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Washington, June 26 (IANS) The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear the Trump administration's challenge to lower court rulings blocking a travel ban affecting six Muslim-majority countries.

Stockholm, June 26 (IANS) Johan Gustafsson, the 42-year-old Swedish man kidnapped by Al Qaeda in Mali in 2011, has been released, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

London, June 26 (IANS) Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on Monday signed a deal with the Conservatives to support Prime Minister Theresa May's minority government in Britain.

Washington, June 26 (IANS) Don't expect a lot of deliverables from the Trump-Modi meeting, says an American commentator.

Rome, June 26 (IANS/AKI) Two 10-year-old cousins from Senegal drowned in a lake in northwest Italy as they tried to retrieve a football, the daily Corriere di Novara reported.

Rome, June 26 (IANS/AKI) Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) took a drubbing in mayoral run-offs on Sunday, losing 12 out of 16 larger cities to the centre-right including historic strongholds such as the northwest port city of Genoa.

Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) Nepal is moving forward to replace around two million paper-based driving licences with smart driving licences within a year, an official said.

Doha, June 26 (IANS) A six-year-old Indian boy has died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Al Wukair settlement of Qatar.

London, June 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday reached a supply and confidence deal with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), enabling her to form a functioning minority government in London.

London, June 26 (IANS) Grenfell Tower fire victims were "murdered by political decisions", Labour Party's Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said.

Beijing, June 26 (IANS) Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo was released on medical grounds after he was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, his lawyer confirmed on Monday.

Canberra, June 26 (IANS) The Australian government on Monday said it plans to make it legal for social media websites to hand over vital information about suspected terrorists or militant operations.

Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday began Eid celebrations on a grim note amid tight security a day after the deadly oil tanker fire and last week's terrorist attacks.

Washington, June 26 (IANS) Senior adviser Jared Kushners real estate firm received a $285 million loan a month before Election Day from Deutsche Bank that has lent millions to his father-in-law President Donald Trump in the past, the media reported.

Washington, June 26 (IANS) Projecting his government's success in the areas of fighting terror and graft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that there has not been a single blot of corruption against his regime and no country has questioned the surgical strikes conducted across the border.