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Four opposition activists detained in Venezuela
Caracas [Venenzuela], June 18: Venezuela's opposition coalition said that four activists from two of its political parties have been detained...

UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged...
London [UK], June 18: Britain's approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after the start of the war...

Netanyahu disbands war cabinet as pressure grows on...
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 18: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said,...

Australia's Albanese, China's Li hold talks on trade,...
Canberra [Australia], June 18: Australia and China will take steps to improve military communication to avoid incidents, Prime Minister Anthony...

Finland's growth poised to resume but deficit to...
Helsinki [Finland], June 18: The economic recession is receding, and growth is gradually resuming. General government finances will, however, remain...

UAE allocates 70% of its USD100 million pledge...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 18: The United Arab Emirates, one of the leading contributors of humanitarian assistance to Sudan and...

Russia says several killed in Ukrainian attacks in...
Moscow [Russia], June 17: Russian authorities said on Saturday that seven people were killed by Ukrainian shelling on the Russian...

Final document at Ukraine peace summit backed by...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 17: The final declaration of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland was approved by 80 of the...

Israel tactical ceasefire in Rafah
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 17: On June 16, the Israeli army announced that it would stop military operations in part...

Mr. Trump announced that he would cut aid...
Washington [US], June 17: Former US President Donald Trump announced on June 16 that if elected next November, he would...

Chinese Prime Minister visits Australia
Beijing [China], JUNE 17: Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang said on June 16 that as long as both sides attach...

The East Sea is amid tense undercurrents
Beijing [China], June 17: The situation in the East Sea has become more complicated, especially as tensions between China and...

The state of readiness to use nuclear weapons...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 17: Researchers warn the role of atomic weapons is now becoming more prominent and nuclear states are...

Many tourists died and went missing on Greek...
Athens [Greece], June 17: An American tourist was found dead on a beach on the Greek island of Mathraki on...

Israel warns of serious escalation of tensions with...
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 17: The Israeli military says fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces could have serious consequences for...

Fear of the rise of the far right...
Washington [US], June 17: The rise of the far right in Europe makes many people worry about major impacts inside...

US President Biden has just set a campaign...
Washington [US], June 17: The fundraising event for US President Joe Biden in Los Angeles (California) last weekend raised more...

New Zealand Prime Minister's plane breaks down on...
Wellington [New Zealand], June 17: The New Zealand defence force plane flying New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Japan...

Australia's Albanese, China's Li to discuss trade, jailed...
Sydney [Australia], June 17: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet in the first such...

Ukraine summit strives for consensus, way forward uncertain
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 17: Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Hamburg police shoot hammer-wielding man ahead of Euro...
Hamburg [Germany], June 17: German police shot at a man who threatened officers with a sledgehammer and an incendiary device...

Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting to...
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 17: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced by the military to hold daily tactical...

Russian forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage takers
Moscow [Russia], June 17: Russian special forces freed two prison guards and shot dead six inmates linked to the Islamic...

14 Jordanians die during haj in Saudi Arabia,...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 17: Fourteen Jordanians have been reported dead during the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia,...

Flooding hits China's south, temperatures sizzle elsewhere
Beijing [China], June 17: China's National Meteorological Centre issued an alert for high temperatures as multiple regions across the country...

Hajj pilgrims perform Tawaf Al-Ifadah
Mina [Saudi Arabia], June 17: The pilgrims performed Tawaf Al-Ifadah (circumambulation) today amid a system of services inside the Grand...

South Africa ready for presidential inauguration, says minister
Johannesburg [South Africa], June 16: The South African Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said on Saturday that the country...