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US strikes Iran, triggering retaliation on military base in major escalation since ceasefire
TEHRAN, May 28 — The United States struck southern Iran today, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began. […]
Thai court dismisses royal defamation case against ex-opposition leader Thanathorn in rare ruling
BANGKOK, May 28 — A Thai court today dismissed a royal defamation case against a former opposition leader over comments he made during the Covid-19 pandemic, in a rare ruling […]
US industrial disaster: Death toll rises to two, nine still unaccounted for after paper plant collapse
LOS ANGELES, May 28 — A chemical incident at a paper plant in the northwestern US has killed two people, with nine others missing and feared dead, officials said […]
Israel declares southern Lebanon combat zones, urges mass evacuation ahead of strikes
BEIRUT, May 28 — Israel yesterday declared all areas south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River, which runs roughly 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the border, “combat zones” and urged residents to […]
Trump appears to threaten to ‘blow up’ ally Oman
WASHINGTON, May 28 — President Donald Trump yesterday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Oman […]
Trump threatens to ‘finish the job’ as Iran says military ready despite hopes of deal
TEHRAN, May 28 — Iran yesterday said a return to war was unlikely but that its military was nonetheless “lying in wait”, while US President Donald Trump threatened to “finish […]
Trump endorses Armenian PM Pashinyan ahead of tightly contested election
WASHINGTON, May 28 — US President Donald Trump voiced support yesterday for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the upcoming elections, which polls show as an exceedingly tight race. The June 7 […]
Bolivia at ‘breaking point’ after weeks of protests spark shortages, warns president
LA PAZ, May 28 — Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz warned yesterday that the country was at a “breaking point” after nearly a month of protests that have caused shortages of […]
Dread and denial at heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak
MONGBWALU (DR Congo), May 27 — Unlike other residents of Mongbwalu, a town at the heart of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest devastating Ebola outbreak, Laureine Sakiya believes […]
Indian sailors risk work at sea, as Iran war grinds on
NEW DELHI, May 27 — Born to landless Indian farmers, Sunil Pooniya thought a job at sea would be his ticket out of poverty. Instead his first voyage saw him […]