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Bosnian Serb leader Dodik vows to defy political ban

SARAJEVO, Aug 01 (AFP): The separatist president of the Serb part of Bosnia vowed to defy a court ruling banning him from political office for six years on Friday and said he would seek help from both Russia and US President Donald Trump.Milorad Dodik was responding to a ruling by...

Israel kills starving Palestinians as US envoy visits aid sites

GAZA CITY, Aug 01 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump's special envoy inspected a US-backed food distribution centre in war-torn Gaza on Friday, as the UN rights office reported that Israeli forces had killed hundreds of hungry Palestinians waiting for aid.The visit by Steve Witkoff came as a report from global...

Russian drone strikes on Ukraine hit all-time record in July

KYIV, Aug 01 (AFP/Reuters): Russian drone strikes on Ukraine have hit an all time high, an AFP analysis showed Friday, as Kyiv held a day of mourning after one of the deadliest attacks on the capital left 31 dead.The large-scale aerial assault during the early hours of July 31 capped...

Iran rejects Western accusations of overseas plots as 'baseless'

TEHRAN, Aug 01 (AFP): Iran on Friday rejected accusations by the US and more than a dozen of its allies that Tehran had attempted to kill or kidnap dissidents, journalists and officials in Western countries.In a statement, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the claims as "baseless", calling them...

Trump to build huge $200m ballroom at White House

WASHINGTON, Aug 01 (AFP): President Donald Trump, who is remodeling the White House to his tastes, will build a massive ballroom for hosting official receptions, one of the largest projects at the US executive mansion in over a century.Trump himself and unspecified donors will foot the bill for the $200...

Family fears for elderly UK couple held by Taliban

LONDON, Aug 01 (Arab News): The family of elderly British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds, detained for six months without charge in Afghanistan, fears the worst as their health declines."I don't know if they're still alive," said their son, Jonathan Reynolds, who has not spoken to his parents since their...

US, Australia hold joint military exercise in PNG for first time

SYDNEY, Aug 01 (Arab News): The joint US and Australian military exercise Talisman Sabre extended across 500 kilometers of remote northern coast in Papua New Guinea this week, Australian officials said, the first time the war games have been taken to another country.Talisman Sabre exercises in Australia last month involved...

Pakistan issues fresh call for Afghans to leave

QUETTA (Pakistan), Aug 01 (AFP): Pakistan issued a new call on Friday for Afghans living in the southwest to leave the country, triggering thousands to rush to the border, officials said.Millions of Afghans have poured into Pakistan over the past several decades, fleeing successive wars, as well as hundreds of...

Attacker wounds Japanese in China with rock

BEIJING, Aug 01 (AFP): An "unknown assailant" attacked and wounded a Japanese national accompanied by a child in the Chinese city of Suzhou, Tokyo's embassy said Friday, calling on Beijing to prevent such incidents.The incident comes a year after a Japanese mother and child were wounded in a knife attack...

South Korea's Yoon resists questioning by lying down in underwear

SEOUL, Aug 01 (AFP): South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.Prosecutors obtained a fresh arrest warrant on Thursday to forcibly bring the former leader in for questioning over allegations of election...