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Iran accuses G7 of siding with Israel with de-escalation call

Iran accused the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday of siding with Israel in its call for “de-escalation” in their intensifying conflict, now in its fifth day. “The G7 must give up its one-sided rhetoric and tackle the real source of the escalation — Israel’s aggression,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said. “Israel has launched an unprovoked...
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Iran confirms meeting European officials on Friday, Iran state media says
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Syria completes first global SWIFT transfer since war, governor says
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Iranian official warns US against involvement in Israel-Iran conflict
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Govts scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel, Iran
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Iran, Israel trade fresh air attacks as Trump weighs US involvement
Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran

Trump on Iran action: ‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’
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Buss family to sell Lakers at $10 billion valuation, ESPN says

Tennis - Queen's Club Championships - Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 18, 2025 Britain's Jack Draper in action during his round of 16 match against Australia's Alexei Popyrin Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Draper into Queen's Club quarterfinals, Mensik loses

Real Madrid's Gonzalo Garcia heads at goal. — Reuters

Madrid held, City and Juve triumph in CWC openers

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INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS
Region
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Syria completes first global SWIFT transfer since war, governor says

Syria has carried out its first international bank transaction via the SWIFT system since the outbreak of its 14-year civil war, its central bank governor said on Thursday, a milestone in Syria's push to reintegrate into the global financial...

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Iranian official warns US against involvement in Israel-Iran conflict
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Iran, Israel trade fresh air attacks as Trump weighs US involvement
Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran

Trump on Iran action: ‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’
A drone photo shows the damage over residential homes, in Tel Aviv. — Reuters

Khamenei warns US ‘irreparable damage’
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Iran has ‘legitimate’ right to self-defence, says Erdogan
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Americas

Demonstrators take part in a protest during national rally in downtown Los Angeles. — AFP

LA curfew to continue for ‘couple more days’

US protesters hit streets before Trump's military parade

Trump hails troop deployment as California readies legal battle

Protests spread across US despite Trump threats

Police make arrests in downtown LA during nighttime curfew

Africa

A Kenyan protester returns a teargas

Kenyans protest ahead of govt budget

S Africa rescuers search for survivors of deadly floods

Iran stresses the need of nuclear 'peaceful activities'

Gunmen kill 25 in restive central Nigeria state

South African woman gets a life sentence for selling

Europe

Rescuers conduct a search and rescue work in a heavily damaged building, in Kyiv. — AFP

1,245 bodies returned from Russia, says Kyiv

European powers call on Iran to return to nuclear talks: French diplomatic source

1,245 bodies returned from Russia, says Kyiv

Ukraine, Russia conduct another POW swap

Northern Ireland leisure centre attacked on third night of violence

Asia
People ride a motorcycle through a flooded street in Zhongshan, China. — AFP

Thousands evacuated as flood hits China

BEIJING: Nearly 70,000 people in southern China have been evacuated after heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday. Vast areas of Zhaoqing city in Guangdong...
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India's Modi says Trump did not mediate Pakistan ceasefire

A villager watches the eruption

Indonesia volcano spews colossal ash tower

Leaders pose for a picture at the China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. — Reuters

China's Xi in Kazakhstan to cement ties

Relatives mourn during funerals

Indians wait for remains after crash

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Losing international students could devastate many US colleges

Xiaofeng Wan, a former admissions officer at Amherst College, now works as a private consultant to international students who want to come to the United States. This week, as he held meetings in China with prospective...

The campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 12, 2018. (Cody O'Loughlin/The New York Times)

Sanitation crisis in Gaza spreads disease

Gazans flee homes as Israeli strikes resume

10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins
Australia
Volunteers clear flood-damaged goods from their shops along the banks of the Manning River in Taree. — AFP

Australia victims confront damage after deluge

TAREE: Flood victims confronted damage from a record deluge in eastern Australia on Friday, returning to find their homes caked in silt, cars half submerged and streets littered with debris. Four...
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Floods strand over 50,000 in Australia

Simon Patterson (L) arrives at Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court where Erin Patterson is due to attend her trial in Morwell

Mushroom murder suspect rejected help preparing meal: Witness

Media stand outside the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court in Morwell, Australia. — Reuters

woman faces trial over alleged mushroom murders

Both major political parties are pledging steep cuts on the number of foreigners allowed to study in Australia as a way to rein in runaway housing prices.(Abigail Varney/The New York Times)

How foreign students lost their sheen in a nation of immigrants

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