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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz should remain shut
DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed as a tool of pressure. Read full story Date: 12 […]
Iran’s new supreme leader says Strait of Hormuz closure should be used as leverage
DUBAI (AP): Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday (March 12) that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran’s attacks on Gulf […]
First message from Iran’s new supreme leader to be released soon
DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) – First message from Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, will be released within minutes, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. Read full story Date: 12 […]
Taiwan rattled by 5.7 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
TAIPEI, March 12 (Reuters) – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Taiwan’s eastern county of Hualien on Thursday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate […]
In Norwegian Arctic, civilian doctors, volunteer ‘casualties’ rehearse for war
NARVIK, Norway, March 12 (Reuters) – In Narvik harbour in the Norwegian Arctic, the city’s chief medical officer watches as dozens of “casualties” are unloaded from a train and get […]
Ghana to submit UN resolution on slavery reparations; eyes broad support
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – Ghana intends to propose a United Nations resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime in the history of humankind” and calling for reparations, and […]
Ethiopia landslide kills at least 52 people, regional officials say
NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) – A landslide in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia earlier this week has killed at least 52 people, regional officials said on Thursday. Read full […]
Thailand seeks apology from Iran after vessel hit in Strait of Hormuz
BANGKOK, March 12 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has demanded an apology from Iran over damage caused to a Thai vessel that was hit by a projectile in the Strait […]
Explainer-Who might the US be talking to in Cuba?
HAVANA, March 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has said repeatedly the United States is in talks with high-level Cuban representatives, and that Cuba is eager to reach a […]
Middle East conflict: Oil shock ‘largest supply disruption’ in history, says IEA
PARIS (AFP): The Mideast war “is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market”, as Iran’s chokehold on regional supplies forces Gulf producers to slash […]