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KYIV: Ukraine said on Thursday that Russia has for more than three months been refusing a US and Ukrainian proposal to halt some three years of fighting without any preconditions. The inauguration of US leader Donald Trump earlier this year has spurred a flurry of meetings between US, Russian and Ukrainian officials with the aim…
STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s government said Thursday it had gained the support of all parties in parliament for a massive boost in defence spending, as the United States pressures Europe take more responsibility for security. The 300 billion kronor ($31 billion) boost over the next decade, first announced in March and due to be finalised in forthcoming…
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran would “pay a heavy price” after a hospital in southern Israel was hit during an Iranian missile attack on Thursday, while his defence minister said Iran’s supreme leader would be “held accountable”. “This morning, Iran’s terrorist dictators fired missiles at Soroka Hospital… and at civilians in the centre…
TEHRAN: Iran accused the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday of acting as a “partner” in what it described as Israel’s “war of aggression”. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) accused Iran of a lack of cooperation prior to the start of the Iran-Israel war. The IAEA’s board of governors then adopted a resolution censuring Iran…
LUXEMBOURG: Google suffered a legal blow at the European Court of Justice on Thursday, when the body’s adviser recommended upholding a record fine imposed on the company for anti-competitive practices. The US tech giant has been trying to overturn on appeal a 4.3-billion-euro ($4.9 billion) fine imposed by the European Commission in 2018, which was…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent safety recommendation Wednesday to modify jet engines on Boeing’s 737 Max airplanes to prevent smoke from entering the cockpit or cabin in certain scenarios. The warning comes after two incidents involving Southwest Airlines planes equipped with CFM International LEAP-1B engines that experienced bird strikes in 2023….
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina said it has detected Russian spies operating in the country to promote Moscow’s interests through disinformation campaigns and fake news. Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said intelligence officers identified an organisation called “The Company,“ allegedly linked to Russia’s government and Project Lakhta, which the United States says is a Moscow-based operation conducting political…
TEHRAN: Iran said Thursday the main target of a missile attack in which a hospital in southern Israel was hit was an Israeli military and intelligence base, not the health facility. A hospital in southern Israel and two towns near Tel Aviv were struck after a barrage of Iranian missiles, with Israeli rescuers reporting at…
HOUSTON: One of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starships exploded during a routine test late Wednesday in Texas, law enforcement said, adding that no one was injured. The Starship 36 suffered “catastrophic failure and exploded” at the Starbase launch facility shortly after 11:00 pm (0400 GMT Thursday), a Facebook post by the Cameron County authorities…
PUERTO ESCONDIDO: Hurricane Erick strengthened to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 early Thursday as it barreled toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially deadly floods. Erick is expected to make landfall on Thursday morning bringing “life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain”, the center’s latest bulletin…
