Trump urges Syria’s al-Sharaa to join Abraham Accords with Israel. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa to join the Abraham Accords normalizing relations with Israel, the White House said, as the two leaders met in Riyadh, in a first encounter between leaders of the countries in 25 years. Trump also […]
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Japanese military plane with 2 on board crashes. T-4 jet of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces crashed during training course in central Aichi province, says Defense Ministry. A military plane with two people on board crashed in central Japan on Wednesday, Kyodo News reported. The T-4 jet of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces crashed during a training course
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Families of Jeju Air crash victims file complaint against South Korean minister. Families of the victims of the Jeju Air crash in South Korea have filed a complaint against 15 people they believe to be responsible for last December’s disaster that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. The country’s transport minister and the
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Syria offered to build Trump Tower in Damascus before meeting with president. Damascus courted Donald Trump with a range of incentives, including the potential for a Trump Tower in the Syrian capital, before a meeting between the United States president and his Syrian counterpart. The strategic pitch also included the possibility of a detente with Israel and US access to Syrian oil and
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Military training plane crashes in central Japan, 2 crew members missing. TOKYO (AP) — A search was launched on Wednesday for two crew members reported missing after a Japanese air force training plane crashed soon after take off. The T-4 training plane belonging to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force had taken off from Komaki Air
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Iraqi authorities detain 27 in Basra over ‘wife-swapping’ parties. Iraqi security forces have arrested 27 individuals, including married couples, in the southern city of Basra in connection with alleged “wife-swapping” parties, authorities have confirmed to local Iraqi media outlets. While the act falls within a legal grey area due to the absence of explicit criminal provisions, several lawmakers and legal experts
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Death toll in Australia’s Queensland state from soil-borne disease rises to 31. The death toll in Australia’s Queensland state this year from the soil-borne disease melioidosis climbed to 31 after another person died, local media reported Wednesday. The latest death was reported in Townsville during the past week, according to ABC News. Queensland’s Health Department
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Colombia joins Belt and Road Initiative as China courts Latin America. BEIJING – Colombia formally agreed on May 14 to join China’s vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, as Beijing draws Latin America closer in a bid to counter the US. Latin America has emerged as a key battleground in US President Donald Trump’s confrontations with
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Pakistan, Russia agree to establish new steel mills in Karachi. The development came here during a follow up meeting between Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan and a Russian delegation led by Denis Nazaroof, a visiting representative of Russia. The Russian official assured Pakistan of his country’s
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Scotland moves closer toward legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill The Scottish Parliament has approved a key vote on a landmark bill that could allow legalized assisted dying for terminally ill people. The proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill will now go to the committee stage, where members of the Scottish parliament
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