Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House
WASHINGTON, United States, May 24 (AFP): A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with US Secret Service agents killing the assailant in a shoot-out during which a bystander was also struck, authorities said.President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time -- on a...
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China coal mine blast kills at least 90
BEIJING, May 23 (AFP) - A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media reported on Saturday, the country's biggest mining disaster in 17 years.A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred at 7:29...
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Netanyahu told Trump Israel would remain free to act against threats
JERUSALEM, May 24 (Reuters): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon during a phone call about an emerging agreement between Washington and Iran on Saturday, an Israeli source said.Trump said Washington and Iran had "largely negotiated" a...
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Iran not seeking nuclear weapons, says Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons as negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's nuclear programme continue, reports UNB."We are ready to reassure the world that we are not seeking nuclear weapons," Pezeshkian said, according to local media.However, the Iranian...
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Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills at least 23
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP): A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 70 others, officials said, reports AP.The force of the explosion caused two of the...
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