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Press releases published on June 29, 2025
Israel strikes Lebanon murdering two Hezbollah members
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Two Hezbollah members lost their lives on Thursday in separate Israeli drone attacks targeting locations in southern Lebanon, according to reports from local media and security officials. In one of the incidents, an Israeli drone reportedly struck …
Japan Warns of Powerful Earthquake Threat in Sea of Japan
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) A powerful earthquake exceeding magnitude 7 is likely to strike the Sea of Japan within the next three decades, a Japanese government panel has cautioned. The Earthquake Research Committee, part of the national disaster forecasting framework, …
Middle Corridor is to boost international transport, logistics systems
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) The Middle Corridor initiative is expected to bring renewed energy to international transport and logistics systems, creating a vital link between Asia and Europe, according to Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu …
Iranian FM states no plan to continue discussions with US
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has stated that there is no current agreement or commitment in place to restart negotiations with the United States, according to comments made by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. In a televised interview with the national …
Egyptian President, British PM discuss aftermath of Iran-Israel ceasefire
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke by phone to discuss the recent ceasefire between Israel and Iran, encouraging diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully, according to official …
Ex-Venezuelan Intel Head Admits Guilt in Drug Trafficking
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) A former top military intelligence officer from Venezuela has admitted guilt in a U.S. court on charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, confessing to his involvement in smuggling cocaine into American cities. Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios …
Ships Falsely Claim Russian, Chinese Ties
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Commercial vessels operating near the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf have started broadcasting deceptive identities, falsely identifying themselves as Russian or Chinese, in a bid to evade potential attacks. A news agency disclosed this development …
Bombing Targets Military Convoy in Pakistan
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) A vehicle-borne suicide attacker detonated a car loaded with explosives into a military convoy in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No organization has yet claimed accountability for the assault, but the region …
German Business Bankruptcies Reach Decade High
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Germany has experienced its most severe surge in corporate insolvencies in ten years during the initial half of this year, according to a report from the economic monitoring organization Creditreform. The analysis, made public on Thursday, …
Protests Sweep Kenya, Leaving 16 Killed, 400 Injured
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Widespread violent protests sweeping Kenya have resulted in at least 16 deaths and over 400 people injured, Amnesty International Kenya reported Thursday. The organization revealed allegations that some police officers have been encouraging …
Uganda’s Museveni Hints at Re-Election Bid
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda’s long-serving head of state, Yoweri Museveni, has indicated he may pursue another presidential term in the national polls scheduled for next year. At 80 years old, Museveni is among the globe’s longest-reigning heads of government. He and …
UK press states incoming MI6 boss’ grandfather was Ukrainian Nazi ‘Butcher’
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Blaise Metreweli, who is set to become the head of the UK’s intelligence service MI6 in October, is the granddaughter of a Nazi collaborator involved in atrocities in occupied Ukraine during World War II, according to the Daily Mail. Metreweli’s …
France cautions of ‘worst-case scenario’ on Iran
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the international community to act swiftly to prevent Iran from withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which restricts Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Some …
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Airstrikes Kill Seven Palestinians, Including Two Children
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) At least seven displaced Palestinians, among them two young children, were killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, medical officials reported. A medical source confirmed that five people died when Israeli forces …
Israeli Airstrike on Tehran Prison Leaves Seventy-One Dead
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran reported on Sunday that an Israeli airstrike last week on a prison in Tehran resulted in 71 fatalities and numerous injuries. Asghar Jahangir, representing Iran’s judiciary, denounced the attack on Evin Prison as a “full-fledged crime by …
Putin meets with Abu Dhabi’s crown prince
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on Friday with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit, where he emphasized the importance of a newly established …
Senate Pushes Forward Trump’s Expansive Tax-Cut, Spending Bill
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) On Saturday, the U.S. Senate took a crucial procedural step by narrowly advancing President Donald Trump’s expansive tax-cut and spending legislation, moving closer to passing it before the July 4 recess. The 940-page measure, officially named the …
Putin Ends “One-Sided” Ties with West
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Moscow will cease engaging in “one-sided” arrangements with Western countries, emphasizing a shift in policy during a conversation with reporters at the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in …
Israel attacks Lebanon killing two people, harming one
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) On Saturday evening, an Israeli drone attack on the southern Lebanese town of Mahrouna resulted in the deaths of two individuals and left one other person wounded, according to reports from local authorities and media outlets. The assault …
Putin Accuses West of Broken Promises
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has decided it will no longer engage in “one-sided” dealings with Western powers, President Vladimir Putin told the press during the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit held in Minsk. He claimed that Western countries have continuously …