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Cuban children’s heart hospital makes tough choices amid US blockade

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HAVANA, April 2 — Doctors at Cuba’s main pediatric heart hospital face wrenching decisions as a US fuel blockade further strains an already fragile health system: which children receive life-saving […]

Russian women decry plans to ‘therapise’ them into having children

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MOSCOW, April 1 — Russian women say the idea of “therapising” them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates — […]

Starmer: UK to host multi-nation talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz

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LONDON, April 1 — Britain will this week hold a meeting of about 35 countries to discuss how to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz which has been crippled by […]

World does not need a crisis over Taiwan, opposition leader says ahead of China trip

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TAIPEI/BEIJING, April 1 — At a time of international turbulence the world does not need a crisis over Taiwan, the leader of the island’s largest opposition party said today ahead […]

Qatar says Iran missile struck oil tanker in its waters

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DOHA, April 1 — Qatar said today that a tanker leased to its state-owned energy company was struck by an Iranian missile in the Gulf country’s territorial waters. “Qatar was […]

China extradites alleged scam boss from Cambodia over multibillion-dollar crime ring

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BEIJING, April 1 — A China-born accused scam boss was extradited from Cambodia, Chinese state media said today, linking him to an alleged kingpin indicted by the US for running […]

Iran says has ‘zero trust’ in US, demands full end to war

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TEHRAN, April 1 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there were no negotiations with the United States and that Tehran had not responded to a reported 15-point proposal from […]

Iran drone attack sets Kuwait airport fuel tanks ablaze, no casualties

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KUWAIT, April 1 — An Iranian drone attack struck fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport today, sparking a massive fire but causing no casualties, Kuwait’s state news agency KUNA said. […]

Two-thirds of Americans want swift end to Iran war even if US goals unmet, poll finds

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WASHINGTON DC, April 1 — Two-thirds of Americans believe that the US should work to end its involvement in the Iran war quickly, even if that means not achieving the goals […]

Trump says Iran war could end in ‘two weeks, maybe three’

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WASHINGTON, April 1 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other […]

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