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Thai court suspends PM over leaked phone call
Bangkok [Thailand], July 2: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended from office by the Constitutional Court over a...

Health alerts, risk of field fires as heatwave...
London [UK], July 2: A blistering early summer heatwave is making its way from the Iberian Peninsula northwards across Europe,...

Iran 'needs more time' to decide on resuming...
Tehran [Iran], July 2: Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi has ruled out a quick resumption of talks with...

Trump orders lifting of Syria sanctions
Washington [US], July 2: United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle a web of sanctions...

Netanyahu confirms trip to Washington as President Trump...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 2: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday that he expects to travel to Washington next...

Macron, Putin have first phone call in 2...
Paris [France], July 2: French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone for...

Russian combat jet crashes in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod...
Moscow [Russia], July 2: A Russian fighter jet has crashed in the Russian Volga region of Nizhny Novgorod. The Su-34...

Ukraine drone attack on central Russia kills three,...
Moscow [Russia], July 2: A Ukrainian drone attack at an industrial plant in central Russia has killed three people and...

US, Indo-Pacific partners announce minerals initiative
New York [US], July 2: The United States announced the launch of a critical minerals initiative with Australia, India and...

Trump urges Hamas to accept 'final proposal'
Washington [US], July 2: U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran-backed Hamas militants on Tuesday to agree to what he called...

Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of...
Tehran [Iran], July 2: The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move...

Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions to...
Washington [US], July 2: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Israel had agreed "to the necessary conditions to finalize" a...

International charities and NGOs call for end.
New York [US], July 2: Dozens of international charities and humanitarian groups called Tuesday for disbanding a controversial Israeli- and...

Trump to discuss Gaza, Iran with Netanyahu
Washington [US], July 2: A senior Israeli official, Ron Dermer, has been in Washington this week holding talks ahead of...

Trump escalates feud with Musk
New York [US], July 2: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut off the billions of dollars in...

Real Madrid beat Juventus to reach Club World...
Miami [Florida], July 2: Real Madrid of Spain advanced to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup, currently being...

Mansour bin Zayed restructures board of Al Jazira...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 2: His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman...

Half of Europe's population could face extreme heat...
Geneva [Switzerland], July 2: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that an exceptional heatwave is currently affecting vast regions...

Dubai Airshow 2025 unveils main agenda, accompanying activities
Dubai [UAE], July 2: Dubai Airshow has announced that registration is now open for its 19th edition, which will be...

Zelensky requests more IRIS-T air defence systems
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Germany to supply additional IRIS-T air-defence systems to counter heavy...

Iran sets conditions for returning to negotiating table...
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Yesterday (June 30), Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi stated the condition for his country to...

Russia enters Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine attacks Crimea bridge
Moscow [Russia], July 1: Russian news agency TASS and military bloggers reported on June 30 that the country's army had...

Trump issues tough directive on Cuba
Washington [US], July 1: US President Donald Trump on June 30 signed a directive imposing a tough US policy on...

Trump threatens to raise tariffs because Japan won't...
Washington [US], July 1: President Donald Trump expressed frustration with US-Japan trade talks, while the US Treasury Secretary warned that...

Philippines adopts 'one battlefield' concept in South China...
Manila [Philippines], July 1: Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on June 30 that military leaders are working to implement...

President Trump increases pressure on tax policy
Washington [US], July 1: Despite controversy over rising domestic inflation risks, US President Donald Trump is pressuring other economies to...

Europe hit by early heatwave: Thousands flee Turkey...
Firefighters battled wildfires in Turkey and France on Monday and more than 50,000 people were evacuated as an early summer...