World
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Trump calls on allies to secure Strait of Hormuz as Gulf attacks intensify
The war between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other entered its 16th day on Sunday, March 15, with intensified missile strikes, air raids and rising…
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American flag raised at US Embassy in Venezuela for 1st time since 2019
Caracas: The US flag was raised Saturday, March 14, over its embassy in Venezuela for the first time since 2019, a move that highlighted the recent shift in relations between the two…
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50000 barrels per day: US orders restart of California oil facility
Washington: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the…
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Script, camera, robbery: FBI charges 11 Indians for faking store thefts for visa
New York: Eleven Indian nationals, living illegally in the US, have been charged with visa fraud for carrying out staged armed robberies of at least six convenience/liquor stores and fast food restaurants…
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White House now begging world, including India, to buy Russian oil: Iran Minister
Dubai: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the US, despite “bullying India” to end Russian oil imports, is now begging them to buy crude from Moscow, two weeks after its war…
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North Korea test-fires 10 missiles toward sea, says Seoul
Seoul: North Korea on Saturday, March 14, fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a…
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Military targets on Iran island that handle oil exports destroyed: Trump
President Donald Trump said Friday that US forces have “obliterated” military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island and warned that the oil infrastructure there could be next. The small island in the Persian…
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Iran war to end ‘when I feel it in my bones’, says Trump
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end “when I feel it in my bones”, expressing confidence that the conflict would not last long even as hostilities intensified across…
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After India, US allows others to purchase stranded Russian oil
Washington: Amid rising oil prices, the Trump administration has announced a temporary authorisation to other countries to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea, as there were no immediate signs of an…
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Iran vows to teach US, Israel ‘unforgettable lesson’; Trump warns of ‘very hard strikes’
Iran vowed on Friday, March 13, to deliver what it described as an “unforgettable lesson” to the United States and Israel as the war in the Middle East approached the two-week mark.…
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China to provide USD 200K aid for victims of Iranian school bombing
Beijing: China on Friday, March 13, said it will provide USD 200,000 in emergency humanitarian assistance to the students killed in an airstrike on an elementary school in Iran in the ongoing…
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Justice for Hind Rajab Act seeks probe into Palestinian child’s killing
Democratic lawmakers in the United States on Thursday, March 12, introduced the Justice for Hind Rajab Act, a bill seeking a federal investigation into the killing of Palestinian child Hind Rajab, members…
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Two expats killed in Oman as US–Israel strikes on Iran escalate
Fresh developments were reported across the Middle East on Friday, March 13, as the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran continued to spill across the region, with drone incidents, missile…
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India asks China for urea as gas supplies hit amid West Asia conflict: Report
Indian officials have asked their Chinese counterparts to permit the sale of urea cargoes as the war in the Middle East continues to hinder the country’s gas supplies, threatening the production of fertilisers.…
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Earthquake jolts central Turkiye, sending residents into the cold streets
Ankara: A moderately strong earthquake struck central Turkiye on Friday, Turkiye’s emergency response said. The tremor sent some residents rushing into the streets but no damage has been reported. The magnitude 5.5…
