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US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites, says new report
A new U.S. assessment has found that U.S. strikes in June mostly destroyed one of three targeted Iranian nuclear sites, but ...
Israel to raise defence spending to meet security challenges
JERUSALEM - Israel will raise defence spending by 42 billion shekels ($12.5 billion) in 2025 and 2026, the finance and ...
Lions wrestle with favourites tag as Wallabies mend and make do
BRISBANE - The British & Irish Lions have rarely been as heavily favoured to win a test as they will be for their opening ...
Players chase birdies at Portrush as hawks target seagulls
PORTRRUSH - The world's best golfers began chasing eagles and birdies on Northern Ireland's Atlantic coast but hawks were ...
Zelenskiy says deputy PM Stefanishyna to become new envoy to US
KYIV - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Olha Stefanishyna, a deputy prime minister responsible for ...
Thailand to offer Trump no duties on 90% of US goods, adviser says
BANGKOK – Thailand is set to offer scrapping tariffs on 90 per cent of American goods, up from a previous plan for over 60 ...
Blue Bird returns to Welsh beach 100 years on from record run
LONDON - Pendine Sands, stretching for miles along the coast of south-west Wales, marks a motoring milestone on Monday with the return of a 'Blue Bird' car that captured the world's attention a ...
Denmark's Olesen, world number 354, sets pace at Portrush
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland - World number 354 Jacob Skov Olesen of Denmark shot a serene four-under-par 67 to take the early British Open first-round lead in tough conditions at Royal Portrush on ...