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China will ‘not hesitate to start war’ over Taiwan, Beijing tells US

SINGAPORE, June 10 (AFP/Reuters): Beijing will "not hesitate to start a war" if Taiwan declares independence, China's defence minister warned his US counterpart Friday in the pair's first face-to-face talks, officials said."If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war...

Maryland shooting leaves 3 dead, trooper wounded

SMITHSBURG, June 10 (AP): An employee opened fire at a manufacturing business in rural western Maryland on Thursday, killing three coworkers before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, authorities said.Washington County Sheriff Doug Mullendore said that three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc....

West denounces death sentences for 3 who fought for Ukraine

BAKHMUT, June 10 (Arab News): Ukraine and the West denounced a pro-Moscow court that sentenced two British citizens and a Moroccan to death for fighting for Ukraine, calling the proceedings a sham and a violation of the rules of war.As the Kremlin's forces continued a grinding war of attrition in...

Putin hosts Turkmenistan's new president amid Western isolation

MOSCOW, June 10 (AFP): The new president of authoritarian Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdymukhamedov, on Friday called for stronger ties with "strategic" partner Moscow during a Kremlin meeting with President Vladimir Putin.The meeting came as Putin seeks new markets and hopes to strengthen ties with countries in Africa and Asia as the...

Indian Muslims protest over Prophet remarks

NEW DELHI, June 10 (AP): The row over controversial comments made by two former spokespersons of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the Prophet Muhammad is escalating with each passing day.After the Friday prayers, Muslims in Delhi and the neighbouring northern state of Uttar Pradesh took to the streets...

Syria halts Damascus flights after Israeli strikes

DAMASCUS, June 10 (AFP): All flights to and from Syria's capital were halted Friday, the government said, after Israeli air strikes wounded at least one civilian and reportedly caused damage to an airport runway.Since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes...

News in Brief (2022-06-11)

S Africa's bus crash leaves 15 deadJOHANNESBURG, June 10: At least 15 people have been killed in a horrific head-on collision that occurred between a truck and a bus on the M17 metropolitan route in Patryshoek, north of Tshwane, said Thabo Charles Mabaso, spokesperson at the City of Tshwane Emergency...