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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...

UN mission stresses commitment to help end Libyan...
Tripoli [Libya], June 16: A UN official on Saturday stressed the urgency for Libyans to prioritize unity and end the...

Knifeman shot dead after killing 1 and wounding...
Berlin [Germany], June 16: The German police shot to death a man after he fatally attacked a young man and...

Sri Lankan navy confiscates 150 kg of drugs...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 16: The Sri Lankan navy arrested six suspects and confiscated a multi-day fishing trawler with over...

9 injured in shooting at Michigan water park
Chicago [US], June 16: At least 9 people were injured in a shooting at a water park in Rochester Hills...

Petr Pellegrini sworn in as Slovak president
Bratislava [Slovakia], June 16: Petr Pellegrini, Slovakia's former speaker of the National Council, is sworn in as Slovak President on...

Merchant ship may sink after Houthi attack in...
Cairo [Egypt], June 16: Following an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, a merchant ship is in danger of...

Iran and Sweden complete prisoner exchange in Oman-mediated...
Tehran [Iran], June 16: Iran and Sweden have completed a prisoner swap, according to the government of Oman, which mediated...

Germany's Scholz believes he will be candidate for...
Bari [Italy], June 16: German leader Olaf Scholz is convinced that he will once again be his centre-left party's candidate...

Russia fires volley of missiles at Ukraine, including...
Moscow [Russia], June 16: The Ukrainian Air Force reported on Friday that Russia launched several attacks on Ukraine using various...

World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 16: World leaders gathered at a Swiss Alpine resort to seek broader consensus for Ukraine's peace proposals...

Trump visits Detroit church in bid to court...
Detroit [US], June 16: Donald Trump ventured where few Republican presidential candidates tread - the city of Detroit, attending a...

Princess of Wales, waves to crowds in first...
London [UK], June 16: Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, waved to crowds and smiled broadly from the balcony of Buckingham...

Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in...
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 16: Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip, the military said.

Brazil women march against bill tightening abortion ban
Brasilia [Brazil], June 16: Thousands of women protested against a bill advancing in Brazil's conservative Congress that would equate abortions...

Thousands march in France in pre-election protest against...
Paris [France], June 16: Thousands marched in Paris and cities across France to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN)...

Dutch tourist missing in Greece found dead
Athens [Greece], June 16: A 74-year-old Dutch tourist who had been missing for a week was found dead on the...

UAE Team Emirates' Yates, Almeida take victory again...
Vaud [Switzerland], June 16: Adam Yates and Joao Almeida of UAE Team Emirates once again showed their strength at the...