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Middle East fuel crisis keeps Mozambique fishermen ashore
MAPUTO Dozens of low fishing boats lay anchored in flat waters off Mozambique’s capital, stranded for days as surging fuel…
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Swiss reject population cap in referendum, avoiding EU clash
Bern Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to cap its population at 10 million, a projection showed, as voters prioritised…
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Denmark and Pakistan push for end to impunity for violence against UN peacekeepers
NEW YORK CITY: Denmark and Pakistan have tabled a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the near-total…
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Military transport plane crashes in India, casualties unknown
NEW DELHI: An Indian military transport plane crashed on Saturday while landing at an air force station in the country’s…
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Taking Kharg Island would pose risks for US troops
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric regarding a potential seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island, vowing to take the…
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EU overhaul to toughen migration rules takes effect, though doubts remain about impact
Brussels An overhaul of immigration and asylum policy enters into force across the European Union on Friday, a decade in…
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US deal sees release of $24b frozen assets: Iran
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN Iran’s Mehr news agency on Friday published a draft deal with the United States which would, if adopted, secure…
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From white knuckles to open barbs, Trump and Macron bring a rocky history to the G7 summit
WASHINGTON: The relationship between US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron started simply enough, with a handshake, nearly…
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South Korea’s ex-president gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident
SEOUL: South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending drones into…
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses all external power
DUBAI Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has lost all off-site power for the 19th time since the start of the…
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