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In a letter to the UN Security Council, British charge d'affaires Jonathan Allen wrote that the vessel had been in Omani waters with its transponder switched on when it was approached.

The turmoil comes at a delicate time for Beijing, which is grappling with a trade dispute with the United States, a faltering economy and tensions in the South China Sea.

The Mueller report laid out numerous contacts between Russian officials and Trump's campaign, but found no evidence of a criminal conspiracy.

Yameen, who unexpectedly lost an election last year, was arrested in February. He has repeatedly denied the allegations against him.

The Junior defence minister denied Britain had been negligent in providing protection to its ships passing through the Gulf and said the Royal Navy was too small to manage UK interests around the globe.

The woman was found guilty of carrying out the murder in June 2016 while working for the boy's grandmother at her home in Kelardasht city, in the northern province of Mazandaran. The nurse was sentenced to death a year later.

The British Foreign Office updated its travel advisory on Saturday to add a reference to the British Airways' suspension, advising travellers affected to contact the airline.

Prime Minister Khan is scheduled to meet US President at the White House on Monday during which the American leadership will press him to take 'decisive and irreversible' actions against terrorist and militant groups operating from Pakistani soil.

One hundred and thirty passengers and five crew members were evacuated from flight LH 1411 on Thursday before its take-off en route from Belgrade to Frankfurt.

The attack on Thursday in the ancient capital of Kyoto, targeting the well-known animation studio, Kyoto Animation, killed 33 people and 10 were in critical condition, authorities said.

A White House official confirmed the meeting would take place, noting that Google and Micron would attend, but said it had been called to discuss economic matters.

The blast shattered windows and doors of buildings in a three-kilometre radius in in Sanmenxia city in Henan province.

In footage caught on cameras, one car is seen turning in from a side road when another speed past and clips the slower vehicle, sending both veering off in opposite directions.

Heavy rains and overflowing rivers have swamped 23 districts in northern and northwestern Bangladesh leaving atleast 30 dead.

Even now, 50 years later, that day is still deeply etched in memories of many. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum , NASA and others have gathered their stories for this week's golden anniversary.

The JuD chief was taken into custody on Wednesday, days ahead of a trip by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to Washington for his first meeting with Trump.