30-06-2026 KYIV: A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life in prison for spying for Russia’s FSB security service. Col Dmytro Kozyura was found guilty of high treason under martial law, Ukraine’s prosecutor general said. He was previously chief of staff of the Security Service of Ukraine’s …
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30-06-2026 LONDON: The heatwave scorching Western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said. Almost half of Europe’s 850 largest cities are also enduring their worst ever heat stress, a combination of temperature …
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30-06-2026 TOKYO: Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday, led by a sell-off in technology firms as investors worried that recent jumps in share prices had gone too far. Trading on South Korea’s Kospi was temporarily halted as an 8% fall in the benchmark index triggered a mechanism intended to …
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30-06-2026 BERLIN: A court in Germany has sentenced a man to life in prison for an attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg in 2024, in which six people were killed. The court imposed the maximum sentence on the defendant, Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, who is from Saudi Arabia. The 51-year-old was …
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29-06-2026 SEATTLE: Egypt’s head coach Hossam Hassan says all teams at the FIFA World Cup must be treated equally amid criticism that Iran has faced unfair scheduling and travel restrictions from tournament cohosts the United States. Asked by media if he had a message for the Iranian team, Hassan said …
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29-06-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The Indian Government restored commercial LPG supplies to pre-crisis levels and lifted sector-specific restrictions imposed during the recent West Asia conflict, citing improved domestic production and the expected arrival of imported cargoes. In a statement, the Petroleum Ministry said supplies of non-domestic packed LPG to …
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29-06-2026 DUBAI: A 23-year-old TikTok influencer charged with the murder of her boyfriend in Dubai is facing death by firing squad, a human rights group has said. Brooke George, from Gravesend, Kent, has been charged over the stabbing of a man who she was in a relationship with after they …
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29-06-2026 DUBAI: The price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war as traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route gradually resumes. Global benchmark Brent crude briefly fell below $72.48 (£55) a barrel, the price it was at the day before the US …
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29-06-2026 LONDON: The British maritime security agency UKMTO reported on Thursday that a ship had been struck 7.5 nautical miles southeast of Oman’s port of Dahit by “an unknown projectile”. No casualties were reported. Maritime risk management firm Vanguard said the ship, Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely, continued through strait despite the …
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29-06-2026 CARACAS: Rescuers are searching through rubble in a rush to save lives after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela near the capital, killing at least 235 people and injuring more than 1,500. In Caracas and the nearby coastal city of La Guaira, people could be heard calling for help from …
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