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Rubio kicks off West Asia trip as allies seek answers on Iran

TEHRAN, June 24 (Agencies): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a West Asia tour in earnest on Wednesday, seeking to reassure Gulf allies who view concessions in President Donald Trump's Iran deal that include a proposed $300 billion fund as too generous to a regional foe.Arriving in Abu Dhabi...

Russian strike kills woman in Ukraine

KYIV, June 24 (AFP): A Russian strike on Ukraine killed a woman and a Ukrainian attacks on Sevastopol left the city without power, authorities from both sides said Wednesday.Russia and Ukraine have stepped up strikes in recent weeks, as US-led talks on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II...

France heatwave's major outage leaves 68,000 homes without power

RENNES, June 24 (AFP): Europe's record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said, in the country's first major power outage of the latest bout of extreme weather.The outage, which involved a transformer on the electricity grid, was related to extreme temperatures and did...

Iran's top diplomat speaks with Hamas

TEHRAN, June 24 (AFP): Iran's top diplomat spoke with a senior official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas regarding talks between Iran and the United States, state television reported on Wednesday.Abbas Araghchi discussed the "latest developments" in the region with Basem Naeem, a member of Hamas's political bureau, Iranian television...

Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch sentenced to life in prison

QUETTA (Pakistan), June 24 (Reuters): A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced prominent civil rights activist Mahrang Baloch and an associate to life in prison over the killing of a paramilitary soldier during a July 2024 protest.Baloch's lawyer said he would appeal against the verdict.Baloch, who has been detained since March...

Kids planned deadly Philippine school shooting

MANILA, June 24 (Arab News): A school shooting in Tacloban that left three students dead and 20 others injured was apparently planned for weeks by two teenage suspects, Philippine police said, as they stepped up security in the city's educational institutions on Wednesday.The shooting, which took place at the San...