Hosting BRICS, Brazil’s Lula hits out at ‘genocide’ in Gaza
"We cannot remain indifferent to the genocide carried out by Israel in Gaza, the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians and...
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Turkey opens Spotify probe after ‘provocative playlist’ complaint
Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey's competition authority has launched an investigation into Spotify for anti-competitive practices as a deputy minister demanded...
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Venezuela President in Qatar for unannounced visit
Maduro was shown by the official Qatar News Agency being welcomed at Doha's international airport by Sultan bin Saad Al...
- Maduro was shown by the official Qatar News Agency being welcomed at Doha's international airport by Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, the minister of state for foreign affairs
- Maduro was in Iran at the weekend and signed a 20-year-cooperation agreement with the Islamic republic
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UN envoy appeals to Houthi rebels to open road to Taez
The United Nations special envoy to Yemen called on rebel Houthis on Tuesday to agree to reopen roads into the...
- Surrounded by mountains, Taez, which has around 600,000 inhabitants, has been almost cut off from the outside world since 2015
- The truce in effect since April 2 has led to a reduction in fighting and in civilian casualties, as well as the resumption of commercial flights from Sanaa
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Facing gas ‘blackmail’ by Russia, EU turns to Israel
The European Union wants to strengthen its energy cooperation with Israel in light of Russia's use of gas supplies to...
- Moscow's conduct "only strengthens our resolve to break free of our dependence on Russian fossil fuels," she said
- Israel is estimated to have gas reserves of at least one trillion cubic metres, with domestic use over the next three decades expected to total no more than 300 bn
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BP buys 40% stake in Australian renewable plant, largest on earth
Oil giant BP announced Wednesday it is taking a 40.5 percent stake in an Australian energy project being billed as...
- The project is expected to generate 26 gigawatts of renewable energy through wind and solar, supplying power across the Pilbara
- It will also produce 1.6 million tonnes of green hydrogen each year
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Algeria president sacks finance minister after 4 months in job
The president "on Tuesday signed a decree ending the functions of Minister of Finance Abderrahmane Raouya," the presidency said in...
- The president "on Tuesday signed a decree ending the functions of Minister of Finance Abderrahmane Raouya," the presidency said in a statement
- Raouya's sacking comes less than a month after Tebboune laid off central bank chief Rostom Fadli, in office for less than two years
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Biden signals US-Saudi thaw with prince meeting on Mideast trip
US President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month. The White House ended weeks...
- Biden is expected to press for increased Saudi oil production, in the hope of taming spiraling fuel costs at home
- US inflation is at 8.6 percent, the highest rate in 40 years, with high fuel costs largely to blame.
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Media giants buy Indian Premier League cricket rights for $6.2 billion
India's cricket board said Tuesday it has sold the broadcast rights of the IPL tournament for the next five seasons...
- The amount paid for the rights to one of the world's most watched sports contests dwarfs the $2.55 billion that Star India paid in 2017 for the previous five seasons to 2022.
- The buyer was Viacom18, a joint venture between Reliance and US group Paramount Global as well as a group reportedly backed by James Murdoch.
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Lebanon makes new maritime border offer to US mediator: Official
Lebanon Tuesday made a new offer to a visiting US mediator over a maritime border deal with Israel, holding back...
- Lebanon held back on demands for territory where Israel plans to imminently extract gas, an official said.
- Beirut's proposal however included a claim for all of a separate field that it had initially only sought part of.
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UN raises $5m to prevent oil spill disaster in Red Sea
The United Nations is launching a crowd-funding campaign for an operation intended to prevent an aging Yemeni oil tanker from...
- An operation to transfer its 1.1 million barrels of oil to a different vessel could begin next month, according to a website for the crowd-funding campaign
- The 45-year-old oil tanker FSO Safer is in "imminent" danger of breaking up as it has not been serviced since Yemen's civil war
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Turkey constructs Black Sea pipeline to pump natural gas
Turkey's president hailed on Monday the start of the construction of an underwater pipeline to tap a Black Sea natural...
- Sakarya gas field of Turkey could produce 10 million cubic meters by the first quarter of 2023, Erdogan said
- He described it as "the largest natural gas field in Turkey's history", citing estimated reserves of 320 billion cubic meters
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Hosting BRICS, Brazil’s Lula hits out at ‘genocide’ in Gaza
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CIA, Mossad chiefs meet to ‘advance’ hostage release deal
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israel was preparing for "all possible operational scenarios" during Ramadan, and that it plans...
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Israelis demand Netanyahu ouster and hostage release
With t-shirts and banners featuring the names and pictures of hostages seized during Hamas's October 7 attack, the crowd demanded...
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Israeli strike on a Lebanon house kills five, wounds nine
Lebanon's official National News Agency said the Israeli strike on a house in the Khirbet Selm area killed a family...
- The attack destroyed the house, wounding at least nine others who lived nearby
- A Lebanese couple and their son were killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday
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Thousands rally in London seeking a truce in Gaza
London, UK - Thousands of protesters marched in central London on Saturday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza amid ongoing...
- The march, from Hyde Park Corner to the US Embassy, was the fifth major demonstration of the year so far in the capital.
- However, marches protesting Israeli assault in Gaza have seen dozens arrested for anti-Semitic chanting and banners.
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Aid boat ready to set sail from Cyprus for Gaza
A boat laden with food for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza was "ready" to set sail from Cyprus, an NGO said,...
- The UN has repeatedly warned of looming famine, particularly in the Palestinian territory's north where no overland border crossings are open.
- With ground access limited, countries have also turned to airdropping aid, although a parachute malfunction turned one delivery on Friday deadly.