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Trump abandons main provisions of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, (Agencies): The US says it was close to signing a peace deal that would end the three-month-old war with Iran, though terms have not yet been made public.It is not clear at this point how any agreement would stack up against the 2015 deal with Iran, which lifted sanctions...

Thousands protest G7 in Geneva as Trump, world leaders meet in France

GENEVA, June 14 (AP): Thousands of demonstrators converged Sunday to show their discontent against the G7 group of rich countries, with U.S. President Donald Trump and counterparts set to hold a summit starting a day later in nearby France.Environmentalists and feminists joined foes of imperialism, defenders of independent media, supporters...

Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows

NIZI (Democratic Republic of Congo), June 14 (Reuters): After the Kpangba displacement camp became the first in this part of war-torn Congo to record deaths from Ebola two weeks ago, health workers rushed to trace those who had come into contact with the deceased to break chains of transmission.But the...

China direct strike threat to Australia 'growing'

SYDNEY, June 14 (AFP): China is capable of a direct missile strike on Australia and the threat is growing as Beijing amasses long-range and hypersonic weapons and builds islands in the South China Sea, an Australian think tank said on Sunday.A Lowy Institute report found the main threat to Australia...

Trump turns 80 with cage fight at the White House

WASHINGTON, June 14 (AFP): Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in typically forceful style on Sunday, as the oldest US president ever to take office holds a bloody cage match on the White House lawn.The unprecedented "UFC Freedom 250" event will see 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship stars beat each other...

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel

LONDON, June 14 (AFP): British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said, in a six-hour operation hailed by Kyiv.Navy commandos boarded the ship under cover of darkness by fast-roping from a helicopter in the dark, according...

N Korea says nuclear status 'irreversible'

SEOUL, June 14 (AFP): North Korea said Sunday its status as a nuclear weapons state was "irreversible" and key to ensuring regional stability, rejecting calls by the United States and its allies for denuclearisation.Pyongyang has repeatedly insisted it will not abandon its nuclear arsenal, portraying it as essential to deterrence,...

Jihadists kill 20 in Nigeria

KANO, June 14 (AFP): An attack by suspected radical militants from a group that was targeted by the United States in December airstrikes has killed 20 people in northwest Nigeria, an intel report showed on Sunday.A confidential security report prepared for the United Nations seen by AFP said jihadists from...

Chad-Sudan border, aid funding crisis leaves displaced in limbo

ADRÉ, Chad, June 14 (AFP): Rising numbers of Chadians fleeing the Sudan war are arriving at the Adre border post in Chad, but funding shortages could force UN agencies on the ground to stop operating.The civil conflict in Sudan has already cost tens of thousands of lives and forced more...

Switzerland votes on plan to cap population at 10 million

Swiss voters headed to the polls on Sunday to decide whether the country should impose a population cap of 10 million people by 2050, in a closely watched referendum that has sparked intense debate over immigration, economic growth and Switzerland’s future relationship with the European Union, reports BBC.The proposal, backed...