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47 killed, 97 hurt in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

BEIRUT (Lebanon), June 19 (Agencies): Israeli airstrikes and bombardments killed at least 47 people and wounded 97 others in Lebanon on Friday, according to the latest updated toll from the Lebanese health ministry.The dead included at least seven women and two children and the figures were released as a new...

Pak-administered Kashmir faces shutdown as protests leave 24 dead

MUZAFFARABAD, June 19 (Reuters): A territory-wide shutdown in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has brought daily life to a standstill after the region's deadliest unrest in years left at least 24 people dead in nearly two weeks of protests.The confrontation between local authorities and supporters of the recently banned Joint Awami Action Committee,...

Outrage in Italy after Trump says Meloni 'begged' for photo

ROME, June 19 (Agencies): Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by US President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with the foreign minister cancelling a planned US visit.Meloni said she was "frankly stunned" by Trump's comments to Italian channel La7.According to a written transcript of the phone...

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended

THE HAGUE, June 19 (Arab News): International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, has been suspended by Britain's independent regulator for court lawyers.Khan had already been suspended on June 8 by the ICC's governing body, prolonging a crisis at the war crimes court,...

UK actress charged with importing meth worth A$300m into Australia

A British actress, who appeared in an Eastenders spin-off and a Jason Statham movie, has been charged with trying to smuggle 320kg of meth into Australia from West Africa, reports BBC.Emaa Hussen, 34, appeared in a Sydney court on Thursday after she was charged with attempting to import a commercial...

Cambodian SC upholds incitement conviction of opposition politician, sparking anger

PHNOM PENH, June 19 (AP): Cambodia's Supreme Court on Friday upheld the incitement conviction of a prominent opposition politician while suspending the remainder of his sentence, keeping him out of prison but unable to practice politics for years and renewing questions about the government's efforts to quash criticism.The decision against...

Scandal-hit India med exam set for retake

If sitting one of India's most difficult exams wasn't trying enough, more than 2 million medical school candidates are now experiencing severe stress as they have to do it again on Sunday through no fault of their own.They initially sat the exam on May 3 but authorities ended up scrapping...

Sri Lanka battles surge in dengue fever, with 44,000 cases

COLOMBO, June 19 (Reuters): Sri Lanka is battling the worst outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever in years, with more than 44,000 cases and 28 deaths recorded since January, an official said on Friday, putting public hospitals under strain.Dengue is common during Sri Lanka's monsoon season, but unplanned urbanisation coupled with...

Australia detects first suspected mainland case of H5N1 bird flu

SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters): Australia has detected its first suspected mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country's southwest, authorities said on Friday.A migratory sea bird known as a brown skua found in Western Australia's Cape Le Grand National Park tested positive for avian influenza,...