Malaysia Implements New Law Restricting Social Media Use for Under-16s

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Malaysia has implemented a new legal provision strictly regulating the use of social media by children under 16 years of age. The rule, which came into effect on Monday, states...

Powerful Explosion in Papua Village Kills 5, Injures 20

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Indonesia. At least 5 people have died and about 20 have been injured in a powerful explosion in a fishing village in Indonesia's eastern Papua region on Sunday. Police suspect...

US President Trump Demands Further Amendments to Iran Deal Draft

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Washington. US President Donald Trump has demanded further amendments to the draft US-Iran agreement prepared with the objective of ending the war that began earlier this year. The latest amendments...

Israeli Army Captures Beaufort Castle in Southern Lebanon

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Beirut. The Israeli army has taken control of the historic and strategically important Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described this as a 'decisive change'...

IAEA Confirms Drone Attack at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

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Kyiv. The United Nations nuclear agency (IAEA) has confirmed a drone attack at the southern Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control.The Vienna-based agency wrote on social...

US F-15 Fighter Jet Allegedly Downed by Chinese Missile in Iran

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Washington DC. It is claimed that a Chinese-made (shoulder-fired) missile was fired at a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet shot down in the southwestern region of Iran last April....

Eight Dead, 33 Injured in Tourist Bus Accident in Western Turkey

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Kathmandu. At least eight people have died and 33 have been injured in a tourist bus accident in western Turkey on Sunday morning.According to local media, the bus carrying 38...

Kenya Proceeds With Ebola Center Amid Court Order

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NAIROBI. The Kenyan government has moved forward with plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment center in cooperation with the United States, despite a temporary restraining order from the...

UN Peacekeeping Efforts Face Collapse Amid Geopolitical and Financial Crises, SIPRI Report States

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Kathmandu. A report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on May 25 states that United Nations peacekeeping (peacekeeping) missions are on the verge of collapse due to...

Iran's IRGC Navy Warns of Military Response to US Interference in Strait of Hormuz

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Tehran. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned of a 'strong military response' if the United States interferes in any way with the management of the Strait of...

WHO Chief Urges Review of Ebola Travel Bans

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Kathmandu. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged some countries to reconsider travel bans and border closures imposed due to the Ebola outbreak spreading in the Democratic...

US Navy Fires Missile at Cargo Ship Attempting to Breach Iran Blockade

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Kathmandu. The US military has fired a missile into the engine room of a cargo ship that tried to break the blockade and enter Iran's ports. According to the US...

Three astronauts return to Earth after 210-day space mission

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Three astronauts participating in China's 'Shenzhou-21' space mission, Zhang Lu, Wu Fe, and Zhang Hongzhang, successfully completed their 210-day stay in space and returned to Beijing safely on Saturday.The China...

18 Afghan Refugees Die in Truck Accident in Laghman Province

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Afghanistan. At least 18 people have died when a cargo truck carrying Afghan refugees returning to their country from Pakistan met with an accident in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province. Among...

Child Rescued From Rubble After Israeli Attack in Lebanon

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Beirut. Rescuers have pulled out a seven-year-old boy trapped in the rubble of his house after an Israeli attack in Lebanon. The boy's father and sister died in the attack.The...