Risk of wider conflict flare up as US claims strikes ‘devastated’ Iran’s nuclear program
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in Istanbul the United States and Israel had "crossed a very big red...
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Iran-Israel war must not become refugee crisis: United Nations
UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, said the intensity of the attacks between the two sides was already triggering population movements...
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Promote bicycles to combat climate change: UN
It calls on member states to "integrate the bicycle into public transportation, in urban and rural settings in developing and...
- The resolution, proposed by Turkmenistan, was passed unanimously and like all General Assembly resolutions is non-binding.
- The resolution encourages member states to "give special attention to cycling in cross-cutting development strategies, including bicycle sharing services,"
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Uncertainty for Russian tourists in Turkey hotspot as war rages
Dozens of Western countries have banned Russian planes from their airspace while some carriers operating flights to Russia have had...
- Dozens of Western countries have banned Russian planes from their airspace while some carriers operating flights to Russia have had their insurance policies cancelled
- Some Turkish holiday operators have cited the impact of Western sanctions when cancelling the plans of their Russian clients
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British PM meets Saudi Crown Prince to plead for oil
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with oil-rich Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to lobby for higher production...
- "It's not just a question of looking at the OPEC countries and what they can do to increase supply, though that is important," Johnson told British media
- Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which are two of the world's biggest oil exporters have so far avoided taking a position against Russia.
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Slovakia approves NATO deployment on Ukraine’s doorstep
Ninety-six out of 134 lawmakers present voted in favour of the move on Tuesday, while 15 voted against. .
- Ninety-six out of 134 lawmakers present voted in favour of the move on Tuesday, while 15 voted against
- The force would initially be some 1,200 troops from the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, Poland and Slovenia
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Fed set to raise interest rates to rein in inflation
The Federal Reserve will have to walk a tightrope to ensure its efforts don't derail the recovery from the Covid-19...
- The Federal Reserve will have to walk a tightrope to ensure its efforts don't derail the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic
- Russia's invasion of Ukraine has introduced new uncertainty in an economy battered by supply chain snarls and labor shortages
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Warsaw seeks NATO ‘peace mission’ to help Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki again called on the EU to "very quickly give Ukraine candidate status".
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki again called on the EU to "very quickly give Ukraine candidate status."
- Ukraine's deputy PM has praised "the courage of the true friends of Ukraine" as the Prime Ministers of three countries arrive to show support
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Biden to assert ‘iron-clad commitment’ on NATO trip
US president will travel to Brussels to attend an EU summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- US president will travel to Brussels to attend an EU summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- NATO chief said that Russia would have "a high price to pay" if it carried out a chemical attack in Ukraine
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Hamas faces risk, opportunity from warming Israel-Turkey ties
Hamas condemned Turkey's decision to welcome "the Zionist occupation president" as Erdogan revives relation with Israel.
- Hamas condemned Turkey's decision to welcome "the Zionist occupation president" as Erdogan revives relation with Israel
- Ties between Turkey and Israel were frozen since 2010 as 10 Turkish civilians were killed in an Israel raid when they were carrying aid into Gaza
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Oil prices plunge on China lockdowns, stocks diverge
Oil prices plunged on Tuesday as China, a major energy consumer, placed nearly 30 million people under COVID lockdown, and...
- China reported 5,280 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally
- "China oil demand risk is real," Dickson said, adding that a strengthening dollar also pressures crude prices since oil is traded in dollars
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German WWII ghosts loom large in Ukraine crisis
World War II still looms large in Germans' living memory and public discourse, shaping the perception of the Ukraine invasion.
- World War II still looms large in Germans' living memory and public discourse, shaping the perception of the Ukraine invasion
- Germans have reacted with outrage at Vladimir Putin's attempts to frame the war as a struggle against "neo-Nazi" aggressors plotting "genocide" on Russia's doorstep
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Launched in 2017, Climate Action 100+ aims to work with companies to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, through...
A royal decree dissolves Kuwait parliament as political wrangling persists
Kuwait City, Kuwait--Kuwait dissolved parliament on Thursday after a protracted stalemate between cabinet ministers and lawmakers dragged on despite the accession...
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In Egypt, Brazil’s president denounces Israel’s Gaza war
Speaking before an Arab League meeting in Cairo, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on his second trip to Egypt...
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Record number of West Bank outposts set up in 2023, says Israel NGO
Jerusalem - Israeli settlers established a record number of wildcat outposts in the occupied West Bank in 2023, a watchdog...
- Twenty-six settlements not recognized by the Israeli government were established last year, including around 10 since the war in the Gaza Strip broke out.
- Peace Now said 2023 saw the highest number of wildcat outposts -- those established without the approval of the Israeli authorities -- since it began in 1996.
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Indian PM Modi seeks enhancing of ties in Qatar visit
Doha, Qatar - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday committed to strengthening ties with Qatar during his first visit to...
- The visit follows the release earlier this month of eight Indian ex-navy personnel arrested by Qatar and sentenced to death, according to India's foreign ministry.
- The premier also thanked Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for hosting the 800,000-strong Indian community in the tiny Gulf state.
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Hizbollah commander among 10 dead in Israeli strike on Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON - A Hizbollah commander, two other fighters and seven civilians were killed in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon,...
- The same Hizbollah commander had previously been targeted and wounded in an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanon town of Nabatiyeh a week earlier.
- Ali al-Debs and the other two fighters were killed Wednesday night by an IDF aircraft on a Hizbollah military structure in Nabat, the Israeli military said.