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Trump administration ends Iraq’s waiver to buy Iranian electricity

Trump administration ends Iraq’s waiver to buy Iranian electricity Washington — The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, as part of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson said. The decision to let Iraq’s waiver lapse upon its expiration “ensures […]

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2,000 Palestinian women left disabled by Israeli genocidal war: Gaza government

2,000 Palestinian women left disabled by Israeli genocidal war: Gaza government Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has left more than 2,000 women and girls with permanent disabilities, the head of the Gaza government’s media office said on International Women’s Day. In a statement, Salama Maarouf said: “The Israeli aggression in Gaza has caused irreversible damage

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Israel to send delegation to Doha for ceasefire, prisoner swap talks

Israel to send delegation to Doha for ceasefire, prisoner swap talks Israel said Saturday it would send a delegation to Qatar for negotiations on a ceasefire and prisoner swap deal in the Gaza Strip, where the second phase of negotiations has not yet begun. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that a

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More than 1,000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says – report

More than 1,000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says – report   More than 1,000 people have been killed in two days of clashes between gunmen and security forces linked to Syria’s new Islamist rulers and fighters from Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect in the country’s coastal region, a war monitor said on Saturday.

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“WE ARE DELIBERATE AT EMPOWERING WOMEN,” PRESIDENT MUSEVENI ASSURES UGANDANS

“WE ARE DELIBERATE AT EMPOWERING WOMEN,” PRESIDENT MUSEVENI ASSURES UGANDANS President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated that empowering women has been a deliberate focus of his administration since the National Resistance Movement (NRM) came into power. “I want to thank the Ambassador of Sweden for admitting that Uganda is more democratic than many of the

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Dozen injured in shooting at Toronto pub, police say reckless act of violence by three men

Dozen injured in shooting at Toronto pub, police say reckless act of violence by three men A dozen people were injured in a shooting at an eastern Toronto pub in what police called a reckless act of violence by three men who entered the bar and fired randomly without warning. Superintendent Paul MacIntyre of the

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EU sends more troops to Bosnia as Russia defends Serb leader

EU sends more troops to Bosnia as Russia defends Serb leader The EU is to temporarily increase its number of peacekeeping EUFOR Bosnia Herzegovina troops. | Fehim Demir/EFE via EPA March 8, 2025 3:55 pm CET   BELGRADE — The EU is boosting the size of its peacekeeping mission in Bosnia after recently convicted Bosnian Serb

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Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza criticized by US and Israel gets European support

Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza criticized by US and Israel gets European support A $53 billion Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza has garnered support from France, Germany, Italy and the U.K., after receiving pushback from the U.S. and Israel. “The plan shows a realistic path to the reconstruction of Gaza and promises

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340 civilians reported killed by Syrian security forces

340 civilians reported killed by Syrian security forces The new government has been sending reinforcements to Syria’s coastal regions after clashes with Alawite forces loyal to the former Assad regime. (Photo: AFP)   BEIRUT – More than 300 civilians from the Alawite minority have been killed in recent days by Syrian security forces and their

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Torture convict ‘Joe Ferrari’ found hanged in prison

Torture convict ‘Joe Ferrari’ found hanged in prison Pol Col Thitisan “Joe Ferrari” Utthanaphon, was convicted along with five subordinates of murdering a 24-year-old drug suspect by placing black plastic bags over his head at the Muang district police station in Nakhon Sawan in 2021. Thitisan “Joe Ferrari” Utthanaphon, a policeman convicted of the torture-killing of

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