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Pakistan’s Naqvi heads to Iran for talks on ending conflict
Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi on Tuesday, August 11, headed to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials amid mediation efforts to end the ongoing Iran-US conflict, according to the Iranian media.…
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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
Paris: France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. The law backed by President…
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47 dead as 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes western Colombia
Bogota (Colombia): At least 47 people were killed, and dozens of buildings collapsed in cities across western Colombia on Monday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation. The quake…
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1,500 ships in Hormuz pose marine bioinvasion risk: Research
The economic ramifications of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are much discussed. But so far, the risk of ecological damage following a long blockade of ships has been overlooked. Our…
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Israel rejects Trump Gaza plan, demands Hamas disarmament
Gaza Strip: Israel on Sunday, August 9, rejected a Gaza deal announced by US President Donald Trump, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israeli forces will not withdraw from the Palestinian enclave…
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Flight cancelled in Canada as child refuses to sit, buckle up
Toronto: A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was cancelled last week after a young child refused to sit down and buckle up, forcing the plane back to the terminal and delaying it…
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Satellite images show tanker sinking further off Oman
Muscat: Satellite images reviewed by The Associated Press show that a sanctioned tanker carrying nearly a million barrels of oil appears to be increasingly submerged in water off the coast of Oman,…
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Iran makes new strait demands, UAE says ship was targeted
Dubai: Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen’s military…
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Spain-Italy diplomatic spat escalates over Ceuta migrant influx
Madrid: A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday, August 8, after the government in…
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Iran bets on Strait of Hormuz to force Trump into a deal
Washington: The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year standoff with an adversary. Iran’s leaders feel their own victory is…
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US’ Russia Sanctions Bill targets India with 100 pc tariffs
Washington: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to punish Russia and key buyers of its petroleum products, such as China and India, claiming that such trade helps fuel the…
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Utah wildfire helicopter crashes as Oregon blaze kills operator
Richfield: A heavy-lift helicopter with two people on board battling a large Utah wildfire crashed as firefighters worked to corral an uncontained blaze in Oregon that killed a bulldozer operator, officials said…
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‘Won’t bring security’: Iran on Pakistan-Saudi-Turkiye pact
Islamabad: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday, August 7, signed a joint defence agreement under which an attack on any one of the three countries would be treated as an attack…
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Child among 11 injured in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the Saudi military. The attacks,…
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Iran deal may force Trump to compromise on Hormuz
To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise. Any concession would be tough…
