IAEA chief ‘encouraged’ by Iran decision to re-engage
AFP : International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said Friday he was “encouraged” that Iran had agreed for a delegation from the UN...
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Syria’s Druze fear for their future after sectarian clashes
AP : Before the eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria, Saber Abou Ras taught medical sciences at a university in the city of Sweida...
Aid groups warn of starving children as European powers discuss Gaza
AFP : Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an “emergency...
Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit Iraq
AFP : Hundreds of Iraqis protested Friday against severe water shortages exacerbated by the summer’s sweltering heat in the central province of Babylon, an AFP...
12 killed in Thailand-Cambodia military clashes on disputed border
Al Jazeera : A Thai F-16 jet has bombed targets in Cambodia, as a simmering border dispute and diplomatic meltdown rapidly ignited into fierce clashes,...
Indian man caught running fake embassy
Deutsche Welle : A 47-year-old man posed as ambassador to imaginary nations and duped people for money. He ran operations from a lavish property on...
10 dead in Turkey wildfire
Agency : Ten firefighters were killed and 14 were injured as they battled to contain a wildfire in Turkey’s central Eskisehir province, Agriculture and Forestry...
Starmer-Modi sign £6b India-UK trade deal
BBC : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed a free trade deal with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in a multi-billion pound export boost.UK...
Junta claims recapture of gold mining hub
AFP : Myanmar’s junta claimed on Thursday to have ousted anti-coup rebels from a gold mining hub after a year-long battle, its second declared recapture...
Kim urges troops to prepare ‘for real war’
Japan Today : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged his military to be ready “for real war” as he observed a firing contest...
Russia seeking to create ‘buffer zones’ in Ukraine
Al Jazeera : Russian forces are pushing to create “buffer zones” along the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin has said, as fighting rages on in...
Trump states Japan trade deal amid speculation
The Guardian : Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with Japan, potentially resolving weeks of fraught negotiations between the two allies which had caused...