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Pope Leo decries leaders who ‘feed’ wars while millions go hungry
Pope Leo warns that global priorities are badly skewed Leo, at UN food aid agency, urges spending to combat hunger Pope says alleviating hunger also helps global stability ROME, June […]
Streeting drops out of leadership race and backs Burnham to succeed Starmer as UK PM
LONDON, June 22 — Former British health minister Wes Streeting said he would back Andy Burnham to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister, taking himself out of the contest and […]
Timor-Leste declares week of mourning after ex‑president and former guerrilla leader Guterres dies in Malaysia
DILI, June 22 — East Timor declared a week of mourning for ex-president Francisco “Lu-Olo” Guterres today after the former guerrilla leader died in a Malaysian hospital at the weekend. […]
Europe scorched by 40°C heatwave as France reports deaths and Spain issues red alerts
Some 2,700 French schools will close or reduce classes today Spain gives red alert in Basque country as temperature nears 40C Europe highs seen 4.1C above 1961-1990 norm — Reuters […]
Starmer out: UK PM quits less than two years after landslide victory
LONDON, June 22 — Prime Minister Keir Starmersaid on Monday he would resign, with a new leader to be in place by the time parliament returns in September. Less than […]
Switzerland hails progress in Iran-US talks, want ‘technical discussions’ to start next week
BURGENSTOCK, June 22 — Following a first round of talks in Switzerland between Tehran and Washington towards ending the Middle East war, Bern said Monday that conditions were set for […]
Australia confirms second H5N1 bird flu case in three days, vows to curb spread
SYDNEY, June 22 — Australia reported a second case of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in Western Australia on Monday, after confirming its first over the weekend, as the government […]
Three killed, five injured in Philippines school shooting
MANILA, June 22 — Three people were killed and five injured in a school shooting in the central Philippines, Philippine police said on Monday. Police said one suspect has been […]
Qatar gas explosion: 54 hurt, 18 missing after ‘technical incident’ at Ras Laffan site
DOHA, June 22 — Fifty-four people were injured and another 18 were missing after an explosion at Qatar’s core LNG processing site of Ras Laffan on Sunday, authorities said. An […]
Australian police find 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in secret Sydney bunkers, largest bust in country’s history
SYDNEY, June 22 — Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said Monday. It was the […]