Britain’s hottest day ever

LONDON, July 18 (ONLINE) Yesterday (Monday) was the hottest day in Britain’s history on record with temperatures hitting 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home, Reuters News […]

Israel strikes Gaza Strip after rocket fire

GAZA 17 July (Online): Israel hit the Gaza Strip before dawn on Saturday in what it said was a retaliatory strike for rocket fire from the Palestinian territory controlled by the Islamist movement Hamas. The exchange of fire came hours after US President Joe Biden […]

Bomb scare at San Francisco airport sparks evacuation

San Francisco, July 16 (AFP/APP): A bomb scare at San Francisco airport sparked an evacuation of the international terminal on Friday evening, local police said. By about midnight (0700 GMT), operations had returned to normal, the airport said. Officers received a bomb threat and found […]

Colombian forces kill FARC dissident leader

Bogota, July 15 (AFP/APP): Colombian forces have killed FARC dissident leader Nestor Vera and nine other rebels in a raid in the country’s southwest, the defense minister said on Friday. The operation “allowed us to neutralize nine individuals on the FARC dissident frontline as well […]

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