EU seeks Gaza progress after Israel found in breach of cooperation deal
Brussels, Belgium -- The EU said Monday that Israel must improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or else face possible...
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UN’s Syria envoy outraged by Damascus church attack
The United Nations special envoy for Syria denounced Sunday's attack on a church in Damascus that killed at least 20...
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NATO invites Zelensky to address summit via videolink
Zelensky's spokesman Serhiy Nykyforov confirmed that the Ukraine leader would be taking part in the summit and addressing it.
- Zelensky's spokesman Serhiy Nykyforov confirmed that the Ukraine leader would be taking part in the summit and addressing it
- Zelensky will seek help in ending the Russian invasion, Interfax-Ukraine quoted the spokesman as saying
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US less optimistic over reaching Iran nuclear deal
US optimism that a deal to restore the 2015 agreement to limit Iran's nuclear developed has soured, with the State...
- "We are close to a possible deal, but we're not there yet," State Department spokesman Ned Price said on March 16
- US officials said they thought Tehran would reach an agreement after Sunday's celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year
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Biden heads to Europe to bolster West’s unity, toughen Russia sanctions
President Joe Biden leaves Wednesday for Europe on a mission to bolster Western unity, ramp up unprecedented sanctions against Russia...
- On Thursday, Biden will attend summits with NATO, the G7 group and the European Council
- Biden will seek to "reinforce the incredible unity we built with allies and partners."
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Egypt hosts UAE and Israel leaders for three-way talks
Egypt hosted the Israeli and UAE leaders for unprecedented three-way talks Tuesday as the Ukraine war rocks energy and food...
- The meeting, which took place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, included discussions on "energy, market stability, and food security"
- The first three-way summit of its kind comes at a crucial time for the Middle East after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked concerns about stability and sent commodity prices up
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Libya restarts domestic flights after two-week shutdown
Libyan authorities reopened the war-torn country's skies for domestic flights on Tuesday, an aviation official said, two weeks after they...
- Flights between Mitiga and other Libyan airports had been suspended since March 7, after the country's eastern-based parliament appointed a rival government
- The United Nations and Western officials had called repeatedly for the airspace to be reopened
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Tesla to open Berlin factory
Elon Musk to hand over first 'made in Germany' Model Y car.
- The electric car maker will inaugurate its new "gigafactory" near Berlin an arduous two-year approval and construction process.
- Tesla aims to eventually employ some 12,000 workers at the site who will churn out around 500,000 Model Y cars annually.
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EU split over Russia oil sanctions in face of ‘war crime’
The EU foreign and defense ministers meeting in Brussels did give the green light to doubling a financial package for...
- The EU foreign and defense ministers meeting in Brussels did give the green light to doubling a financial package for arms to Ukraine to 1 billion euros
- EU and Western allies have unleashed a barrage of sanctions that have battered the Russian economy as they look to punish President Vladimir Putin for invading his neighbor
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Russian oligarch Abramovich’s superyacht docks in Turkey
Abramovich was among the individuals listed under new sanctions adopted by the European Union last week.
- Abramovich was among the individuals listed under new sanctions adopted by the European Union last week
- Western nations are impounding such assets with links to wealthy Russians as part of efforts to pressure President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine
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US drought pushes cotton prices to ten-year high
The plant fiber reached $1.3171 per pound (about 453 grams) on the key US futures contract, the highest since July...
- The plant fiber reached $1.3171 per pound (about 453 grams) on the key US futures contract, the highest since July 2011
- Rainfall has been exceptionally low since early January in the northwest part of Texas which produces about 40 percent of all US cotton production
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Debt-ridden Evergrande urges investor ‘caution’ as audit result delayed
Evergrande has urged its investors to exercise caution as debt-ridden Chinese giant faces financial challenges.
- Evergrande has urged its investors to exercise caution as debt-ridden Chinese giant faces financial challenges
- Earlier, IMF warned that the property funding crisis could affect the broader economy and global markets
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London, United Kingdom--Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London on Saturday, with police making 12 arrests for alleged offences...
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OpenAI valued at $80bn in new deal
With this deal, the value of the firm has tripled in 10 months.
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UN court to weigh consequences of Israel occupation
The UN's top court will hold hearings on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967, with...
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Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha
The UN has extended an invitation to the Taliban authorities to participate in the Doha convention, following their exclusion from...
- The two-day meeting will discuss increasing engagement with Afghanistan and a more coordinated response to the Central Asian nation
- UN's Working Group on Women, Peace and Security said the meeting IS an opportunity to reaffirm the rights of Afghan women are not negotiable
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Prospects for Gaza truce ebb as Israel prepares to storm Rafah
Truce efforts intensified this week as Qatar and fellow mediators Egypt and the US scrambled to secure a ceasefire before...
- Qatari PM said efforts for a truce were complicated by the insistence it involve releases of hostages
- More people are still fleeing into Rafah, despite the risk of an imminent invasion
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Not entering Rafah means losing war, says Netanyahu
Speaking at a televised news conference, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that critics exhorting Israel not to lauch offensive...
- Israel closest ally the US has implored it to hold off sending troops into Rafah
- Negotiations have been going on in Cairo to try to broker a pause in the fighting