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Magnitude 7.4 Molucca Sea earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami alerts for Malaysia and the Philippines
JAKARTA, April 2 — An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia’s historic spice island of Ternate today, the United States Geological Survey said, triggering a […]
Jailed Palestinians fear hanging under Israel’s new death penalty law
RAMALLAH, April 2 — Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voiced fears on Tuesday that their jailed relatives could be hanged without due process after Israel adopted a new law […]
Americans say rising gas prices show the personal cost of Iran war
FALLS CHURCH (United States), April 2 — At a gas station in the Washington suburbs, drivers confronted the harsh domestic repercussions of the war on Iran, as spiking fuel prices […]
Cuban children’s heart hospital makes tough choices amid US blockade
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]