Putin hits Ukraine with largest barrage of attack after Trump call
KYIV, (Ukraine), July 4 (AFP): Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday just hours after a telephone call between US and Russian presidents ended without any breakthrough.AFP journalists in the capital heard drones buzzing over Kyiv and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defence...
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US deploys Marines to Florida to assist immigration tasks
WASHINGTON, July 4 (AFP) : Around 200 Marines were deployed to Florida on Thursday to provide administrative and logistical support for immigration enforcement raids happening in the southeastern state.The deployment is the first round of several requested by the US Department of Homeland Security to help its Immigration and Customs...
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California battles biggest wildfire of the year
LOS ANGELES, United States, July 4 (AFP): More than 300 firefighters battled on Thursday a massive blaze in California, which is dreading summer wildfires at a time when President Donald Trump is gutting federal agencies tasked with fighting climate disaster.The "Madre Fire" broke out on Wednesday in San Luis Obispo,...
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Russia first to recognize Taliban's rule
Russia on Thursday became the first nation to officially recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group took control in 2021, following Moscow's decision to remove the Taliban from its list of banned organizations, reports UNB.The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed it had accepted the credentials of Afghanistan's newly appointed...
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Syria ready to work with US on deal with Israel
DAMASCUS, July 4 (AFP): Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Friday that Damascus was willing to cooperate with Washington to reimplement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel.In a statement following a phone call with his American counterpart Marco Rubio, Shaibani said he expressed Syria's "aspiration to cooperate with the...
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Drone shot down near Iraqi airport hosting US troops
ARBIL, Iraq, July 4 (AFP): A drone was intercepted late on Thursday near Arbil airport, which houses US-led anti-jihadist coalition troops in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said."At 21:58 (1858 GMT) an explosive-packed drone was downed near Arbil International Airport, without causing casualties or damage," said the counterterrorism...
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West Bank town becomes 'big prison' as Israel fences it in
A five-metre-high metal fence slices across the eastern edge of Sinjil, a Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Heavy steel gates and roadblocks seal off all but a single route in and out of the town, watched over by Israeli soldiers at guard posts, report agencies."Sinjil is now a...
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New interstellar comet to make a distant flyby of Earth, NASA says
NASA has identified an interstellar comet that has drifted into our solar neighborhood.Spotted earlier this week by the ATLAS telescope in Chile, the fast-moving object has been confirmed as a comet originating from beyond our star system. It is the third known interstellar visitor-and poses no danger to Earth, reports...
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