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Al Jazeera

UK says Iran may be linked to alleged airbase plot, drawing angry denial

Andy Burnham says UK has 'strong indications' Iran involved in alleged security incident at RAF base used by US.
Al Jazeera
BBC News

‘Hero’ pilot stabbed by other pilot on Israel-bound plane, Israeli PM says

Passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and safely landed the plane in Saudi Arabia.
BBC News
Al Jazeera

Iraq celebrates Sovereignty Day as US troops complete withdrawal

Night time celebrations filled the air as Iraqis observed the start of a four-day holiday.
Al Jazeera
BBC News

California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states

Gov Gavin Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians".
BBC News
Al Jazeera

Passengers tell of ‘nightmare’ onboard diverted Flydubai flight

Israeli passengers tell of the horror onboard the Flydubai flight that was diverted after a pilot was stabbed.
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera

Iran parades Shahed drones through capital

Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran.
Al Jazeera
BBC News

Swiss glaciers suffer ‘disastrous’ year of ice loss, threatening water supplies

Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
BBC News
Al Jazeera

Iran war live: Trump hints US could strike Iran, warns time coming

Trump says the US may “blow up” Iran or strike a deal, insisting the standoff will end very soon one way or the other.
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera

Trump amazed that an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land Flydubai flight

An amazed US President Donald Trump relayed the story of how an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land a Flydubai flight.
Al Jazeera
RTE News

Hundreds detained as French school protests escalate

French security forces detained over 600 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated, the interior minister said.
RTE News
BBC News

US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead

The death by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before judges from a lower court paused the execution.
BBC News
BBC News

The children dying in India’s remote tribal heartland

At least 32 children have died in India's Balaghat district since May amid outbreaks of measles and malaria.
BBC News
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