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June 7, 2019 6:56 AM

75 years of D-Day landings by Allied troops observed in France

<span style="color: #222222;">In France, hundreds of veterans have gathered to honour the sacrifice of those who died in the D-Day landings by Allied troops, drawing to a close two days of commemorations. <br />''<br /&g...

June 7, 2019 6:54 AM

UAE condemns terrorist attack on checkpoint in north Sinai

<span style="color: #222222;">UAE has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a checkpoint south of Al Arish city in north Sinai, Egypt.<br />''<br />''In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International C...

June 6, 2019 8:53 PM

German nurse given life sentence for murder of 85 patients

In Germany, a nurse was handed a life sentence today for murdering 85 patients in his care. <br />'' <br />'' The 42-year-old nurse Niels Hoegel murdered patients selected at random with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005 when he was caught in the...

June 6, 2019 8:28 PM

Taiwan's request for US tanks and missiles sparks China anger

Taiwan's move to buy state-of-the-art tanks and portable missiles from the United States in a proposed deal has drawn an angry rebuke from China. Taipei's Defence Ministry in a statement today said it formally asked  US for 108 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, more than 1,500 Ja...

June 6, 2019 6:35 PM

Thai parliament elects Prayuth Chan-ocha as prime minister

In Thailand, the Parliament has elected 2014 coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as Prime Minister. <br />'' <br />'' The military-backed party that nominated Prayuth won the second-highest number of seats in the House of Representatives in a general electio...

June 6, 2019 4:57 PM

US Prez Donald Trump arrives in northern France for D-Day ceremonies

<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump arrived in northern France today for a second day of ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings by Allied troops. <br />''<br />''Along with his ...

June 6, 2019 3:10 PM

China gives green light for local 5G rollout amid tensions with US

<span style="color: #222222;">China gave its major state-owned companies the green light to start rolling out 5G services. Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today issued 5G commercial licenses to China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Radio ...

June 6, 2019 2:40 PM

Pope Francis to receive Putin at Vatican on July 4

Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin for an audience next month. The Vatican said in a statement today that the meeting will be on 4th July.The meeting will be the third between the two men, with Francis having received Putin most recently in 2015, when the pope urged all parti...

June 6, 2019 11:10 AM

10 killed in indiscriminate firing between rival groups in Pakistan

<span style="color: #222222;">In Pakistan's Punjab province, at least 10 people were killed and 17 others injured in an indiscriminate firing between two rival groups after Eid prayers yesterday. <br />''<br />''Acc...

June 6, 2019 8:16 AM

At least 10 civilians killed in Syria air strikes

<span style="color: #222222;">In Syria, at least 10 civilians were killed in air strikes and shelling by regime forces in Idlib province. <br />''<br />''Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two children were among s...

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