Over 500 killed around US and Israel-backed aid distributions in Gaza: UN
The United Nations and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation over concerns it was designed...
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Trump says ‘didn’t make any progress’ with Putin on ending Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump said he made no progress with Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war in a call...
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Yemen’s warring parties renew truce under earlier terms: UN
Aid agencies and Western governments had urged the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels to extend the truce, which went into...
- On Wednesday, a Yemeni aircraft left Sanaa for Cairo on the first commercial flight between the two cities since 2016, the seventh such flight under the truce.
- Houthis have called on the government to pay the salaries of public sector employees working in areas under their control.
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In Iraq, black community still on the margins
Centered in the city of Zubair, near Basra in the far south of Iraq, the community has its origins in...
- Centered in the city of Zubair, near Basra in the far south of Iraq, the community has its origins in East Africa
- While activists denounce the community's marginalization, talk of racism or discrimination offends Zubair's inhabitants
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Russians prepare for hardships as sanctions begin to hit
With billions of dollars in financial reserves and money still coming in from oil and gas exports, Russia has yet...
- Russians citizens are reporting a litany of problems, including shortages of everything from paper to medicine due to the European sanction imposed on Moscow
- Direct air links with Europe have been severed and Russian citizens are unable to use their bank cards abroad
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OPEC debates oil output boost amid Russian isolation
Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia hold talks Thursday on whether to adjust output, hard on the...
- The 13 members of the OPEC, chaired by Saudi Arabia, and their 10 partners, led by Russia, drastically slashed output in 2020
- They have increased output modestly to the tune of around 400,000 barrels per day each month since last year
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Russian foreign minister hails OPEC+ agreements on Saudi visit
European Union leaders agreed on Monday to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports as part of the sixth...
- Moscow's OPEC+ removal would mean an early end to the pact and allow major crude nations such as Saudi Arabia to open the taps.
- Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is currently benefiting from high oil prices that soared after Moscow invaded Ukraine and the West slapped Moscow with sanctions.
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Russia warns of conflict with US over arms deliveries to Ukraine
The planned delivery of new US weapons to Ukraine, including advanced missile systems, increases the risk of drawing the United...
- Both Ukraine and Russia already operate multiple-launch rockets systems, but the Himars has superior range and precision
- According to Ryabkov, the US is determined to "wage war (on Moscow) to the last Ukrainian in order to inflict, as they say, a strategic defeat on Russia"
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Are casinos a haven for money laundering?
Casinos often prefer to close their eyes to how clients finance their bets, allowing their tables to become conduits for...
- Martini said that casinos have been willing to turn a blind eye and not do extensive checks on their customers
- She said that dirty money earned from illegal activities can be brought into casinos and no one asks any questions
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US to send advanced rocket systems to Ukraine: Biden
President Joe Biden has said the United States will send more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, as Russian troops press...
- The battle for Severodonetsk has grown in intensity in recent days, with heavy casualties on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides
- The US is attempting to help Kyiv's war effort while not being seen as a direct belligerent
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Palestinian woman with knife killed after approaching Israel soldier
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian woman after she approached a soldier with a knife in the southern West Bank,...
- The Palestinian health ministry said the woman died from a bullet to her torso, identifying her as Ghofran Warasnah
- Israeli security forces have responded with raids inside Israel and the West Bank, particularly in the flashpoint northern district of Jenin
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Morocco battles effects of climate change
A withering drought and poor harvests plus price hikes fueled by the war in Ukraine are threatening Morocco's fragile economic...
- The North African kingdom had bounced back last year after a sharp recession in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic
- The International Monetary Fund has forecast even lower growth of 1.1 percent
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Over 500 killed around US and Israel-backed aid distributions in Gaza: UN
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AI tools still permitting political disinfo creation, NGO warns
The success of ChatGPT, from Microsoft-backed OpenAI, has over the last year ushered in an age of popularity for generative...
US vows to hold Houthis ‘accountable’ for deadly strike
The Houthi rebels have been defiantly hitting ships in vital commercial waters in professed solidarity with the Palestinians as Israel...
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China top diplomat terms war in Gaza a ‘disgrace for civilisation’
The foreign minister said that the catastrophe in Gaza once again reminded the world that "the fact that the Palestinian...
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Bulk carrier hit by missile from Yemen, crew says three dead
An anti-ship ballistic missile struck the Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned M/V True Confidence, after which its crew reported "three fatalities, at least...
- The Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting merchant vessels transiting the vital Red Sea trade route for months and have previously hit ships in the area
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on social media that the True Confidence was targeted with multiple missiles "after the ship's crew rejected warning messages."
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Israel to start building 3,500 settler homes in occupied West Bank
The administrative step forward comes after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last month vowed to expand settlements, in response to Palestinian...
- Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now said there were 3,426 homes advanced through a planning committee, across Maale Adumim and Kedar, east of Jerusalem, and Efrat.
- Despite opposition abroad, Israel has in recent decades build dozens of settlements across the West Bank, which are illegal under international law.
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18 killed in suspected IS attack on Syria truffle hunters: Monitor
Beirut, Lebanon - Gunmen thought to be linked to the Islamic State group in Syria killed 18 people searching for truffles...
- The gunmen attacked the group with machine guns, said the Britain-based monitoring group with a network of sources inside Syria
- More than 50 people remained missing after the attack that saw heavy clashes with pro-government forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said