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Belarus opposition leader's husband freed from prison

Belarus opposition leader's husband freed from prison

Minsk [Belarus], June 22: The husband of Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has been unexpectedly released from prison in Belarus,...

Tunisia sentences ex-President Marzouki to 22 years in absentia

Tunisia sentences ex-President Marzouki to 22 years in...

Tunis [Tunisia], June 22: A Tunisian court on Friday handed down a 22‑year prison sentence in absentia to former President...

Trump says US forces bombed Iran nuclear sites

Trump says US forces bombed Iran nuclear sites

New York [US], June 22: U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a "very successful attack" on three nuclear...

Major boost for tradie students to solve housing crisis

Major boost for tradie students to solve housing...

Sydney [Australia], June 22: Thousands of construction students will complete their apprenticeships for free under a major investment by a...

Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US attack on Iran

Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US...

Tehran [Iran], June 22: Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East on Sunday after U.S. strikes on...

Pakistan nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize over India crisis role

Pakistan nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize over...

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22: Pakistan has recommended US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of...

Iran's Isfahan nuclear site under attack; buildings on fire in Tel Aviv

Iran's Isfahan nuclear site under attack; buildings on...

Tehran [Iran] / Tel Aviv [Israel], June 22: A key nuclear site in Iran's Isfahan province has come under Israeli...

B-2 bombers moving to Guam amid Middle East tensions

B-2 bombers moving to Guam amid Middle East...

Washington [US], June 22:The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two U.S. officials told...

Macron sees path to end fighting after call with Iranian president

Macron sees path to end fighting after call...

Paris [France], June 22: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he intends to press ahead with attempts to find...

Hot air balloon crashes in southern Brazil, killing eight

Hot air balloon crashes in southern Brazil, killing...

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 22: Eight people died when a hot air balloon crashed in southern Brazil on Saturday,...

President Zelensky appoints new Ukrainian prosecutor general

President Zelensky appoints new Ukrainian prosecutor general

Kiev [Ukraine], June 22: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Ruslan Kravchenko as the country's new prosecutor general.

Turkish President Erdogan urges revival of Iran-US nuclear talks

Turkish President Erdogan urges revival of Iran-US nuclear...

Istanbul [Turkiye], June 22: Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Iran's foreign minister resuming Iranian-US talks on Tehran's nuclear...

Aid seekers in Gaza continue to be targeted as Israeli attacks kill 26

Aid seekers in Gaza continue to be targeted...

Gaza [Palestine], June 22: At least 26 people, including more aid seekers, have been killed in the latest Israeli attacks...

Panama declares emergency over banana region unrest

Panama declares emergency over banana region unrest

Panama City, June 22: Panama has declared an emergency in its main banana-producing region, after shops were looted and buildings...

EU review 'paints grim picture' of Israel's actions in Gaza, says Irish PM

EU review 'paints grim picture' of Israel's actions...

Dublin [Ireland], June 22: An EU review "paints a grim picture" of Israel's failure to adhere to international obligations, Ireland's...

Tourists leave in droves as fire along Croatian coast out of control

Tourists leave in droves as fire along Croatian...

Budapest [Hungary], June 22: A forest fire raging on Croatia's Adriatic coast has sparked a mass tourist exodus in the...

Iran detains 22 people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence

Iran detains 22 people suspected of links to...

Tehran [Iran], June 22: Iran has detained 22 people on suspicion of links to Israeli intelligence services.

Palestinian activist Khalil walks free after US judge orders release

Palestinian activist Khalil walks free after US judge...

New York [US], June 22: A US judge on Friday ordered the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who had...

Feature: U.S. tariffs disrupt German ports, global supply chains

Feature: U.S. tariffs disrupt German ports, global supply...

Hamburg [Germany], June 21: At a checkpoint in Germany's Hamburg industrial zone in early June, a long line of trucks...

Switzerland temporarily closes embassy in Tehran

Switzerland temporarily closes embassy in Tehran

Geneva [Switzerland], June 21: Switzerland has temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran due to the deteriorating security situation caused by...

17 killed in clashes in Chad

17 killed in clashes in Chad

Yaounde [Cameroon], June 21: At least 17 people died Thursday evening in clashes in Chad, local authorities and media said...

On World Refugee Day, Sudanese still taking perilous routes in search of safety

On World Refugee Day, Sudanese still taking perilous...

Khartoum [Sudan], June 21: As the world observes World Refugee Day on Friday, thousands of Sudanese continue to embark on...

Feature: After war destroys his home, family, Sudanese poet refuses to lay down his pen

Feature: After war destroys his home, family, Sudanese...

Khartoum [Sudan], June 21: Abdel Wahhab Halawi had imagined his return to Khartoum for so long that, when it finally...

Namibia freezes 5 mln USD in suspected crime proceeds

Namibia freezes 5 mln USD in suspected crime...

Windhoek [Namibia], June 21: Namibia's Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) froze suspected criminal proceeds worth 96.9 million Namibian dollars (about 5.4...

Ethiopia, UN sign 6.5-bln-USD cooperation framework to advance sustainable development

Ethiopia, UN sign 6.5-bln-USD cooperation framework to advance...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 21: Ethiopia and the United Nations (UN) on Friday signed a new five-year cooperation framework, worth...

Namibia strives for integration of refugees on World Refugee Day

Namibia strives for integration of refugees on World...

Windhoek [Namibia], June 21: Namibia seeks to integrate refugees into its broader social and economic systems, a government official said...

Kenyan youth stage catwalk to showcase fusion of African, Chinese fashion

Kenyan youth stage catwalk to showcase fusion of...

Nairobi [Kenya], June 21: The fusion of Chinese and African fashion came into the spotlight on Friday when students from...