Tehran won't resume talks unless US rules out further strikes
WASHINGTON, June 30 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Monday he was not offering Iran anything nor talking to it "since we totally obliterated" the country's nuclear facilities."I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform."Nor am I even talking to them since we...
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Israel steps up Gaza bombing
GAZA, June 30 (Reuters): Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks after the military issued mass evacuation orders on Monday, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration.A day after US President Donald Trump...
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Two firefighters killed in US ambush, suspect dead
IDAHO, June 30 (Reuters): A gunman ambushed and shot dead two firefighters responding to a forest fire in northern Idaho on Sunday, wounding one other during an hours-long incident before the suspect was found dead, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said.Law enforcement officers and firefighters took sniper fire during the...
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Thousands in Norway mistakenly told they won big on lottery
OSLO, June 30 (AFP): A Norwegian lottery company on Monday apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error.State-owned gambling group Norsk Tipping said they had published incorrect prize amounts after a Eurojackpot draw on...
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India chemical factory blast claims 12 lives
NEW DELHI, June 30 (AFP): A powerful explosion at an Indian chemical factory killed at least 12 people and injured several others on Monday, turning chunks of the building into rubble, a fire officer said."We have recovered 12 bodies so far," said B Nagehswara Rao, district fire official at the...
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