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Calls to ‘have a drink’ ring out as Tehran funeral events take on fete‑like mood with free refreshments and electro music
TEHRAN, July 6 — With electronic music blaring and free food and drinks on offer at hundreds of stalls, the area around late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies […]
Sara Duterte’s impeachment: What it means for the Philippines and her political future
Sara Duterte faces a Senate impeachment trial that could remove her from office and permanently end her electoral career. The once-powerful alliance between Duterte and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. collapsed amid […]
Gaza political shift as Hamas dismantles governing body after nearly two decades
GAZA CITY, July 6 — Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced today the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, clearing the way for […]
UK fighters intercept Russian plane after ‘unsafe’ activity near aircraft carrier in Norwegian Sea
LONDON, July 6 — A Russian patrol aircraft staged “unsafe” activity near the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier as it conducted Nato air defence operations off Iceland, Britain’s defence ministry said […]
Sri Lanka’s worst prison riot in five years kills 23 guards and inmates, wound more than 100
COLOMBO, July 6 — Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in more […]
Iran mourns Khamenei as millions flood streets for supreme leader’s farewell
TEHRAN, July 6 — Vast crowds gathered for the funeral procession of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran today, with authorities estimating millions were on the streets in […]
Building collapse kills six in Mumbai as torrential rain batters city
NEW DELHI, July 6 — Six people including five children were killed when a building collapsed in Mumbai, officials said today, as monsoon rains pounded India’s financial capital, flooding roads […]
The Party provides: China’s unemployed turn to Communist Party Centres after layoffs, employment struggles
GUANGZHOU, July 6 — As China’s job market continues to tighten and lay-offs ripple through private-sector industries, unemployed workers are increasingly seeking refuge in an unlikely place: local Communist Party […]
Japan says ‘strongly’ urged China to reconsider missile test launch
TOKYO, July 6 —Tokyo said today it had strongly urged China to reconsider a test missile launch in the Pacific Ocean after the Japanese embassy in Beijing was informed by […]
China says successfully conducted test missile launch in Pacific Ocean
BEIJING, July 6 — China’s navy said it successfully conducted a test missile launch in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, after nations in the region warned that Beijing was planning to […]