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Mourners call for vengeance on Trump during Khamenei’s funeral procession

TEHRAN, July 06 (Agencies): Crowds of Iranians marched through the streets of Tehran on Monday in a funeral procession for slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the biggest day yet in a week of massive memorial ceremonies demonstrating the grip of surviving clerical leaders. Drone footage on state television showed many...

Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, wounds 100

COLOMBO, July 06 (Reuters): Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country's deadliest prison riot in years, officials said Monday.The clashes began on Sunday between convicted prisoners and those under detention at the prison in the coastal town...

Russian strikes kill 18 in Kyiv on eve of NATO summit

MOSCOW, July 06 (Agencies): Russia fired missiles and drones into apartment buildings in Kyiv for the second time in a week on Monday, killing at least 18 people on the eve of a crucial NATO summit, authorities said.President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the alliance to take "strong decisions" on boosting Ukraine's...

Impeachment trial of Philippine VP Sara Duterte to open in divided Senate

MANILA, July 06 (Reuters): The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which begins on Monday, is set to frame the Philippines 2028 presidential race and deepen a schism between two storied political dynasties that has plunged the Senate into turmoil.The outcome will not only determine whether Duterte could run...

Hamas dissolves Gaza govt

CAIRO, July 06 (Reuters): Hamas said on Monday it had dissolved its de facto government in Gaza and signalled it was ready to hand over to a group of Palestinian technocrats, as it presses Israel to honour other parts of a stalled US-backed peace plan. The group's promise to end...

'Major' damage as super typhoon hits US islands

WASHINGTON, July 06 (AFP): A "super typhoon" with the force of a category-five hurricane tore through the US Pacific territories of Northern Marianas and Guam on Monday, with authorities saying they had received reports of "major" damage on the small island of Rota.The National Weather Service (NWS) said that the...

China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers

BEIJING/SYDNEY, July 06 (Reuters): China's military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concerns from Japan, Australia and New Zealand over Beijing's expanding military reach.A nuclear submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy launched the missile carrying a dummy...

Australia PM apologises for crude Kylie Minogue remark

SYDNEY, July 07 (Reuters): Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese apologised on Monday after making a crude remark about singer Kylie Minogue in a comedy podcast interview, prompting outrage from women's rights groups and opposition lawmakers.Albanese was asked by host Nikki Osborne which of three Australian female celebrities he would...