A police vehicle of the interim Syrian government moves through a street in Palmyra in central Syria on Feb. 7. On…
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Sanction-skirting ‘shadow fleets’ in Trump’s sights. Here’s how they work
Tensions between the US and Venezuela are soaring after American forces seized an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea.
The White House has said the vessel captured on Wednesday was part of a “shadow fleet” used to carry “black market” oil.
Reports have…
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3 US military personnel killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria – Dawn
- 3 US military personnel killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria Dawn
- Trump vows retaliation after three Americans killed in Syria attack Al Jazeera
- Three Americans killed by IS gunman in Syria, US military says BBC
- Armed attatck by…
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JOINT EU-UAE STATEMENT ON THE LAUNCH OF THE SPA NEGOTIATIONS
The United Arab Emirates and the European Union officially launched the process of negotiating a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). The start of negotiations was announced by EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica,…
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Football: Indian fans riot after Messi visit to Kolkata
Security personnel try to control the crowd as Argentina’s footballer Lionel Messi departs from Salt Lake Stadium during his GOAT Tour in Kolkata.
Photo: DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFPLionel Messi’s tour of India kicked off chaotically as…
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Belarus frees prominent political prisoners as U.S. lifts sanctions on country’s potash exports
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and other prominent political prisoners, a human rights group…
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Two US soldiers and interpreter killed by Islamic State gunman in Syria, US says
In a post on X, the US Central Command said the attack was “the result of an ambush by a lone ISIS gunman”, while a Pentagon official said initial assessments showed the attack was “likely” to be carried out by the Islamic State group.
The…
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2 killed in Russia, millions in Ukraine without power as energy infrastructure targeted
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At least two people were…
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China to enhance strategic mutual trust, advance cooperation with UAE: FM-Xinhua
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) president’s special envoy to China, in Abu Dhabi,…
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Belarus frees Nobel winner, top opposition figures as U.S. lifts more sanctions
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava, after two days of talks with an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump,…
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