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China demands US halt Olympics ‘interference’
Beijing: China is demanding the US end interference in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next week, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and some of its…
- Middle East
US approves major arms sale to Egypt despite rights concerns
Washington: The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a massive 2.5 billion arms sale to Egypt despite ongoing concerns over human rights. The sales were announced just hours after congressional Democrats urged the…
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Biden’s big test: Proving he can rally allies against Putin
Washington: President Joe Biden’s effort to rally support, both at home and abroad, ahead of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine is just the latest big test of his ability to bridge…
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Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met
Moscow: Russia warned on Wednesday it would quickly take retaliatory measures if the US and its allies reject its security demands and continue their aggressive policies, ratcheting up pressure on the West…
- Middle East
Biden to meet Qatar leader as energy worries loom in Europe
Washington: President Joe Biden will host the ruling emir of Qatar at the White House on Monday, a visit that comes as US and European allies are scrambling to put together contingency…
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog to make first ever vist to UAE
Jerusalem: Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week, his office said Tuesday. The high profile visit by President…
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Saudi Arabia restores full ties with Thailand after diamond dispute
Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ordered the restoration of full diplomatic ties with Thailand and said the countries agreed to trade ambassadors, closing the chapter on three decades of mistrust and hostility…
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Russia adds Navalny, allies to terrorists, extremists list
Moscow: Russian authorities have added imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and some of his top allies to the registry of terrorists and extremists, the latest move in a multi-pronged crackdown on opposition…
- Middle East
EXPLAINER: Why Yemen’s war has spilled into the UAE
Cairo: Twice in the past week, Yemen’s rebels have launched attacks with missiles and drones on the United Arab Emirates, a major escalation for one of the world’s most protracted conflicts. The…
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Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views
New York: The crisis in Ukraine is hardly going away a showdown of two world views that could upend Europe. It carries echoes of the Cold War and resurrects an idea left…
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EXPLAINER: Why are oil prices high, and any relief in sight?
New York: Anyone who’s bought food, paid rent or looked for a used car recently has come up against the billowing inflation that has engulfed the U.S. economy. And, with surging oil…
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Assange granted appeal in UK to fight extradition to US
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s battle to avoid extradition to the US will go to Britain’s Supreme Court after he was granted the right on Monday to appeal a lower court ruling.…
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WHO chief warns against talk of endgame in pandemic
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or…
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Germany: 4 wounded in university shooting; gunman dead
Berlin: A lone gunman wounded four people, some of them seriously, during a lecture at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday, police said. Police said that the perpetrator was dead, but…
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Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia amid push to repair relations
Bangkok: Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia this week, the first by a Thai head of government since relations between the two nations were soured…
