Ex-owner of world’s largest rhino farm arrested for trafficking
Johannesburg, South Africa -- South African police said they arrested Tuesday the former owner of the world's largest rhino conservation...
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Putin and Zelensky set for peace summit after Trump’s talks with him, alongside European leaders
Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday but the talks failed to yield any breakthrough on a...
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Iran rapper Toomaj Salehi could face death penalty: Judiciary
Tehran, Iran---An Iranian rapper who expressed support for anti-regime protests is charged with "corruption on earth" and could face the...
- A US-based rights group had tweeted on Saturday that Toomaj Salehi's trial had begun "without a lawyer of his choice", and his family said his "life is at serious risk".
- Iran's judiciary says more than 2,000 people have been charged since the start of the protests. Salehi is among a number of prominent figures detained.
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SCCI, Moscow Chamber discuss trade, cooperation
SHARJAH, UAE - The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) discussed business and investment opportunities in the UAE and...
- Sharjah has many strategic advantages for Russian companies which plan to expand in the region's markets.
- Sharjah is an ideal environment for industrial companies in various sectors, especially startups.
Netflix, Nat Geo films shift attention to ‘forgotten’ Afghan stories
National Geographic's "Retrograde" follows an Afghan general who tried in vain to hold back the Taliban advance in summer 2021,...
- Both movies begin in the months before the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, as their subjects tried to build a safer and more egalitarian future for their country
- Though the conflicts in Afghanistan and Ukraine are vastly different in nature, both films offer a cautionary tale about what can happen once the West's focus shifts
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Europe promises continuous support to Ukraine against Russia
Several European leaders were in Kyiv on Saturday to commemorate the victims of the 1932-33 Holodomor -- Ukrainian for "death...
- Ukrainian President Zelensky said his country will continue to resist Russian attacks that have systematically targeted Ukraine's energy grid
- "Ukrainians went through very terrible things... Once they wanted to destroy us with hunger, now -- with darkness and cold," Zelensky said
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Faroe Islands renew fishing quota deal with Russia
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Denmark's autonomous Faroe Islands have renewed a fishing quota deal with Russia for one year despite Moscow's...
- The agreement between Faroe Islands and Russia has been in place since 1977 and is renewable each year.
- The autonomous territory is highly dependent on fishing for its income and the fisheries ministry says the deal with Russia covers 5 percent of its GDP.
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Iran’s Khamenei says negotiating with US won’t end recent ‘troubles’
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that negotiating with the United States would not put...
- Iran has seen weeks of demonstrations sparked by the September 16 death in custody of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.
- She had been arrested for an alleged breach of the country's strict dress code for women.
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US bans gear from China’s Huawei, ZTE over security risk
US authorities announced a ban on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed "an unacceptable risk to national security"...
- The move is the latest in a series of actions to limit the access of Chinese telecom firms to US networks.
- US officials have shown growing wariness in recent years of Chinese telecommunications companies and technology.
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Rockets target US Syria base in latest strike: Centcom
Beirut, Lebanon—Two rockets targeted a US patrol base in northeastern Syria late Friday, the third such attack in nine days, US...
- The strike at about 10:30 pm caused no injuries or damage to the base or coalition property, said Centcom, which covers the Middle East region
- On November 17 rockets targeted the coalition's Green Village base which is in Syria's largest oil field, Al-Omar, near the Iraqi border, Centcom said at the time
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FNC’s UAE-EU friendship groups meets with Czech parliament
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - Members of the UAE-EU Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Federal National Council (FNC), headed by Sarah...
- The meeting discussed the importance of strengthening the cooperation between the two parliaments.
- The two parliamentary groups discussed ways of improving the relations between them.
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Saudi would back bids for Man Utd, Liverpool, says sports minister
Saudi Arabia would back private bids for Manchester United or Liverpool, its sports minister said, adding the kingdom was keen...
- Saudi Arabia last year snapped up England's perennial under-achievers Newcastle - at is now third in the Premier League.
- Saudi Arabia's chances of bidding for the World Cup would increase if it wins hosting rights for the 2026 and 2027 women's and men's Asian Cups.
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Ex-owner of world’s largest rhino farm arrested for trafficking
Johannesburg, South Africa -- South African police said they arrested Tuesday the former owner of the world's largest rhino conservation...
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Israel blames Hizbollah for blast that wounded UN peacekeepers
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel's military said Wednesday it had obtained information that indicated a Hizbollah explosive charge caused the blast that...
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Polish PM warns of strained relations with Israel after aid workers killing
"If it is true that the convoy was deliberately attacked because it was supposed to contain a terrorist, and that...
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Palestinians relaunch bid to become UN member state
The Palestinians, who have had observer status at the world body since 2012, have lobbied for years to gain full...
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Four Israeli officers injured in car-ramming attack near West Bank
Jerusalem--Four Israeli police were injured in a car-ramming attack at a checkpoint in the centre of the country, police said...
- The attacker crashed into four police officers at a checkpoint in the town of Kochav Yair, near the West Bank
- Israeli police said in a statement that the officers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital
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Netanyahu branded ‘traitor’ in fourth night of Israel protests
Former premier Barak said if Netanyahu launches a ground offensive on Rafah, the "hostages will return in coffins. The one...
- Thousands gathered in front of the country's parliament, with hostage families and former prime minister Ehud Barak blaming Netanyahu for the October 7 attacks
- Merav Svirsky, who lost both her parents in the Hamas attack, and whose brother was later murdered in Gaza, said Netanyahu is in no hurry to free the hostages
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Gaza situation ‘beyond catastrophic’, says UN agency chief
The British-born official, who spent a week in the besieged Palestinian territory last month, said even when aid got through...
- "Everybody we drove by and many we spoke to were gaunt, starving, hungry and looking frail. Everybody was looking for food," said Dominic Allen, the head of UNFPA.
- "Delivery rooms are overwhelmed. A midwife described women giving birth on the floor because they were at maximum capacity," he added.