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Helicopters are more dangerous than planes ANALYSIS | SCOTT NEUMAN | The crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other top officials on May 19 was the latest high-profile deadly helicopter accident in recent years. For most people, the death of retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter …

JERUSALEM, Israel | Xinhua | Israel has agreed to renew talks with Hamas on a hostage deal next week, with the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and the United States, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV reported on Saturday. According to the report, at a meeting in Paris on Friday, David Barnea, the …

WASHINGTON | TASS | US President Joe Biden again gave himself permission to offensive speech against Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Washington continues supplying arms to Kiev and train the Ukrainian military, Biden noted when speaking in front of graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point. “There are no …

BRASILIA | Xinhua | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday hailed the decision of Spain, Ireland and Norway to recognize Palestinian statehood, a measure he said will have “a positive impact on peace and stability in the region.” “The joint decision of Spain, Norway and Ireland to …

THE HAGUE | Xinhua |  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in southern Gaza city of Rafah. The court stated that “The State of Israel shall, in conformity with its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the …

PRAGUE | Xinhua | Czech President Petr Pavel was released from hospital on Friday for home treatment after a motorcycle mishap. The presidential office said on Thursday that Pavel was injured while riding a motorcycle. He was admitted to the Military University Hospital Prague “with an injury that is not …

JINAN | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed the need to deepen reform further across the board with efforts centering on advancing Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks …

  Nepal | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan climber Cheruiyot Kirui, who was seeking to make history by reaching the summit of Mount Everest without extra-oxygen support, has been found dead after contact was lost with him on May 22. The Kenyan’s  body was found a few meters below the summit …

MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping said a firm NO to the West’s diktat during the Russian leader’s visit to China, Alexey Maslov, the director of the Institute of Asian and African Countries at the Moscow State University, has told TASS. “Positions …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed deep condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday. In a message of condolence sent to Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, Xi, on behalf of …