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US approves $5 bn sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
"The proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia's airborne defense capability to counter current and future regional threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and improve interoperability with systems operated by US forces and other Gulf region partners," the US State Department said in a statement.
Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino
The Panama Canal Authority said low water levels in the two artificial lakes that feed the canal forced it to act.
Two US sailors removed from Thai resort town after drunken brawl
Two sailors from the US aircraft carrier making a port call to Thailand were sent back to the ship after a drunken altercation, Thai police said Friday.
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal ‘miracle’
"As long as there is breath, there is hope!" Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha said in a statement.
Trump ‘happy’ Prince Harry and Meghan have left US
"I thought they treated the royal family with great disrespect. I didn't like it. I didn't like the way she acted. I thought she was terribly disrespectful to the Queen, to King Charles".
UN agency urges civilian aircraft safety after Zelensky remarks
"Long-range weapons systems, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), global navigation satellite system radio frequency interference, and advanced air defense systems are among the military technologies jeopardizing civilian aviation," the ICAO said in a statement that did not mention any specific country.
Iran strikes back against latest US attacks
Missile and drone attacks were also reported in Kuwait, where the army said they were responding to Iranian hostilities, and AFP reporters in Bahrain heard alert sirens for airborne attacks go off early Wednesday.
Iran state TV says US targeted airport in south
"Minutes ago, the enemy US attack targeted Jiroft airport," state television said, after reporting several strikes along the coast of the Strait of Hormuz and on Iranian islands in the Gulf.
French prison overcrowding reaches new record high
Jails held 89,668 inmates on August 1 despite having capacity for only around 63,300 in the country of 69 million.
Norway’s King Haakon VIII to swear allegiance to constitution
Norway's new King Haakon VIII was due to swear an oath of allegiance to the country's constitution on Tuesday, though his wife was unable to attend because of complications from a recent lung transplant.
