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Japan hangs 'Twitter killer' in first execution since 2022

TOKYO, June 27 (Reuters): Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years.Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one...

Israeli strikes kill over 70 in Gaza as aid-related deaths mount

GAZA CITY, June 27 (Agencies): Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 72 people across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, according to hospital officials, as humanitarian groups report a growing toll among Palestinians seeking aid amid the ongoing conflict.Gaza's Government Media Office said on Thursday that more than...

Israeli court rejects PM Netanyahu's call to postpone graft trial hearings

JERUSALEM, June 27 (AFP): An Israeli court on Friday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to postpone giving testimony in his corruption trial, after US President Donald Trump said the case should be cancelled.Netanyahu's lawyer on Thursday asked the court to excuse the leader from hearings over the next two...

Cambodia's Hun Sen accuses Thai PM of 'insulting king'

PHNOM PENH, June 27 (AFP): Cambodia's influential ex-premier Hun Sen on Friday accused Thailand's prime minister of insulting the Thai king, as tensions between the neighbouring countries intensified.He said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's comments about her military commander -- who she labelled an "opponent" -- in a leaked phone call...

India, Russia discuss supply of missile systems, upgrades to fighter jets

MOSCOW, June 27 (Reuters): India and Russia discussed the supply of S-400 missile systems, upgrades to Su-30 MKI fighter jets, and the procurement of critical military hardware, the Indian government said on Friday.The defence ministers of both countries met on Thursday on the sidelines of the SCO meet in China.India...

Bezos, Sanchez to exchange wedding vows in star-studded Venice party

VENICE, June 27 (Reuters): Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez were set to exchange marriage vows at a ceremony in Venice on Friday, part of a three-day wedding extravaganza that has attracted dozens of celebrity guests but also protests by local activists.Bezos, 61, and Sanchez, 55, will exchange...

Russian strike kills five, wounds 23 in Ukraine

KYIV, June 27 (AFP): A Russian strike on Friday killed five people and wounded 23 in Ukraine's industrial Dnipropetrovsk region, where Moscow has stepped up fatal bombardments, authorities said.Russian forces, which invaded Ukraine early in 2022, are vying to gain a foothold in Dnipropetrovsk for the first time in the...

UN warns of Sudanese conflict 'spill over' in C African Republic

UNITED NATIONS, June 27 (Arab News): The UN peacekeeping chief warned Thursday about potential spill over from Sudan's war to undermine nascent stability in the Central African Republic, including paramilitary operations.Last week, an armed group attacked a patrol by the UN mission in the CAR, killing a Zambian peacekeeper.Among the...