Iran unveils what it calls a hypersonic missile able to beat air defenses amid tensions with US
Dubai (AP) — Iran claimed on Tuesday that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times
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Month: June 2023
Kuwait, only Gulf Arab nation with a powerful assembly, holds another election mired in gridlock
Dubai (AP) — Voters in Kuwait cast their ballots Tuesday for a third time in as many years, with little
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US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program
Washington (AP) — The U.S. said Tuesday it is sanctioning a group of people and firms from Iran, China and
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Air India plane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco lands in Russia after engine problem
New Delhi (AP) — An Air India plane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco landed in Russia after it
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Senior US, Chinese diplomats hold ‘candid’ talks to avoid escalation of tensions
Taipei (AP) — Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats held “candid and productive” talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open
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Takeaways of AP investigation into a missing boat of 180 Rohingya refugees
Teknaf (AP) — On Dec. 1, 2022, a boat carrying around 180 Rohingya refugees set out from Bangladesh, bound for
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Car bombing in northeast Afghanistan kills local official and his driver, wounds 10 people
Kabul (AP) — A car bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast on Tuesday killed a provincial deputy governor and his driver, a
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Drought drives economic exodus from Iraq’s rivers and marshlands
Reuters Even after the 2003 U.S. invasion, when parts of the marshes were flooded again, water levels did not fully
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OpenAI CEO sees ‘huge’ Israeli role in reducing risks from the technology
Tel Aviv (Reuters) – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted on Monday a “huge role” for Israel in reducing risks from
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Startup Riyadh Air plans trio of new plane orders -CEO
Istanbul (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s new airline Riyadh Air is in the midst of a three-part inaugural fleet acquisition including
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