Five killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon as attacks continue despite ceasefire
TEHRAN, June 13 (Agencies): Five people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon as Israeli attacks continued despite a US-brokered ceasefire and ongoing diplomatic efforts to end regional hostilities.Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that the victim was killed in an air raid targeting the municipality of Maarakeh...
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5 killed as Indian Air Force plane crashes in Assam
NEW DELHI, June 13 (Reuters): An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft has crashed and caught fire while landing at an airbase in Assam's Jorhat, killing all five personnel on board, NDTV says.The aircraft went down inside the Jorhat Air Force Station premises around 10am local time during a...
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Denmark, Pakistan push for end to impunity for violence against UN peacekeepers
NEW YORK CITY, June 13 (Arab News): Denmark and Pakistan have tabled a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the near-total impunity that perpetrators of attacks against UN peacekeepers have long enjoyed. It is expected to be put to a vote imminently.The draft resolution, seen by Arab...
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Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth new Indian chief of army staff
India has appointed Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth as the next chief of the army staff, with the veteran officer set to assume command on Jun 30 following the retirement of General Upendra Dwivedi, reports Reuters.According to a statement from the Ministry of Defence cited by Hindustan Times, President Droupadi Murmu...
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Palestinian, Israeli civil society urges G-7 support for two-state solution
PARIS, June 13 (AFP): Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urged support for a two-state solution, saying "the window of opportunity" was closing, as they met in Paris on Friday.The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of the most right-wing in Israel's history, vehemently opposes the emergence of a...
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