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North Korea warns of new ‘deterrent’ ahead of US-Seoul drills
The 11-day exercises due to begin on Monday are a regular fixture of the summer calendar, designed to prepare the United States and South Korea to defend against the nuclear-armed North.
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
The plant is owned by European defence group KNDS and manufactures medium and large-calibre ammunition.
Spain darkens as solar eclipse races south from Arctic
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said nearly 25,000 police officers had been mobilised to ensure the event goes off without a hitch.
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji dies aged 97
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, whose market reforms helped drive the country's extraordinary economic rise, died Wednesday at the age of 97.
US helicopter fired on ship that tried to break Iran ports...
It was the third time the United States, in a months-long war against Iran, has forcibly halted a vessel since reinstating the ports blockade on July 14.
Mideast war impact on travel bookings fading, TUI says
Tourism in Europe is experiencing a turbulent summer marked by soaring jet fuel prices because of the US and Israeli war against Iran, as well as heatwaves and wildfires in Spain, France, Portugal and Greece.
Colombians dig through rubble as quake death toll surpasses 240
In Pereira and Cali, families slept in parks as aftershocks rattled damaged neighborhoods where entire blocks had been reduced to rubble.
China rocket launch fails after ‘flight anomaly’, reports of explosion
A Chinese rocket carrying a communications satellite failed in its launch, state media said, attributing the failure to a "flight anomaly" as reports and videos suggested the spacecraft had exploded in mid-air.
Airbus joins probe into Air India flight plunge
An Airbus spokesperson said that the jet manufacturer was providing "technical assistance" to Indian investigating authorities.
Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China
The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province on Sunday, with China's National Meteorological Centre (NMC) issuing its least severe typhoon alert on Monday morning.
