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US Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

US Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in...

Washington [US], June 30: In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges...

France arrests 150 during second night of riots

France arrests 150 during second night of riots

Paris [France], June 30: Following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old teen by a police officer, 150 arrests were made...

London to appeal after court declares Rwanda asylum policy unlawful

London to appeal after court declares Rwanda asylum...

London [UK], June 30: The British government will seek to appeal against a ruling that its plans to deport asylum...

Russia claims killed two Ukraine generals in Kramatorsk strike

Russia claims killed two Ukraine generals in Kramatorsk...

Moscow [Russia], June 30: Russia on Thursday claimed its forces had killed two Ukrainian generals and "up to 50 officers"...

Macron calls for calm after riots in wake of killing teen

Macron calls for calm after riots in wake...

Paris [France], June 30: French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday called for a return to calm and a rapid probe after...

'Weaker Putin is a greater danger': EU's Borrell

'Weaker Putin is a greater danger': EU's Borrell

Brussels [Belgium], June 30:The EU's top diplomat warned Thursday that a "weaker" Russian President Vladimir Putin would pose a "greater...

Canadian wildfire smoke spreads

Canadian wildfire smoke spreads

Ottawa [Canada], June 30:Murky, dull skies loomed over tens of millions of Americans.

Wagner still recruiting despite mutiny, BBC finds

Wagner still recruiting despite mutiny, BBC finds

Moscow [Russia], June 30: The Wagner Group is still recruiting fighters across Russia, days after staging a mutiny that led...

Fire destroys 11 homes in displaced Yemenis camp

Fire destroys 11 homes in displaced Yemenis camp

Sanaa [Yemen], June 29: A fire broke out Wednesday in a camp for displaced people in western Yemen, destroying 11...

2 dead in shooting incident at U.S. consulate general in Saudi Arabia

2 dead in shooting incident at U.S. consulate...

Washington [US], June 29: The U.S. State Department confirmed that a shooting incident occured Wednesday at the U.S. consulate general...

Malaysia state assemblies dissolved ahead of key local elections

Malaysia state assemblies dissolved ahead of key local...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 29:Several Malaysian state assemblies were dissolved on Wednesday ahead of key local elections that will determine...

Australian births hit record high in 2021

Australian births hit record high in 2021

Canberra [Australia], June 29: A record number of babies were born in Australia in 2021, government data has revealed.

Israel, Palestine hold talks on West Bank violence

Israel, Palestine hold talks on West Bank violence

Jerusalem [Israel], June 29:In a recent development, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant engaged in discussions with a senior Palestinian official...

Japan checks to release Fukushima water

Japan checks to release Fukushima water

Tokyo [Japan], June 29: Japanese regulators have begun final inspections on a newly completed system for the controversial release of...

Fatal police shooting of teen unforgivable, says Macron

Fatal police shooting of teen unforgivable, says Macron

Paris [France], June 29: French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old boy in the...

Death toll from rocket attack on Ukraine's Kramatorsk rises to 10

Death toll from rocket attack on Ukraine's Kramatorsk...

Moscow [Russia], June 29: The death toll from the Russian missile attack on a cafe in the eastern Ukrainian city...

Sweden's NATO hopes fade as Erdogan slams demos

Sweden's NATO hopes fade as Erdogan slams demos

Istanbul [Turkey], June 29: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on...

Switzerland refuses to transfer tanks to Ukraine

Switzerland refuses to transfer tanks to Ukraine

Geneva [Switzerland], June 29: Switzerland again refused to transfer arms to Ukraine on Wednesday, this time rejecting the export of...

Biden says 'Bidenomics' will restore the American dream

Biden says 'Bidenomics' will restore the American dream

Chicago [US], June 29: President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to restore the American dream in a speech promoting his "Bidenomics"...

Taiwan says it spots two Russian warships off its east coast

Taiwan says it spots two Russian warships off...

Taipei [Taiwan], June 29: Taiwan spotted two Russian warships off its eastern coast on Tuesday and sent its own aircraft...

Protesters burn Koran at Stockholm mosque

Protesters burn Koran at Stockholm mosque

Stockholm [Sweden], June 29: A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm's central mosque.

Wagner mutineers included Russian convicts

Wagner mutineers included Russian convicts

Moscow [Russia], June 29:The Wagner Group mercenaries who seized the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in a failed mutiny included at...

Presumed human remains returned to shore

Presumed human remains returned to shore

Ottawa [Canada], June 29:Debris from the tourist submersible destroyed in an implosion that killed the five people aboard.

UAE President exchanges Eid Al Adha greetings with Syrian President, Kuwaiti Crown Prince

UAE President exchanges Eid Al Adha greetings with...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 29: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Eid Al Adha...

Hamdan bin Mohammed performs Eid Al Adha prayer at Zabeel Grand Mosque

Hamdan bin Mohammed performs Eid Al Adha prayer...

Dubai [UAE], June 29: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman...

Israel launches digital data tool to prevent soil loss

Israel launches digital data tool to prevent soil...

Jerusalem [Israel], June 28: The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Tuesday launched a new digital tool that...

Türkiye to tackle water shortage in Bursa by building new dams

Türkiye to tackle water shortage in Bursa by...

Istanbul [Turkey], June 28: Türkiye is trying to solve the critical water shortage in the northwestern province of Bursa with...