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The move allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport goods between US ports for the next 60 days.
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Qatar blamed Tehran for strikes on its natural gas facilities, a day after Iran’s largest natural gas source was hit. The price of oil climbed to $114 a barrel as uncertainty over the war’s impacts on energy supplies grew.
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Before next year’s presidential race, local elections which conclude Sunday indicate fractured political landscape.
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KYIV, Ukraine, March 19 (IPS) – It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the tension, violence and uncertainty in the world in recent years. The number of wars is growing, more and more money is being spent on weapons, and the rhetoric of major powers is becoming increasingly decisive. Read the full story, “Is WWIII […]
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Heavy social media use has contributed to ‘worrying decline’ in wellbeing in Western countries, report says.
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US Vice President JD Vance deflected concerns about high gas prices by criticising the Biden administration.
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At least 20 young adults are believed to be infected, and two have died, in an outbreak of meningococcal disease in the county of Kent, in southeast England.
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Doncic recorded his 11th 40-point game of the season as the Lakers beat the Rockets for the second time in three days.
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Inflation and its consequences for growth is a growing concern for countries where memories of the 2022 energy crisis are fresh.
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Attacks on major energy facilities in Iran and Qatar injected new uncertainty into the outlook for oil and gas prices.
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Daniel Levy, says that the US-Israel war on Iran is reckless and harms allies for Israel’s benefit.
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Three women in an occupied West Bank hair salon became the first Palestinian deaths of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Several others were injured in the strike, which hit a caravan being used as a hair salon in the town of Beit Awwa, according to Palestinian officials.
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Some died in Iran, others on a sea far from home. They were honored together Wednesday at a procession in Tehran.
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HERAT, Afghanistan, March 18 (IPS) – When Khadija Ahmadzada was arrested in Herat province of Afghanistan in January this year, it sparked widespread domestic and international protests. Women’s rights activists and social media users raised their voices with slogans such as “Sport is not a crime,” “Education is a right for women,” and “Don’t erase […]
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Liverpool book quarterfinal with champions Paris Saint-Germain after dismantling Turkish giants Galatasaray at Anfield.
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The case indicates that more than two weeks into the war, Iran continues its prosecution of foreigners. Sweden said its citizen did not get a fair trial.
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At the state banquet in Windsor Castle, King Charles praises the UK’s partnership with Nigeria.
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The man said his attackers stripped him naked, beat him and zip-tied his genitalia, an account corroborated by family members and a rights activist who were also beaten.
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The strikes on a gas field in Iran and an industrial complex in Qatar appeared to be some of the most significant attacks on energy sites since the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran began.
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Rights group says Palestinian children consistently report ‘appalling and debilitating conditions’ in Israeli prisons.
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Near the center of Beirut, one image captures the aftermath of an Israeli strike.
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At least 143 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul on Monday, according to a top U.N. official.
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Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe.
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Iran’s military warned it would take “decisive action” in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
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CIVICUS discusses China’s tech-enabled repression with Fergus Ryan, a Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), where he specialises in how the Chinese Communist Party shapes global information environments through censorship, propaganda and platform governance. His research includes a major study on China’s AI ecosystem and its human rights impacts, as well […]
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BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, March 18 (IPS) – Africa’s eye on minerals as the be-all-and-cure-all for the continent’s development agenda is being tested by geopolitical gamesmanship as global superpowers jostle to carve new spheres of influence. Read the full story, “Africa’s Minerals Boon, Cautious Optimism Amid Geopolitical Disruptions”, on globalissues.org →
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The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had killed Esmaeil Khatib in an airstrike. Iran confirmed the killing.
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Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said an overnight strike killed Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib.
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Israel carried out deadly strikes in Beirut and other Lebanese cities, intensifying its assault against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Tehran retaliated for the killing of its de facto leader with missile strikes that left two dead in Israel.
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Across Asia, a sharp drop in liquefied natural gas supplies is pushing major importers back toward coal, undermining L.N.G.’s long-held role as a stable energy anchor.
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Israel carried out several strikes on central parts of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Wednesday. The attacks raised fears that areas once considered off limits were no longer safe.
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The Israeli military widened its attacks to the districts in the center of the Lebanese capital, destroying buildings, forcing residents to flee and killing at least 10.
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Some 85% of VOA staff were laid off by Trump who accused the international broadcaster of bias.
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‘US and Israel have taken the vast majority of Iran’s ballistic missile capability’
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Three years ago, the Vatican’s criminal court convicted a cardinal for the first time in history. An appeals court has ruled there were irregularities in his prosecution.
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Amid digital nomads, a tourism boom and a housing crisis, can the people who built the city still afford to live in it?
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A new law allowing abortion up to 12 weeks will be a major shift in an archipelago of 55,000 people, and there are strong feelings on both sides.
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Power supply slowly resuming in Havana; but the country’s deeper crisis in relations with the US is endemic, long-term.
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