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