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Trump warns Iran blockade could last months, sending oil soaring

WASHINGTON, United States: President Donald Trump said that a US naval blockade against Iran...

Gaza flotilla organisers say surrounded by Israeli ‘military boats’

ATHENS: The organisers of a flotilla carrying pro-Palestinian activists aiming to break through an...

Police declare terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed in London

KATHMANDU: Two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in what...

Former Thai PM Thaksin to be released on parole on May 11

BANGKOK, April 29 (Xinhua) — The Parole Committee under the Ministry of Justice of...

EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram

LONDON: The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users...

Sentence for former S. Korean president Yoon increased to 7 years on appeal for obstruction of arrest

SEOUL: The sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was increased to seven...

Sri Lanka to provide electric vehicles for police officers

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to provide electric vehicles...

South Korean court hikes ex-president’s sentence for obstructing justice

SEOUL: A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon...

US opioid crisis victims testify at emotional Purdue Pharma hearing

NEWARK, United States: Dozens of victims of the US opioid crisis expressed their grief...

Sexual violence in Sudan triggers mental health crisis: UN

GENEVA: The widespread use of rape and other sexual violence as a weapon of...