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Iran hints at talks with US

TEHRAN, June 24 (Reuters): Iran said on Monday US cyber attacks on its military had been a failure, while also hinting that it could be willing to discuss new concessions with Washington if the United States were to lift sanctions and offer new incentives.The longtime foes have come the closest...

Vietnam jails US citizen for 'state overthrow plot'

HANOI, June 24 (BBC): A court in Vietnam has sentenced a US citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of attempting to "overthrow the state".Michael Phuong Minh Nguyen, 55, had admitted he wanted to incite protests in Vietnam, his lawyer told the BBC.But he denied more serious...

France heatwave could break June records

PARIS, June 24 (BBC): France is braced for a heatwave with temperatures forecast to exceed 40C this week - potentially breaking the record for June.Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees or more on Monday, and climb even further until the peak on Thursday and Friday.The north of the country...

US ready to resume talks with N Korea

WASHINGTON, June 24 (AP): Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday the US was prepared to resume talks with North Korea "at a moment's notice" if the North signaled it wanted discussions about denuclearisation.Pompeo said he hoped that a letter recently sent by President Donald Trump to North Korean...

Syria army send reinforcements to N frontline

DAMASCUS, June 24 (Xinhua): The Syrian army is sending reinforcements to frontline areas in northwestern Syria while slowing down on the ground offensive, the pro-government al-Watan newspaper reported on Monday.The army has been sending backup forces to the frontline areas in the northwestern countryside of Hama province in central Syria,...

Houthi attack claims one life in Saudi Arabia airport

DUBAI, June 24 (AP): Saudi Arabia says one person has been killed and seven others wounded in an attack by Yemeni rebels on an airport in the kingdom's south.The spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen against the rebel Houthis was quoted in the state-run Saudi Press Agency...

14 IS militants killed in N Iraq

BAGHDAD, June 24 (Xinhua): Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) backed by the US-led coalition aircraft on Monday killed 14 Islamic State (IS) militants in an operation in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.A force from the CTS in coordination with the international coalition aircraft conducted an operation to...

News in Brief -(25-06-2019)

Two shootings leave one dead in USHOUSTON, June 24: Two shootings happened on Sunday in Dallas, Texas, the United States, left one dead and two injured, local police said. A 28-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday outside a Dallas strip club. According to police, the victim and the suspect...