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A gas leak at a sea platform in Iran’s southern gas field of Pars, in partnership with Qatar and the Persian Gulf, triggered a minor fire on Wednesday. The fire broke out hours ago in the No. 9 of the stages of development 6, 7 and 8 in the field …

Ericsson says that “rapid early momentum” and consumer enthusiasm means the switch to 5G is happening much faster than anticipated. The Swedish telecom-equipment maker said in a report Tuesday that 45% of the world’s population will be able to access the next generation wireless networks in 2024. Ericsson also revised …

Egypt is attempting to halt the sale of an ancient statue at Christie’s auction house in London over concerns that it may have been stolen. The 11-inch statue with features reminiscent of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun is set to lead a London auction on July 4, according to Christie’s. Egypt’s Ministry …

A person was rescued Monday after falling into Oregon’s Crater Lake — a dormant volcano. The man fell 800 feet (243.84m) down into the caldera near Rims Village, the US Coast Guard said. Rescue teams descended about 600 feet (182.88m) into the crater and could hear the man yelling further …

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit to Tehran this week, in a bid to ease the tension between Washington and Iran that experts called a bold move for a Japanese leader. Tension has escalated a year after …

A fishing boat carrying more than 60 Rohingya Muslims was found beached on an island in southern Thailand on Tuesday, officials said. The passengers – 28 men, 31 women, and five children – were stranded on Rawi island in Tarutao National Park in Thailand’s southern Satun province after the boat …

A pilot died when a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a Midtown Manhattan building in a hard landing on Monday, filling the air with smoke and clogging the city streets with fire trucks, according to police and fire officials. The pilot, Tim McCormack, was the only person on board …

British police arrested Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain in London on Tuesday as part of an investigation into speeches he gave as a founder of a political party that ruled the megacity of Karachi for decades, media in Pakistan reported. London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement a man in his …

Two children, four women, and a man drowned when a boat carrying them overturned off the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday, the coast guard said. Another 57 people were rescued in an operation that was still ongoing, the coast guard added. It did not provide further details on the …

Tehran has freed Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese national serving a jail term in Iran for espionage for the United States, following mediation efforts by President Michel Aoun of Lebanon. Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security (GDGS)said in a statement on social media that its head, Abbas Ibrahim, was “en route …

Germany’s foreign minister arrived in Tehran on Monday to pursue the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal. Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas is to meet first with the Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and then with the President Hassan Rouhani. Maas’s visit comes as part of a European effort to …

Qatar and other countries have been talking to both Iran and the United States about de-escalation, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Sunday, urging both sides to meet and find a compromise. “We believe that at one point there should an engagement – it cannot last …

The United States has not moved to create a joint working group to assess its concerns regarding Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense systems, the head of the Turkish Defence Industries Directorate said on Monday. Speaking to reporters after an event in Ankara, Ismail Demir said Turkish officials …

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim received on Sunday a copy of the credentials of newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador in Baghdad Matthew H. Tueller. This came during a meeting held Sunday at the foreign ministry’s headquarters in Baghdad. The two sides discussed ways to improve bilateral relations and enhance cooperation ties …

China is not an enemy. It is a nation trying to raise its living standards through education, international trade, infrastructure investment, and improved technologies. In short, it is doing what any country should do when confronted with the historical reality of being poor and far behind more powerful countries. Yet …

YouTube has blocked some British history teachers from its service for uploading archive material related to Adolf Hitler, saying they are breaching new guidelines banning the promotion of hate speech. The video-sharing website announced that it would remove material glorifying the Nazis from its platform in an attempt to stop …

The risk of migrants and refugees becoming shipwrecked in the Mediterranean and dying at sea is the highest it has ever been due to a lack of NGO rescue ships and the conflict in Libya hastening departures at an alarming rate, the UN has warned. “If we do not intervene …

Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in Hong Kong against a law critics fear could let China target political opponents in the territory. The controversial extradition bill would allow suspected criminals to be sent to mainland China for trial. The government says the bill has built-in protections and will …

The planet is currently at its closest to Earth, meaning that it can be spotted in the sky without any special equipment. And while it looks beautiful enough already looked at with the naked eye, peering through binoculars or a small telescope could offer a detailed look at the planet. …

Dark Phoenix, the latest installment in the X-Men series, has collapsed at the box office. Following reshoots, the Sophie Turner-led film – co-starring Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender – cost a reported $200 million to produce, not including marketing costs. Dark Phoenix opened on Friday (7 …