AUKUS faces public pushback at inquiry hearing in Australia
From the perspective of countless Australians, the costly AUKUS security partnership targets a fictional foe, relies on opaque decision-making, abandons Australia's nuclear-free position and triggers global concerns.
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Funeral for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei to begin on July 4 in Tehran
The funeral for Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is scheduled to begin in the capital Tehran on July 4, Iran's state media reported on Saturday.
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DR Congo's Ebola cases rise to 689 as health authorities warn of response challenges
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 689, including 139 deaths, according to the latest situation report released by health authorities on Friday.
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Record high temperatures hit Antarctic, 20C above normal levels
Antarctic experienced an extraordinary heat anomaly this month, with the temperature hitting 15.4 degree Celsius on June 6, shattering the region's previous winter record and raising concerns about the rapid ice melt.
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Gunmen kill 17 farmers in northwest Nigeria
At least 17 farmers were killed in an attack by armed gunmen in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State on Friday.
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Military transport plane crashes in northeastern India
An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft crashed Saturday in the northeastern state of Assam, officials said.
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Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files
The Pentagon on Friday released a third batch of unidentified anomalous phenomena files, commonly known as unidentified flying objects.
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Escalating violence raises risk of Ebola spreading further in eastern DRC: UN
Escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) undermines Ebola response, raising the risk of further spread across the eastern part of the country, UN humanitarians warned Friday.
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G7 summit to address geopolitical crises amid growing divisions
Leaders of the Group of Seven will meet in the French town of Evian from June 15 to 17 as they seek to address mounting geopolitical crises and global economic imbalances amid growing differences within the group.
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Infantino quips that even Italy might qualify if World Cup expanded
FIFA president Gianni Infantino joked that struggling Italy might manage to qualify for the World Cup if the competition was expanded from 48 to 64 teams in 2030.Four-time world champions Italy failed to qualify for Russia 2018, Qatar 2022 and now North America 2026, the first edition to feature 48
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US spy powers lapse as World Cup raises security fears
A major US surveillance authority expired Saturday, deepening concerns over national security as the World Cup gets underway and Washington remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump's intelligence leadership.
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Musk becomes world's first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO
Shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX closed almost 20% higher on their trading debut on Friday after the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars.
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UAE denies reports of fund transfers to Iran
DUBAI, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday denied media reports alleging that funds had been transferred from the UAE to Iran, including claims involving 3 billion U.S. dollars.In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the allegations were entirely false and unfounded, adding that no frozen Iranian funds had been released, transferred or facilitated through the UAE.The denial came after some international media outlets, citing unnamed sources, reported that the UAE had agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran as part of broader efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The reports cited differing estimates, saying the arrangement involved between 10 billion and 20 billion dollars, with at least 3 billion dollars already made available, possibly in exchange for a halt to Iranian attacks on the UAE.Since the United States and Israel launched massive attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, the UAE has been targeted by rounds of Iranian strikes, with the latest reported on May 4-5.
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Video of alleged Mexican fan making slant-eye gesture at South Korean supporter during World Cup sparks racism controversy
A video showing a man making a slant-eye gesture to a South Korean spectator during a FIFA World Cup match has gone viral on social media on Saturday, triggering heated controversy over the gesture widely seen as racism among Asian people, with prompting calls from some netizens for the man
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