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Six candidates to lead UN take stage for televised debate

Chile's former president Michelle Bachelet, Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan, former Senegalese president Macky Sall, former Ecuadorian FM Maria Fernanda Espinosa, D-G, IAEA Rafael Mariano Grossi, and former Guyana FM Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, the 6 candidates for the position of UN Secretary-General. - AFP

Iran rejects US ceasefire deal presented by Iraqi leader

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Iran army says attacked US bases in Bahrain, Jordan

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Oil soars to $100 on fresh attacks

A student holds a rifle as he parades at Sanaa University campus to show support for the Ansar Allah amid an escalation with Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Wednesday. — Reuters

US announces civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

US and Saudi flags flutter along a highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. — Reuters

Lebanon seeks full Israeli withdrawal

A member of the Lebanese army sits in a vehicle in Zawtar Al Gharbiya, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered plan, in southern Lebanon. — Reuters

Two-thirds of Gaza may face acute hunger by year-end, says global food monitor

A displaced Palestinian woman cooks vegetables over a wood fire outside her tent, amid shortages of lighters and cooking gas, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. —Reuters

New UK PM announces tax cut for struggling businesses

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Mayor for the West of England Helen Godwin (centre R) with locals as they take a bus ride during Burnham's visit to Bath, western England. — AFP

France wildfire forces thousands to flee

Water-bombing helicopter drops water over a burning area during a wildfire near Cotignac, southeastern France. — AFP

Ukraine's ousted defence minister pushes for return

Mykhailo Fedorov, the popular reformist

Asean calls for open straits as US-Iran war casts shadow

Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Russia’s ambassador to Asean Evgeny Zagaynov, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito Santos Frietas, US Ambassador to Asean Kevin Kim, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Brunei's Foreign Minister Abdul Mateen Bolkiah at the Asean Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila. — AFP

1 killed as Czech army copter with soldiers on board crashes

The crash happened at an ⁠army base in Namest nad Oslavou, 180 km southeast of Prague.

Landslide killed 11 in southwest China, 50 still missing

Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide in Pengshui County in Chongqing, China. — AFP

Modi promises fast-track courts on exam leaks

Demonstrators carrying the Indian national flag shout slogans during a protest march in Patna demanding the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET exam irregularities. — AFP

US military says it has ended 12th consecutive night of Iran strikes

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