Trump sees 'progress' on Gaza truce
JERUSALEM, June 25 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that "great progress" was being made to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as a new ceasefire push began more than 20 months since the start of the conflict."I think great progress is being made on Gaza," Trump told reporters...
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US totally committed to collective defence pledge: NATO chief
THE HAGUE, June 25 (AFP): NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that the United States was "totally committed" to the alliance's mutual defence clause, after President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on it."For me, there is absolute clarity that the United States is totally committed to NATO,...
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Iranian parliament okays bill to suspend IAEA cooperation
TEHRAN, June 25 (Reuters/AFP): Iran's parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, state-affiliated news outlet Nournews reported.The move, which needs the final approval of Iran's Supreme National Security Council to be enforced according to Nournews, follows an air war with Israel in which...
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Lawsuits against climate action on the rise
PARIS, June 25 (AFP): Legal efforts to block or unwind action on climate change are rising across the globe, new research showed Thursday, particularly in the United States which leads the world on anti-green litigation.This trend was expected to intensify as the White House took "an increasingly aggressive stance" against...
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Starmer faces rebellion over welfare cuts
LONDON, June 25 (AFP): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday doubled down on controversial plans to cut disability and sickness welfare, amid the biggest rebellion by lawmakers of his premiership.Labour's Starmer, who has had a bumpy first year in power since ousting the Conservatives in a landslide election victory...
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