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Trump calls for Gaza peace deal

TEL AVIV, June 29 (AP/AFP/Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, calling for a deal that would halt the fighting in the 20-month-long conflict as Israel and Hamas appeared to be inching closer to an agreement.An Israeli official said...

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Iran could start enriching uranium for bomb within months: Grossi

GENEVA, June 29 (BBC/Reuters): Iran has the capacity to start enriching uranium again - for a possible bomb - in "a matter of months", the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said.Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the US strikes on three Iranian sites...

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Bus-minibus collision fire kills 38 in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, June 29 (AFP): A collision between a bus and minibus in Tanzania has killed 38 people after both vehicles were set on fire by the crash, the presidency said Sunday.The accident in Sabasaba, in the Kilimanjaro region, on Saturday evening occurred after one of the bus's tyres...

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Floods, heavy rain kill 32 in Pakistan in two days

ISLAMABAD, June 29 (Dawn): At least 32 people have been killed in the past two days as heavy rain triggered flash floods in Pakistan, Dawn reports.Rescue officials and disaster management authorities say the floods have affected four provinces. A day after 17 people lost their lives in rain-related accidents, two...

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Ukraine comes under biggest aerial attack

KYIV, June 29 (AP): Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war.Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, including 477...

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Japan launches satellite to monitor climate change

TOKYO, June 29 (AP): Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed to be more cost competitive in the global space market.The H-2A rocket lifted off from the...

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