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Likely next PM Andy Burnham vows UK’s ‘biggest’ decentralisation of power
MANCHESTER, June 29 — Veteran Labour politician Andy Burnham, who is set to succeed outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, vowed today to “bring about the biggest rebalancing of power […]
Turkey belongs in Europe’s security architecture, says Erdogan ahead of Nato summit
ISTANBUL, June 29 — Turkey must be included in all of Europe’s defence and security structures, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, a week ahead of a key Nato summit […]
Iran says no technical meeting with US planned this week
TEHRAN, June 29 — Iran’s foreign ministry today denied reports that Iranian and American technical teams will meet in the coming days to discuss the implementation of the deal to […]
Thai airline employee charged over alleged A$500,000 heroin seizure at Melbourne Airport
MELBOURNE, June 29 — An airline employee from Thailand has been arrested and charged after Australian authorities allegedly located heroin in her baggage on arrival at Melbourne Airport, Xinhua reported. […]
Europe’s deadly heatwave scorches eastern flank, takes aim at Ukraine
PARIS, June 29 — The most severe heatwave ever recorded in Europe roasted central and eastern parts of the continent today and began to creep over Ukraine, which scrambled to […]
Venezuela’s race to find survivors enters its darkest phase
LA GUAIRA, June 29 — Hopes were fading today of finding survivors more than four days after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, as residents grow increasingly frustrated with the government’s […]
Britain’s PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham unveils vision to reshape the economy
LONDON, June 29 — The frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister, Andy Burnham, plans to lay out his economic agenda on Monday, in his first major policy announcement since […]
Uyghur and Tibetan groups sound alarm over China’s new ethnic unity law, likens it to ‘cultural genocide’
GENEVA, June 29 — Tibetan and Uyghur representatives urged countries at a United Nations meeting last week to pressure China to repeal a new law they say is aimed at […]
‘Kinetic activity’ on pause again: US and Iran agree to no strikes ahead of Qatar talks
WASHINGTON, June 29 — The United States and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other, American media reported citing senior US officials, and plan to meet Tuesday in Qatar […]
Baghdad anti-corruption raids net MPs, rocking Iraq’s political elite
BAGHDAD, June 29 — Iraqi authorities arrested 47 officials, including members of parliament, on Sunday as part of an anti-graft campaign in the corruption-plagued country, state media reported. Iraq’s new […]