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'Stoning of the devil' hajj ritual
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], June 9: Muslim pilgrims perform the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual as part of the Hajj...

Bomb threat on plane heading to Kuwait triggers...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 9: Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced that a plane bound for Kuwait safely landed...

Foreign ministers of Egypt, Türkiye discuss Middle East...
Cairo [Egypt], June 9: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, exchanged views on regional developments...

Jordan's King, Iraq's President discuss stepping up efforts...
Paris [France], June 9: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, during a meeting with Iraq President Abdul Latif Rashid...

Aircraft safely lands at Kuwait Airport after false...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 9: A false bomb report led to the safe landing of an airline plane at Kuwait...

Parties clash over Trump's Guard deployment to LA
Washington [US], June 9: Republicans and Democrats traded barbs on Sunday after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to...

Zelenskiy vows prisoner swaps despite Russian delays
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 9: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Sunday to press on with prisoner exchanges with Russia and...

Thailand, Cambodia pull back troops after border clash
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], June 9: Cambodia's Defence Ministry confirmed on Sunday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to return their...

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Colombia
Bogota [Colombia], June 9: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Columbia on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

Israel orders military to block Greta Thunberg's Gaza-bound...
Jerusalem [Israel], June 9: Defence Minister Israel Katz told the military on Sunday to stop a charity boat carrying activists...

Israel confirms death of Hamas Commander Sinwar in...
Gaza [Palestine], June 9: The Israeli army said on Sunday it had retrieved the body of Hamas' military chief Mohammed...

Trump sends national guard to quell LA protests
Washington [US], June 9: California National Guard arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday, deployed by President Donald Trump after two...

Negotiations for Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 8: Negotiations for the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA), ongoing for nine years, have entered...

Japan's Princess Kako visits Brazil
Brasilia [Brazil], June 8: Japan's Princess Kako of Akishino (L) attends a welcoming ceremony at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society for...

UK aims to 'deepen' India ties
London [UK], June 8: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will seek to deepen UK-India economic ties as he visits New...

Biggest drone strike hits Ukraine's 2nd-largest city
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 8: Russia has launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine's second-largest city, the mayor of Kharkiv has...

Macron to visit Greenland to boost 'European unity'...
Paris [France], June 8: French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland this month, the French presidency has announced, in the...

Police suspect motive behind Germany car ramming incident...
Passau [Germany], June 8: Police suspect that the man who drove a car into a group of people in the...

President Trump warns Musk of 'serious consequences' if...
Washington [US], June 8: United States President Donald Trump has warned billionaire former ally Elon Musk against funding Democratic candidates...

Irregularities reported in Polish election
Warsaw [Poland], June 8: Irregularities in the second round of Poland's presidential election have been reported, with candidates' results allegedly...

Saudi Arabia announces successful first trial of drone-based...
Mina [Saudi Arabia], June 8: Saudi Arabia announced the successful pilot launch of drone-based medicine delivery between primary healthcare centres...

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre in Indonesia implements...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 8: The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre in Solo, Indonesia, has implemented the "Eid Al-Adha Joy...

NATO announces nomination of Lt. General Grynkewich as...
Brussels [Belgium,], June 8: The North Atlantic Council has approved the nomination of Lieutenant General Alexus G Grynkewich, United States...

Northern Greece jolted by 5.3 magnitude earthquake
Athens [Greece], June 8: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday jolted the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in...

Emirates' Rulers congratulate Custodian of Two Holy Mosques...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 8: Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent separate congratulatory messages...

Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests...
Washington [US], June 8: President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal...

Former Reform UK chair returns to party two...
London [UK], June 8: Zia Yusuf said on Saturday he would return to Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, two days...