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Sixth round of Iran-US nuclear negotiations set for Muscat: Omani FM
Muscat: Iran and the United States will hold a sixth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme this Sunday in Oman, the sultanate’s foreign minister said Thursday, as regional tensions…
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Over 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war: Gaza health officials
Tel Aviv: The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, meanwhile, said that Israel’s…
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Photos: Trump sends Marines, more National Guard members to Los Angeles
Los Angeles: Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom…
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US, China hold trade talks in London after Trump’s phone call with Xi
London: High-level delegations from the United States and China met in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy.…
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Photos: Protests intensify in Los Angeles
Los Angeles: Tensions in Los Angeles escalated on Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a…
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Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen with Greta Thunberg on board
Jerusalem: Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been…
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Donald Trump’s new travel ban takes effect
Washington: President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the US by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect on Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating…
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Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democrats
Bridgewater: President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that his former ally and campaign…
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Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term
Washington: Call it the 911 presidency. Despite insisting that the United States is rebounding from calamity under his watch, President Donald Trump is harnessing emergency powers unlike any of his predecessors. Whether…
- Middle East
UN nuclear agency members draft resolution accusing Iran of failing to meet obligations
Vienna: Western nations are planning to table a resolution at a meeting of the UN’s nuclear agency that will find Iran in non-compliance with its so-called safeguards obligations for the first time…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Beirut’s suburbs to target what it says is Hezbollah drone production
Beirut: The Israeli military struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production Thursday, on the eve of the Eid al-Adha holiday.…
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UN conference to push for two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
United Nations: The United Nations chief on Thursday urged world leaders and officials attending an upcoming UN conference on ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict “to keep the two-state solution alive.” Secretary-General Antonio…
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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza
Tel Aviv: Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, officials said Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin…
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US and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootings
Gaza Strip: An Israeli- and US-backed group paused food delivery at its three distribution sites in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after health officials said dozens of Palestinians were killed in a…
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Iran’s supreme leader criticises US proposal in nuclear talks, but does not reject idea of deal
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday criticised an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of…
