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29  mars     06h59
Russian veto points to ’grim future’ for North Korea sanctions enforcement
   Russia’s move to effectively disband the panel of experts monitoring longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea points to a grim future for the sanctions enforcement, three former members of the panel told Reuters.Russia vetoed the annual renewal of the multinational panel of...
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Ukraine says Russian drone, missile attacks damage power facilities
   Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine, power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday, the latest assault on the already damaged power infrastructure. During the night, the Russians struck again at energy facilities in a massive and...
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South Korea hopes new speed train links will help boost birthrate
   South Korea is launching a high speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts, a project officials hope will encourage more youth to consider homes outside the city, and start having babies.South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate, and its...
28  mars     09h04
Protesters interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at 25 million New York fundraiser
   President Joe Biden and his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, headlined a star studded fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton on Thursday, offering a robust defense of the White House’s handling of the Gaza crisis as protesters interrupted the event.Biden, who traveled with Obama on Air...
29  mars     05h58
India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say
   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to prioritise completion of free trade deals with Britain and Oman in the first days of the next government if he wins upcoming elections as opinion polls predict, two government sources said.Modi has asked Indian ministries to set annual goals for...
28  mars     13h00
World Court orders Israel to halt Gaza famine; Hamas says ceasefire needed
   The World Court on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel, accused by South Africa of genocide in Gaza, to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies to the enclave’s Palestinian population and halt spreading famine.But Gaza’s Hamas rulers said a ceasefire was needed to halt...
29  mars     05h56
Thailand considers adjusting budget to accommodate 13.7 bln handout scheme
   Thailand’s government said on Friday its fiscal budget could be adjusted to accommodate its signature billion baht . billion handout scheme.Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said there was good news ahead for the repeatedly delayed programme, but did not elaborate.The ...
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Meloni, Le Pen rift mars far right’s prospects of wielding EU power
   When a French minister compared Italy’s nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni last year to the leader of the French far right, the Italian premier rang French President Emmanuel Macron to complain.Meloni was so incensed that the French leader felt compelled to send an emissary to Rome to...
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South Korea’s ambassador to Australia steps down amid investigation controversy
   South Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is under a corruption probe battered President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling party less than two weeks from a closely fought parliamentary election.Lee Jong sup, who was appointed ambassador to Australia...
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Thai PM says legalising casinos good for revenue and jobs, eyes entertainment project
   Thailand’s government is considering drafting a casino bill and if passed by parliament, it would generate more jobs and state revenue and allow for the creation of a mega entertainment project, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday.Casinos are illegal in Thailand and the only gambling...
26  mars     12h27
Why did the bridge collapse and what is the death toll?
   Divers recovered the remains of two of the six missing workers more than a day after a cargo ship smashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bodies of two men were found in a red pickup truck submerged in the icy waters of the Patapsco River. Rescuers pulled two workers from the water...
29  mars     01h05
Israeli strikes on Syria kill dozens, security sources say
   Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security sources said.The Syrian defence ministry said earlier on Friday that a number of civilians and military personnel were killed after Israel...
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Exclusive: Taiwan’s navy chief to visit U.S. next week, sources say
   Taiwan’s navy chief, Tang Hua, will visit the United States from next week to attend a military ceremony and discuss how to boost bilateral naval cooperation as China raises threats toward the island, six people briefed on the trip said.While Taiwan and the United States have a close relationship,...
28  mars     08h27
Australia keen to make progress on Chinese export hurdles for beef, lobsters
   Australia is focused on removing impediments to exports to China for live lobsters and beef from some suppliers, a government official said, one day after Beijing said it would lift tariffs on Australian wine.Australia and China, its largest trading partner, are rebuilding ties after a period of...
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Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan to be given knighthood
   British American filmmaker Christopher Nolan, fresh from his Oscar victory for historical drama Oppenheimer , will receive a knighthood from Britain for services to film.His wife and film producer Emma Thomas will receive a damehood, the female equivalent of a knighthood, the British government...
29  mars     01h38
Ukraine urges India to rethink ’Soviet legacy’ of Russia ties, FT says
   Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has urged India to stand by Kyiv, saying the South Asian nation’s close ties with Russia are based on a Soviet legacy that is evaporating, the Financial Times reported on Friday.India has traditionally had close economic and defence ties with Moscow and...
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Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with ’patronising’ China
   The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defence ministry said Friday, in its latest show of defiance in a heated row with China.Recent Chinese statements show their isolation from the rest of the...
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Russia’s Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless
   Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Friday, said Ukraine’s proposed peace plan was pointless as it was based on unacceptable notions like Moscow’s withdrawal from areas it has captured.Lavrov told the Moscow daily Izvestia that a proposed peace summit would not...
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King Charles hopes to visit The Bahamas next year, prime minister’s office says
   King Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, told Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis on Thursday that he hopes to visit the Commonwealth nation next year, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.The visit would possibly coincide with The Bahamas’ independence celebration in July...
28  mars     17h52
Israeli court rules Mexican ex-diplomat accused of rape extraditable
   An Israeli court on Thursday ruled that a former Mexican diplomat who has been accused of sexual abuse and rape in one of his home country’s most prominent MeToo cases is extraditable.Andres Roemer, a former consul general to San Francisco and ambassador to UNESCO, was arrested in Israel last year...
29  mars     00h01
US takes another step to stem the flow of technology to Russia for weapons
   The U.S. is asking American companies to stop shipping goods to more than foreign parties over fears the items could be diverted to Russia for use in its invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Thursday.The Commerce Department sent letters in recent weeks to at least companies with the...
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Jordanians protest against peace treaty with Israel in fresh rallies
   Thousands of Jordanians rallied near the Israeli embassy on Thursday in a fifth day of large protests against Israel, calling for an end to Jordan’s unpopular peace treaty with its neighbour to the west.The protesters in an affluent neighbourhood of Amman carried Palestinian flags and chanted...
28  mars     18h56
South Africa bus crash kills 45 Easter pilgrims, Transport Ministry says
   A bus crash in South Africa’s northern province of Limpopo resulted in deaths and one serious injury, South Africa’s Department of Transport said on Thursday.The driver lost control and collided with barriers on a bridge near Mamatlakala, causing the bus to go over the bridge and hit the ground,...
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Russian forces attacking infrastructure near Dnipro city, regional governor says
   Russian forces attacked infrastructure sites early on Friday in Kamianske district near the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro and at least one person was injured, the regional governor said. The enemy has attacked critical infrastucture sites in the region, governor Serhiy Lysak wrote on Telegram. ...
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US military says it destroyed 4 drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis
   The U.S. military said on Thursday that it had destroyed four unmanned drones launched by Iran backed Houthi forces in Yemen.The U.S. Central Command said on the social media site X that the drones presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region. The drones were...
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Caught up in concert shooting, a Russian woman said goodbye to the world
   Russian artist Alyona Kazinskaya likes to fill her social media feed with cheerful messages and vivid floral paintings. For minutes last Friday night, it turned into a timeline of terror.Kazinskaya and a friend had bought last minute tickets to see Soviet era rock group Picnic perform in front...
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Israel has not received everything it has asked for, top US general says
   The United States’ top general said on Thursday that Israel had not received every weapon it has asked for, in part because some of it could affect the U.S. military’s readiness and there were capacity limitations.Washington gives . billion in annual military assistance to Israel, its longtime...
26  mars     21h07
Ecuador launches crime sweep amid spiraling violence
   Ecuador is struggling to bring violence under control amid a day state of emergency declared to tackle criminal groups. Police officers show detained individuals to the media after a joint military and police operation in the Socio Vivienda neighbourhood, at the police headquarters, in...
20  mars     15h16
Our top photos of the week
   A selection of some of our top news photography from around the world this week. A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March , . REUTERS Julia Nikhinson
28  mars     20h26
Bristol Myers’ bowel disease drug fails in late-stage study
   Bristol Myers Squibb BMY.N said on Thursday its experimental drug to treat Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel condition, did not help patients achieve disease remission in a late stage study.Crohn’s is a chronic bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract, and can...