Guatemala court blocks migration deal with US
GUATEMALA CITY, July 15: Guatemala's constitutional court late Sunday granted an injunction blocking President Jimmy Morales from signing a migration deal with the United States which would oblige it to offer asylum to migrants heading to the US border. Morales, who was under pressure at home not to seal the deal, earlier Sunday called off White House talks with Donald Trump with just a day to spare, his office announced. — AFP
Moscow continues to deliver S-400 parts to Ankara
ANKARA, July 15: The Turkish defense ministry says two more Russian cargo planes have landed at an airfield near the capital, Ankara, as Russia continues to deliver parts of its S-400 missile defense system to Turkey in defiance of U.S. objections. The ministry said on Twitter the two more planes arrived at Murted Air Base on Monday, bringing the Russian-made systems' components for the fourth day running. — AP
Spanish PM accuses far-left of ending talks to form govt
MADRID, July 15: Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday that far-left party Podemos had ended talks on forming a new government, a week before he faces an investiture vote in parliament. Sanchez's Socialist party won 123 seats in early polls in April, the most by any party, but still fell far short of an absolute majority in the 350-seat assembly. — AFP
Bldg collapse kills 12 in India after monsoon rains
NEW DELHI, July 15: Eleven soldiers were among a dozen bodies recovered from the debris of a three-story building that collapsed after monsoon rains hit a hilly area of northern India, officials said on Monday. Rescuers were looking for two to three people still unaccounted after Sunday's collapse, said Gaurav Srivastav, an official from the National Disaster Response Force, or NDRF. — AP
Turkey marks third anniversary of failed coup
ANKARA, July 15:Turkey on Monday marked the anniversary of a bloody attempt to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016, an event whose impact is still felt today. Nearly 250 people were killed - excluding coup-plotters - and over 2,000 others were injured. — AFP
Helicopter crash kills two in Russia
MOSCOW, July 15: A private helicopter crashed on Sunday while making a hard landing in Russia's district of Orekhovo-Zuyevsky outside Moscow, killing two pilots on board, local authorities said. "A Robinson helicopter made a private landing near the Barskoye village. — Xinhua
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