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US appeals court temporarily halts mail delivery of abortion pill mifepristone
WASHINGTON, May 2 — A US appeals court yesterday temporarily halted mail delivery of mifepristone, the medication used in the majority of abortions in the United States, although a company […]
Iran standoff could harden into ‘frozen conflict’ with no clear exit, leaving Trump worse off than before he went to war
Trump faces political fallout as war goals remain unmet and economic pressures mount Iran leverages Strait of Hormuz control, emboldened despite military setbacks Analysts warn of prolonged deadlock, risking a […]
Pandemic treaty talks deadlocked, leaving world ‘largely unprepared’, WHO warned
GENEVA, May 2 — The World Health Organisation said yesterday that divided member states want up to a year of further negotiations on the missing piece of an international agreement […]
Presidential jet gifted to Trump by Qatar completes testing, set for summer debut amid questions over foreign donation
WASHINGTON, May 2 — A Boeing 747 that Qatar gave to President Donald Trump has completed flight testing and is expected to make its debut this summer, the US Air […]
Two charged after protests over frozen H‑Pay accounts linked to cyberscam‑tainted Huione Group
PHNOM PENH, May 2 — A Cambodian court charged two men yesterday for leading protests demanding the unfreezing of demonstrators’ accounts with a financial services firm linked to cyberscams. Protesters […]
Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ in enforcing naval blockade on Iranian ports
WASHINGTON, May 2 — President Donald Trump said yesterday the US Navy was acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports during the US and Israel’s […]
Global Sumud Flotilla says 31 activists injured during Israeli interception in international waters
ANKARA, May 2 — At least 31 activists were injured during Israel’s interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, Anadolu Ajansi reported according to statements from the […]
Trump says he is ‘not satisfied’ with Iran’s latest proposal as ceasefire holds but talks freeze
WASHINGTON, May 2 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, as peace talks remain frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire. Iran […]
Latest in Middle East war: Trump says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’, 14 Iran soldiers die in demining op, Iran urges ‘economic battle’
PARIS, May 2 — The latest developments in the Middle East war: Trump says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’ US President Donald Trump told top US lawmakers that hostilities in Iran […]
Gaza flotilla activists disperse after Israeli forces halt convoy off Crete, with many taken to Greece and Turkiye
ATHENS, May 2 — Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces off Crete left their boats yesterday, many taken to hospital on the Greek island […]