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Explainer-How Trump’s Hormuz push tests Japan’s pacifist limits
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for allies to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has revived questions about how far […]
Iraqi government, Kurdish authorities reach deal to resume oil exports to Turkey’s Ceyhan port
BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) – The Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government reached an agreement to resume oil exports to Turkey’s Ceyhan energy hub starting on Wednesday, Iraq’s oil […]
US counter-terrorism chief Joseph Kent resigns to protest Iran war
WASHINGTON: A senior US counterterrorism official resigned on Tuesday to protest the US-Israeli war against Iran and said the Islamic Republic posed no imminent threat to the United States. Read […]
Australia says Iranian projectile hits UAE airbase, all personnel safe
SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an Iranian projectile on Wednesday hit near its Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, and that […]
New Zealand to tighten immigration rules amid crime concerns
WELLINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – New Zealand’s government will introduce legislation on Wednesday to tighten deportation, asylum and immigration enforcement rules, saying the changes are needed to tackle serious offending, […]
Sexual abuse allegations made against late US labor icon Cesar Chavez
NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – Allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior and abuse of young women or girls have emerged against iconic late labor organizer Cesar Chavez, and the union […]
U.S. stocks inch higher amid oil prices surge, upcoming Fed decision
NEW YORK, March 17 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday as investors navigated an ongoing surge in oil prices and awaited further guidance from the Federal Reserve’s latest […]
El Salvador reforms constitution to allow for life sentences
March 17 (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress on Tuesday approved an amendment to the country’s constitution to allow for life sentences for charges including murder, rape, and terrorism, as the […]
From the frontline: “When can we go home?” Inside Lebanon’s makeshift shelters
BEIRUT, March 17 (Xinhua) — The road from the southern city of Nabatieh to the capital of Beirut is usually a 90-minute drive. But for Zeinab Awada and her four […]
Fuel price surge in BiH prompts tighter government controls
SARAJEVO, March 17 (Xinhua) — Fuel prices across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have surged sharply amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, prompting authorities to tighten oversight of price formation, officials […]