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One dead, hundreds arrested in US farm raid

One dead, hundreds arrested in US farm raid

New York [US], July 13: A California farm worker died on Friday after U.S. immigration agents raided a cannabis nursery...

Arizona resident dies from plague

Arizona resident dies from plague

New York [US], July 13: A resident of Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.

Rapidly growing fire near Grand Canyon prompts evacuations

Rapidly growing fire near Grand Canyon prompts evacuations

New York [US], July 13: A rapidly growing wildfire north-west of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has expanded...

Australia rejects US call to declare Taiwan war role

Australia rejects US call to declare Taiwan war...

Sydney [Australia], July 13: Australia has rebuffed calls to declare what role the nation would play in a potential war...

Gaza hospital says 24 people killed near aid site

Gaza hospital says 24 people killed near aid...

Gaza [Palestine], July 13: The Nasser hospital in southern Gaza has said 24 people have been killed near an aid...

South Korean medical students to return to school

South Korean medical students to return to school

Seoul [South Korea], July 13: South Korean medical students who walked out of school last year in protest at a...

North Korean leader reaffirms support for Russia in Ukraine conflict

North Korean leader reaffirms support for Russia in...

Pyongyang [North Korea], July 13: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to...

Russia attacks west Ukraine with drones and missiles

Russia attacks west Ukraine with drones and missiles

Moscow [Russia], July 13: Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles on Saturday, in the fourth...

Gaza truce talks faltering; 17 reported killed near aid

Gaza truce talks faltering; 17 reported killed near...

Gaza [Palestine], July 13: Progress is stalling at talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, with the sides divided...

Trump intensifies trade war

Trump intensifies trade war

New York [US], July 13: President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico...

State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers

State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers

New York [US], July 13: The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration...

Colombia arrests alleged leader of Italian mafia in Latin America

Colombia arrests alleged leader of Italian mafia in...

Bogota [Colombia], July 13: Colombian authorities have captured an alleged leader of the Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia in Latin America who...

More migrants cross English Channel a day after Macron and Starmer sign deal

More migrants cross English Channel a day after...

London [UK], July 13: More than 350 migrants crossed the English Channel on Friday, the latest Home Office figures.

UNESCO declares fairytale Bavarian castles a World Heritage Site

UNESCO declares fairytale Bavarian castles a World Heritage...

Paris [France], July 13: UNESCO on Saturday declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a World Heritage...

Russia's Lavrov praises Pyongyang's 'unequivocal support' on Ukraine

Russia's Lavrov praises Pyongyang's 'unequivocal support' on Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], July 13: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised his country's military alliance with North Korea on Saturday, during...

2 dead as Russia attacks Ukraine with 600 drones

2 dead as Russia attacks Ukraine with 600...

London [UK], July 13: Hundreds of Russian attack drones and more than two dozen cruise missiles targeted Ukraine overnight, killing...

Sand, dust storms worsening, affecting 330 mn globally: WMO

Sand, dust storms worsening, affecting 330 mn globally:...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 13: Sand and dust storms are escalating in intensity and frequency, threatening the health and livelihoods of...

87 killed in Israel raids at aid site, children dying of malnutrition

87 killed in Israel raids at aid site,...

Gaza [Palestine], July 13: At least 87 Palestinians have been killed since dawn in Israeli attacks across Gaza, with dozens...

Cooperation with IAEA not fully halted, says Iran

Cooperation with IAEA not fully halted, says Iran

Tehran [Iran], July 13: Iran does not intend to completely stop working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), contrary...

Iran confirms prisoners escaped during Israeli strike on Evin prison

Iran confirms prisoners escaped during Israeli strike on...

Tehran [Iran], July 13: Iranian authorities confirmed on Saturday that some prisoners escaped after the Israeli missile attack on Evin...

South African president sees National Dialogue as chance to tackle apartheid vestiges

South African president sees National Dialogue as chance...

Johannesburg [South Africa], July 12: While South Africa continues to grapple with the "vestiges" of apartheid, the upcoming National Dialogue...

Zambia to partner with investors to boost gold mining

Zambia to partner with investors to boost gold...

Lusaka [Zambia], July 12: The Zambian government on Friday announced plans to collaborate with large-scale investors to enhance gold mining...

Dutch finance minister proposes cuts to aid, asylum spending

Dutch finance minister proposes cuts to aid, asylum...

The Hague [Netherlands], July 12: Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen on Friday proposed cuts to development cooperation and asylum-related spending...

Wildfires continue in southern Bosnia

Wildfires continue in southern Bosnia

Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], July 12: Wildfires in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina(BiH)'s Trebinje region have entered their sixth day, with...

News Analysis: Poland's border controls deepen cracks in EU's open-border vision

News Analysis: Poland's border controls deepen cracks in...

Warsaw [Poland], July 12: Poland has temporarily reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania, citing a rise in illegal migration...

Belarus inflation rises to 7.3 pct in June

Belarus inflation rises to 7.3 pct in June

Minsk [Belarus], July 12: Inflation in Belarus rose to 7.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in June, the country's central...

Norway contributes 3.9 mln USD for food security in South Sudan, Haiti

Norway contributes 3.9 mln USD for food security...

Oslo [Norway], July 12: The Norwegian government is providing 40 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 3.9 million U.S. dollars) to support...