Next indirect US-Iran talks after Khamenei’s funeral
DOHA/DUBAI/VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, July 02 (Agencies): The next indirect US-Iran talks will come after the late Iranian supreme leader's funeral, mediators said Thursday, as diplomacy inches ahead on ending the Middle East war.Following the foes' indirect discussions in Doha on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump as well as mediators Qatar...
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India, Japan sign pacts on AI, metals, energy after Modi-Takaichi talks
NEW DELHI, July 02 (Reuters): India and Japan agreed on Thursday to boost cooperation in artificial intelligence, metals, energy and defence as well as prepare a joint roadmap for economic security, as the Asian nations sought to further strengthen their ties.The agreements were signed after talks between Indian Prime Minister...
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20 killed as Russia launches massive missile, drone assault on Ukraine
KYIV, July 02 (AP): Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone assault on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killing at least 20 civilians and injuring more than 90 others, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday, as Moscow described the attack as retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities.The bombardment lasted...
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Inter-communal clashes kill 48 in Nigeria
KANO (Nigeria), July 02 (AFP): Intercommunal violence in western central Nigeria killed at least 48 people on Wednesday, a security report seen by AFP said on Thursday.The report, prepared for the United Nations, said "herder militia" armed with machetes raided farmers from the Kamuku ethnic group in the town of...
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Rescuers battle to unearth Venezuelan man eight days after quakes
CATIA LA MAR (Venezuela), July 02 (AFP): Hundreds of rescuers struggled Thursday to unearth a 43-year-old Venezuelan man trapped for eight days under a collapsed building after twin earthquakes killed almost 2,300 people, an AFP reporter witnessed.An international rescue team inched closer to Hernan Gil, a security guard buried inside...
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DR Congo's Ebola official death toll exceeds 400KINSHASA, July 02: The official death toll in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds more than 400, according to official figures released on Thursday. The highly contagious disease has claimed 438 lives, with 1,406 people infected since the...
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