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Hamas says submitted Palestinian faction...
Hamas says submitted Palestinian factions' response to Gaza peace roadmap plan
Hamas said in a statement on Sunday that it on Saturday submitted the Palestinian factions' response to the Gaza peace roadmap plan from Nickolay Mladenov, "high representative for Gaza" of the US-led "Board of Peace."
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Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by...
Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres
A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as two metres (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said Sunday.
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Release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminate...
Release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater halted again following abnormal alarm in transfer process
The release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean was automatically suspended again on Saturday after an alarm was triggered by low water flow in the pumping system, Kyodo News reported.
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Wildfire area in Russia's Krasnoyarsk re...
Wildfire area in Russia's Krasnoyarsk region expands to over 30,000 hectares
The total area affected by wildfires in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Territory nearly doubled over the past 24 hours, reaching more than 30,000 hectares, regional forestry authorities said on Sunday.
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UK intercepts Russian 'shadow fleet' tan...
UK intercepts Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in English Channel: PM
British Armed Forces intercepted a sanctioned Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the English Channel early Sunday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, in what Britain's Ministry of Defense described as the first UK-led operation of its kind.
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Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 710 as a...
Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 710 as authorities deny lockdown rumors
​The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 710, including 149 deaths, the country's health ministry said Saturday, while dismissing social media rumors that a nationwide lockdown had been imposed in response to the outbreak.
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Iran has not decided on proposed MoU wit...
Iran has not decided on proposed MoU with US
Iran has not yet announced its final decision on the proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday, citing a source close to the negotiation team.
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US fighter jet crashes in Washington sta...
US fighter jet crashes in Washington state: report
A US military fighter jet crashed in Washington state and sparked a wildfire on Saturday, while the pilot ejected before the crash and suffered minor injuries, local media reported.
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Pakistan to facilitate virtual signing ceremony for US-Iran agreement: sources
Pakistan will facilitate a virtual signing ceremony between the United States and Iran as part of ongoing efforts to support regional peace and stability, sources familiar with the arrangements said on Sunday.
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Takaichi seeks G7 framework to counter C...
Takaichi seeks G7 framework to counter China's export curbs; experts say Japan's hardline stance may make it an outlier in the bloc
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Saturday that she would propose a G7 framework for the joint stockpiling of critical minerals at the upcoming G7 summit, aiming to counter what she described as unfair export restrictions, with China clearly in mind, according to Japanese media
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Graphics: SCO at 25, advancing security,...
Graphics: SCO at 25, advancing security, development and connectivity
June 15, 2026, marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The infographic below highlights key figures and milestones in the SCO's development over the past quarter century.
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Daily life in Gaza City...
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Daily life in Gaza City
Daily life in Gaza City
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Chinese FM holds talks with Mongolian co...
Chinese FM holds talks with Mongolian counterpart
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, held talks with Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on Saturday.Noting that China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors, Wang
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61 killed, over 1,400 injured after strong quake in S. Philippines
At least 61 people were killed, 40 missing and 1,403 injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao, the Philippines, on June 8, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Sunday.
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