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Trump cancels Iran strikes, touts imminent deal

DUBAI/WASHINGTON/PARIS, June 12 (Agencies): A memorandum between the United States (US) and Iran to halt the war in the Gulf could be signed as soon as tomorrow (Sunday), a Western source told Reuters on Friday, with Geneva emerging as the likeliest venue.The source said language in the memorandum was still...

Ebola outbreak spreads to crowded displacement camp in Congo

NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters): The UN refugee agency confirmed the first Ebola-related deaths in a displacement camp in eastern Congo, as aid workers warned of a high risk the disease could spread rapidly in overcrowded sites.The two victims were internally displaced people living in the Kpangba camp, which hosts 30,000...

Myanmar's president to visit China next week

BEIJING, June 12 (AFP): Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing will visit China next week for talks with his counterpart Xi Jinping, Beijing said on Friday.Min Aung Hlaing, whose government has pledged to step up trade with China, will visit from June 15 to 19, according to the Chinese foreign ministry."China...

Muslim teacher in UK hailed a ‘hero’ after saving students from knife attack

LONDON, June 12 (Arab News): A Muslim teacher in the UK who was stabbed while protecting students from a knife-wielding attacker has been named as 27-year-old Maysam Abdullah.The teacher, of Pakistani extraction, has been hailed as a hero after he intervened in the attack at Co-op Academy Manchester this week,...

South Korea’s ex-president gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident

SEOUL, June 12 (AFP): South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, a move prosecutors argued was aimed at creating a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.The drone flights, which Pyongyang said included...

Toronto police officer killed in raid linked to US consulate shooting

A Toronto police officer has been shot to death during a raid tied to a March shooting outside the US consulate, reports BBC.The officer was shot during a gunfire exchange at a high-rise building in the early hours of Thursday, the Toronto Police Service said. He was later pronounced dead...

Thai princess dies aged 47 after 3 years in hospital

BANGKOK, June 12 (AFP): Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king's eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace announced on Friday, more than three years after she was hospitalised following a sudden illness.She was suffering from an abdominal infection and "her condition continued to worsen" until she "passed away...

COP31 hosts urged to 'lead by example' on fossil fuels

PARIS, June 12 (AFP): Nearly 100 campaign groups on Friday called on COP31 climate summit co-hosts Turkey and Australia to "lead by example" by addressing their reliance on planet-heating fossil fuels.Turkey is staging the UN climate talks in November but Australia will oversee the formal negotiations, in an unusual arrangement...

UK defence minister quits

LONDON, June 12 (Reuters): British defence minister John Healey quit on Thursday in a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the resources that are needed to keep the country safe from heightened threats.The unexpected resignation, accompanied by a scathing public letter, compounds the...