World reacts to US-Iran deal to extend ceasefire, reopen Strait of Hormuz
BEIRUT/LONDON, June 18 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding to extend a ceasefire in the US-Iran war.Pakistan, which has been mediating the peace process, said the "Islamabad MoU" had gone into effect as of Wednesday.US officials said the agreement...
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Starmer rival seeks win in UK poll pivotal to PM's fate
ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, June 18 (AFP): Britain holds a unique vote on Thursday that could trigger the endgame for Labour leader Keir Starmer's beleaguered premiership, or win him a reprieve.Labour party veteran and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is looking to triumph in a parliamentary by-election so that he can then try...
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UAE announces social media ban for under-15s
DUBAI, June 18 (AFP): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a social media ban for children under 15 on Thursday, joining a growing group of countries including Australia, Britain and Canada to take similar measures.Social media platforms will have to monitor and disable accounts created by under-15s or risk being...
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Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab
Children vaccinated at age 12-13 against HPV (human papillomavirus) have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, landmark new research reveals, reports BBC.The first study of its kind shows deaths have fallen sharply since school-age girls began being offered it in 2008, and...
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Ukraine hits Moscow in 'large-scale' attack
MOSCOW, June 18 (AFP): Ukraine on Thursday launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, sparking fires in and around the capital and forcing evacuations at the country's largest airport, officials said.Unverified videos on social media purported to show large columns of black smoke over the city's skyline, while...
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Trump to visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws
WASHINGTON, June 18 (BBC): US President Donald Trump promised to visit India during a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in France, signalling a thawing of relations between the two countries.Trump said it would take place "sometime in the future", adding India and the US were close to agreeing a...
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One Israeli soldier killed, 7 injured in Lebanon
JERUSALEM, June 18 (AFP): The Israeli military announced on Thursday that one of its soldiers had been killed in fighting in southern Lebanon the day before, in an incident that also wounded seven soldiers.Master Sergeant Alexander Filin, 29, "fell in combat", the military said in a brief statement, adding that...
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