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Hurricane Erick was downgraded to a Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale of storm intensity as it dumped rain on southern Mexico Thursday, causing floods, damage to homes, power outages and roadblocks in parts of Oaxaca and Guerrero states.

Iran launches fresh missile attack on Israel2025-06-17
Iran launched a fresh missile attack on Israel on Monday night, causing no casualties, Israeli officials said.

U.S. judge rules Trump's cuts to NIH funding illegal2025-06-17
A federal judge in U.S. city of Boston ruled on Monday that the Trump's administration's decision to terminate funding for diversity-related research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was illegal, accusing the administration of discriminating against minority groups.

Military parade amid "No Kings" protests mirrors distortion of U.S. democracy2025-06-16
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday hosted a military parade in Washington, D.C. to mark the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, with all-day events and the participation of over 6,000 soldiers, over 120 vehicles as well as a flyover, at the reported cost of around 45 million U.S. dollars.

Both black boxes of Air India plane recovered: media2025-06-16
Both the black boxes of Air India flight 171, including the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR), have been found, P.K. Mishra, principal secretary to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said in an official statement late on Sunday.

Iraq urges U.S. to prevent Israel from violating airspace2025-06-15
Iraq on Saturday urged the United States to uphold its responsibility to prevent Israeli aircraft from breaching Iraqi airspace to carry out attacks.

UAE president discusses Mideast tensions with French, Italian leaders over phone2025-06-15
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday held separate telephone conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss recent developments in the Middle East, particularly in the wake of Israeli strikes on Iran, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).

EU struggles for trade deal with U.S. by July 9 amid tariff tensions2025-06-15
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated on Saturday the European Union's (EU) commitment to reach a "good" trade deal with the U.S. before July 9 during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.

"No Kings" protests nationwide to push back on Trump's overreach: report2025-06-14
In the hours before tanks barrel down the streets of Washington, D.C. for U.S. President Donald Trump's grand military parade on Saturday, thousands of Americans are expected to gather across the country in defiance of what they call his dangerous brand of authoritarianism.

Kazakhstan to implement 9 investment projects in light industry2025-06-14
Kazakhstan plans to launch nine investment projects in the light industry sector, Kazinform news agency reported Friday.

UK sends investigation team to India after deadly plane crash: PM Starmer2025-06-13
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that an investigation team has been dispatched to India following the deadly crash of Air India flight AI171.

UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire2025-06-13
The General Assembly, at an Emergency Special Session, adopted a resolution on Thursday that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to humanitarian assistance at scale.

EU, Spain, UK, Gibraltar reach deal on future border-free agreement2025-06-12
Senior officials from the European Union (EU), Spain and the United Kingdom (UK), along with Gibraltar representatives, reached an agreement in Brussels on Wednesday on the core aspects of a future EU-UK treaty concerning Gibraltar, aimed at removing border barriers and promoting regional prosperity.

Members of Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling2025-06-12
All 12 members of the board overseeing the Fulbright scholarships resigned on Wednesday in protest of what they call the Trump administration's meddling with the selection of award recipients for the international exchange program.

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