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Lebanese president condemns Israeli strikes on infrastructure, warns of escalation
BEIRUT, March 22 (Xinhua) — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Sunday condemned Israel’s targeting and destruction of infrastructure and vital facilities in southern Lebanon, particularly the Qasmiyeh Bridge over the […]
Cuba is ready for any potential attack from US amid oil blockade, envoy says
NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) – Cuba is prepared for the unlikely possibility of a military engagement with the U.S., Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said over […]
Urgent: Explosions heard in Tehran: Xinhua correspondent
TEHRAN, March 22 (Xinhua) — Loud explosions were heard in Tehran on Sunday night, a Xinhua reporter said, observing multiple flashes of light in the night sky over the eastern […]
German Chancellor Merz’s conservatives lead in state election, forecast shows
BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) held a lead over their centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners in an election in the western […]
Ethiopia eyes China’s horticultural market under zero-tariff policy
ADDIS ABABA, March 22 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia eyes tapping into the massive horticultural market in China, taking advantage of the zero-tariff policy the Chinese government has granted for 53 African […]
Orthodox Georgians bid final farewell to longstanding patriarch
TBILISI, March 22 (Reuters) – Large crowds of Orthodox Christians gathered in the centre of the Georgian capital on Sunday to mourn Ilia II, the spiritual leader who led the […]
Zelenskiy urges allies to keep up pressure on Russia ahead of talks with US
KYIV, March 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia ahead of a second day of talks between Ukrainian and […]
Iran to completely close Hormuz if Trump executes threats on Iranian energy, Revolutionary Guards say
DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) – Iran will completely shut the strategic Strait of Hormuz if U.S. President Trump executes threats to target Iranian energy facilities, the country’s Revolutionary Guards said […]
Russia launches first rocket from repaired Baikonur launch pad
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) – Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from a repaired launch pad at its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday, restoring its capability to fly to the […]
Cuba begins recovery efforts after second grid collapse in a week
HAVANA, March 22 (Reuters) – Cuba said it had begun efforts early on Sunday to restore power after its grid collapsed for the second time in a week amid a […]