

Supreme Leader says Iran would strike back if...

Tehran [Iran], June 27: Iran would respond to any future U.S. attack by striking American military bases in the Middle...

Trump says he's had a 'very nice' meeting with Zelensky

Trump says he's had a 'very nice' meeting...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 26: US President Donald Trump has said his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the...

Switzerland and US dispute cost of controversial fighter jet deal

Switzerland and US dispute cost of controversial fighter...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 26: Switzerland and the United States are at odds over the price of 36 US-made F-35 fighter...

British Royal Navy shadows Russian ships through English Channel

British Royal Navy shadows Russian ships through English...

London [UK], June 26: Britain's Royal Navy has shadowed Russian ships as they travelled through the English Channel.

NATO defence spending hike 'monumental win' for Trump

NATO defence spending hike 'monumental win' for Trump

The Hague [Netherlands], June 26: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed a decision by NATO allies to spend 5%...

Some 200 arrested at protest against NATO summit in The Hague

Some 200 arrested at protest against NATO summit...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 26: Some 200 people were arrested as Dutch police cleared a protest on the sidelines of...

France's Le Pen asks protege Bardella to prepare for 2027 presidential run

France's Le Pen asks protege Bardella to prepare...

Paris [France], June 26: France's far-right populist Marine Le Pen, who a court has barred from standing in elections, has...

Some 200 arrested at protest against NATO summit in The Hague

Some 200 arrested at protest against NATO summit...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 26: Some 200 people were arrested as Dutch police cleared a protest on the sidelines of...

Iran to temporarily suspend cooperation with IAEA

Iran to temporarily suspend cooperation with IAEA

Tehran [Iran], June 26: The Iranian parliament has voted to temporarily suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),...

Tehran slams NATO chief Rutte's praise for US attacks

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

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

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 Iran's nuclear plans

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 signals 'great progress' in Gaza talks

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...

Armenia arrests archbishop over alleged coup plot

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...