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Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal

DOHA/DUBAI, June 30 (Reuters): Top US envoys who have arrived in Doha will not hold a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official said on Tuesday, casting doubt on the progress of efforts to bring a lasting halt to the Iran war and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Instead, there...

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Supreme Court strengthens Trump's hold on key levers of government power

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters): The US Supreme Court's decision to hand Donald Trump broad authority to fire regulatory agency heads caps off a decades-long conservative push to strengthen the president's grip on key levers of government power.Monday's 6-3 ruling, powered by the court's conservatives, determined that a president can remove...

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Russia ‘downed’ 419 Ukrainian drones

MOSCOW, June 30 (AFP): Russia shot down 419 Ukrainian drones across the country overnight, the defence ministry said Tuesday.Kyiv has stepped up its long-range drone strike campaign against Russia in recent months, particularly against energy infrastructure to target a vital source of the Kremlin's revenue to fund its war effort,...

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Kidnapped eagle returns to Serbia

A young eastern imperial eagle named Feliks has returned safely to Serbia after being captured by poachers, illegally traded across the Middle East and rescued through a complex cross-border operation involving wildlife activists, refugees and the Serbian military, reports APThe one-year-old eagle began his first migration to the Middle East...

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Key port opens with US aid

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, June 30 (AFP): The United States military repaired and reopened a key seaport in the hardest hit area of Venezuela on Monday, as the country began burying more than 1,700 victims of twin earthquakes that have left tens of thousands still missing.Five days after powerful back-to-back quakes...

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Explosion in Monaco injures three; suspect escapes to France

Three people, including a Ukrainian businessman and a child, were seriously injured after an explosive device detonated at a residential building in Monaco, while the suspected attacker fled across the border into France, authorities said, reports AP.The blast took place around 9 pm on Monday at the entrance of a...

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