Kaja Kallas: “It was good to be back in Amman for talks with League of Arab States counterparts. “Jordan is a pillar of stability and one of the EU’s closest and most trusted partners in the Middle East. With Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, I spoke about the US-Iran peace talks and how the current truce...
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Iran’s Team Draws 0-0 With Belgium, Thanking LA For Its Hospitality In A Heartfelt Note
Goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand anchored Iran’s defensive stand in the hard-fought match against Belgium, securing a vital point in Group G where all teams now sit on two points. The handwritten note invoked ancient Persia, national pride, and peace while using #168 to remember 168 victims—mostly children—from a February airstrike on a school in Minab. Despite...
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Turkey Detains 209 In Raids In The Capital Of Ankara Ahead Of July’s NATO Summit
Security forces in the Turkish capital carried out sweeping raids on Tuesday ahead of next month’s NATO summit, and detained more than 200 people with suspected links to extremist groups, including the Islamic State group. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to join other leaders of the 32‑member alliance in Ankara for the July 7–8...
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Northern Ireland’s Former Unionist Leader Convicted Of Decades-Old Child Sexual Abuse
Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, was convicted Monday of rape and sex abuse charges involving two girls decades ago. Donaldson, 63, was found guilty at Newry Crown Court of one count of rape, four counts of gross indecency and 13 indecent assault charges involving two girls from 1985 to...
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Libyan Warlord Convicted Over Abuses At Detention Center, Officials Say
A Libyan warlord has been convicted of human rights violations reportedly committed at a detention facility in the country’s west, authorities said, over a year after Italy deported him despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. Ossama Anjiem, also known as Ossama al-Masri, who led the Tripoli branch of the Reform and...
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Kylian Mbappé Of France Scores 2 Goals To Reach 16 In World Cup Career, Tying For 2nd Most
Mbappé is coming for Messi. Kylian Mbappé of France scored two goals on Monday to reach 16 for his World Cup career, moving into a tie for second most in tournament history as he tries to keep pace with new record holder Lionel Messi. “If I want to keep up with what Leo is doing,”...
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Israeli Strike Kills Teen On Her Way To School In Gaza, Relatives Say
An Israeli strike killed a teenage girl Monday as she walked to her high school to take an exam in Gaza City, relatives said. Raghad Hassan Ashour, 16, was headed to the 11th grade test when the blast occurred in a busy street in the Rimal district, according to a relative, Jameel Ashour. The military...
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Says No Visit Scheduled For UN Inspectors To Visit Bombed Nuclear Sites
Iran said on Tuesday that there’s been no visit scheduled for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to see nuclear sites earlier bombed by the United States. Esmail Baghaei made the comment to journalists at a news conference in Tehran, Iran’s capital. Baghaei’s remarks appear to cut against those made by U.S. Vice President...
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High School Shooting In The Philippines Kills 3, And Police Arrest 2 Students
Two students armed with hand guns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding at least 20 others, police said. The suspects, aged 14 and 15, were arrested. The suspects and the victims were students of the San Jose National High School in Tacloban city,...
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Gunman Kills A Montreal Officer At A Hilton Hotel Before Being Shot Dead, Police Say
A suspect armed with a long gun opened fire Monday at a Montreal hotel, killing a police officer before officers returned fire, killing him, police said. A civilian also died but it wasn’t immediately clear who fired that shot. Police Chief Fady Dagher said a second officer was seriously injured in the shooting in the...