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Operations within region affected, but others normal: SalamAir CEO
South Korea 'monitoring' Trump call to send warships
Contacts continue with GCC, ready for joint probe on attacks: Iran
'Dream holidays' in disarray as travellers count cost of Iran war
Trump says he's not ready for deal to end war
Iran Guards vow to 'pursue and kill' Netanyahu
Cancellation of Indian Board Examinations of Class XII in the Middle East Regions
Trump urges other nations' warships to protect oil route
All CBSE Class 12 exams in Gulf cancelled
'Several drones' strike Kuwait international airport
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With moon missions looming, lunar hummus not far-fetched

WASHINGTON: Scientists working to cultivate ​the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt ​made mostly of simulated lunar soil, a step towards enabling astronauts on long-term moon missions...

Chickpeas grown in a mixture that included lunar soil simulant inside a climate-controlled growth chamber at Texas A&M University. — Reuters

Trump says damage from Iran strikes severe despite "inconclusive" intelligence

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Oil falls nearly 4 per cent as Iran's retaliation focuses on regional US military bases

People visit the Hormuz Island in the Strait of Hormuz, off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. — AFP file photo

SpaceX Starship explodes during routine test

Flames rise as a SpaceX rocket explodes in Brownsville, Texas, US. — Reuters

Erick pounds Mexican coast

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LA curfew to continue for ‘couple more days’

Demonstrators take part in a protest during national rally in downtown Los Angeles. — AFP

US protesters hit streets before Trump's military parade

Demonstrators hold signs as they protest the Trump administration during the "No Kings" rally in downtown Los Angeles, California on Saturday, on the same day as President Trump's military parade in Washington, DC. — AFP

Trump hails troop deployment as California readies legal battle

Law enforcement officers shoot non-lethal munitions, as people march as part of the ongoing protests, in Los Angeles. — Reuters

Protests spread across US despite Trump threats

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Police make arrests in downtown LA during nighttime curfew

California Highway Patrol (CHP) close the bridges and the access to the Freeway after curfew, in Los Angeles. — AFP

Colombian senator Uribe shows signs of improvement

Maria Claudia Tarazona, wife of Senator Uribe speaks to the press, in Bogota. — Reuters

Musk says he regrets some posts he made about Trump

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Trump calls LA protests a 'foreign invasion' as over 100 arrested

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Trump administration deploys Marines to Los Angeles, vows to intensify migrant raids

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Police order LA protesters in downtown to go home

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers move in on demonstrators in front of LA City Hall. — Reuters

Canada to hit defence Nato spending target

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference, in Ottawa. — AFP
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