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Saudi Forces Intercept Ballistic Missile Targeting City of Abha - Reports
Earlier, Yemeni TV channel reported that the group launched drone attacks on Saudi city of Abha and Jizan airports.
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WATCH Tyson Fury Perform Aerosmith's 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' After Destroying Tom Schwarz
The German boxer, who has never lost a match before, was dropped by series of Fury's punches at the very end of the second round. The referee called the fight off after a follow-up assault just several seconds before the bell.
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Middle East
Israeli PM Netanyahu's Wife Fined $15,000 for Misuse of State Funds
Sara Netanyahu has accepted a plea bargain with prosecution, settling the allegations that she had misused about 360,000 shekels ($100,000) in state money to order meals from gourmet restaurants between 2010 and 2013.
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World
India Plans to Get $217 Mln in Additional Revenue From Higher Tariffs on US Goods - Reports
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - India plans to receive about $217 million in additional revenue from a hike in customs duties on as many as 28 US products. The hike was announced in retaliation for Washington's tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, NDTV reported on Sunday.
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Asia & Pacific
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off New Zealand Coast - USGS
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake was registered on Sunday off the coast of New Zealand, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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World
S-400 Deliveries to Turkey May Begin in 1st Half of July - Erdogan
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian S-400 air defence systems may start being delivered to Turkey in the first half of July, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told CNN Turk on Sunday.
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Europe
Notre Dame Officials Say French Tycoons Promising to Help Rebuild Have Yet to Donate Any Money
The billionaire French tycoons who pledged hundreds of millions in financial aid to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating fire haven't donated “a cent” so far, a senior cathedral official said.
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