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US and EU pile new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war’s second anniversary
In all, the EU's sanctions list includes more than 2,000 people and entities, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and his associates.
The Israeli PM offers ‘indefinite freedom’ for the army to operate in Gaza after the…
Netanyahu's plan envisages Israeli security control "over the entire area west of Jordan" from land, sea and air "to prevent the strengthening of terrorist elements" in occupied West Bank and Gaza.
18 Indian fishermen freed by Sri Lanka court
The fishermen were arrested on February 7 off the coast of the Delft islet in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.
Former Brazil president Bolsonaro faces police questioning over ‘coup’ attempt
Bolsonaro, who denies the accusations, said Wednesday he would only answer questions from federal police if his lawyers were first given access to the investigation files.
Maryam Nawaz set to become first woman CM of Pakistan’s Punjab provincial assembly
Maryam, 50, is also senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party. She is considered to be the political heir of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
China condemns US delegation visit to Taiwan as ‘interference’
The chairman of the House of Representatives committee on China arrived on the self-ruled island with four other US lawmakers.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 48 as fears mount over humanitarian crisis and West Bank violence
Tensions were also rising in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where three Palestinian gunmen on Thursday opened fire on morning traffic at a highway checkpoint, killing one person and wounding five others, Israeli police said.
Trinidad employs foreign expertise to clean up oil spill and barge
The spill occurred nearly two weeks ago, prompting the government to declare a national emergency and forcing the closure of at least two schools.
Israeli interference caused natural gas pipeline explosions, Iran claims
The blasts on Feb. 14 hit a natural gas pipeline running from Iran's western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces up north to cities on the Caspian Sea.
Court orders reinvestigation of Pablo Neruda’s death days after 1973 coup
The ruling was the latest turn in one of the great debates of post-coup Chile.
Election year sees President Biden’s team more hostile towards the press
A Biden administration aide sent an unusual letter to the WHCA complaining about coverage of a special counsel report on Biden's handling of classified documents and negative stories about his age.
Israel report says Hamas attack involved ‘systematic’ sexual assault
On Wednesday, the Association of Rape Crisis Centres in Israel, an umbrella body that fights sexual violence, said that sexual assaults on October 7 matched "patterns of wartime sexual violence documented in literature".
Survivor of spiritual and sexual assault by a famous Jesuit seeks truth
The Rupnik scandal has grabbed headlines for more than a year over speculation that he received preferential treatment from a Vatican dominated by Jesuits
The war’s instability halts food deliveries into northern Gaza, heightening famine risk
A study by the UN children’s agency warned that one in six children in the north are acutely malnourished.
Many Ukrainians live before and after war; this is one family’s experience
As Russia launched its war, the lives of millions of Ukrainians were irreversibly changed. Artem Dmytryk hadn't seen his family for about 24 months, almost all of which he spent in Russian captivity.
US asks for transparent investigation of Pakistan election ‘intervention or fraud’
On February 17, a senior Pakistani bureaucrat alleged that the chief election commissioner and the chief justice were involved in “poll-rigging” in the elections and resigned from his post.
US lawyers urge UK judge to reject Assange’s extradition petition
Clair Dobbin, for the US government, told the court that the prosecution was "based on the rule of law and evidence" and argued that Assange's actions were "unprecedented."
Focus China: Army plans to step up troops deployment in Middle Sector
About the reasons for the change, sources said it was being done to counter the Chinese aggression along the LAC.
After 30 yrs, Buddha relics to travel to Thailand
The last time the relics were taken out of the country was in May 2023, when they were exhibited at an exposition in Mongolia.
Taiwan protests after China boards a tourist boat near Kinmen Island
Taiwan's coast guard said a boat carrying four people was fishing about one nautical mile away from Kinmen, which Taiwan has claimed as a restricted area largely for military purpose.