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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on May 19, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. Mr. Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with with the…
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi. File | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Congo’s army says it has “foiled a coup” on May 19 morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital,…
Starlink is already available in Southeast Asia in Malaysia and the Philippines. Denpasar: Tech billionaire Elon Musk launched Sunday his Starlink service in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali as the country aims to extend internet to its remote areas. Millions of people in Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, are not currently…
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An Afghan couple sit near their damaged home after heavy flooding in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, on May 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 47 in the country’s north following weeks of devastating torrents that had already left hundreds dead…
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Ulan Bator: Two Mongolian climbers have tragically died following their successful ascent of the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest, from the Nepali side, without supplementary oxygen and assistance of Sherpa guides, as confirmed by the Mongolian National Climbing Federation (MNCF) on Sunday. Tsedendamba Usukhjargal, aged 53, and Lkhagvajav Purevsuren, aged 31, were last in contact…
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Robert Fico took office in October after his centrist populist Smer party won a general election. (File) Bratislava: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s life is no longer in danger following an assassination attempt, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak said on Sunday. Robert Fico has been in hospital since Wednesday when a lone gunman shot him…
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An Israeli airstrike killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting raged across the north on Sunday as Israel’s leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced criticism from his own War Cabinet, with his main political…
On Sunday, Dwight will join five others on a space flight by Blue Origin. Ed Dwight, who is the first Black man to be trained as an astronaut, is set to become the oldest person to go to space at 90 years of age. Dwight in 1961 hoped to become the first Black astronaut in…
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King Salman, 88, has been on the throne since 2015. (File) Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is suffering from “high temperature” and joint pain and will undergo his second round of medical tests in less than a month, state media reported Sunday. The tests will take place at a clinic at the Al-Salam Palace in…
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A Ukrainian serviceman prepares to launch a drone at the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine. File. | Photo Credit: AP Russia reported some 60 drones and several missiles shot down over its territory overnight into May 19, with Ukraine in turn saying it destroyed over 30 Russian drones. Russia’s renewed offensive continues to play out…
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