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Iran warns of sea mine risk, issues alternative routes through Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, April 9 — Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the […]
Iran says ceasefire talks ‘unreasonable’ after Israel’s deadliest Lebanon strikes
BEIRUT, April 9 — Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran, which suggested it would […]
UN rights chief calls Lebanon killings ‘horrific’, urges global action
GENEVA, April 9 — The scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday is “horrific”, the UN rights chief said, urging the international community to help end the […]
Lebanon violence threatens US-Iran ceasefire
TEHRAN, April 9 — The fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States was hanging in the balance on Wednesday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel launched […]
Greenland’s last ferry fights time, ice and change on fading route
NUUK (Denmark), April 9 — It’s Friday night and the port in Nuuk is a hive of activity. Passengers loaded down with heavy bags hurry aboard a rusty red and […]
Spain feud over Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ reignites tug-of-war with Basque leaders
MADRID, April 9 — Pablo Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece Guernica is swept up in a conflict in Spain, where Basque leaders want the government in Madrid to move the painting to […]
Behind the truce: How Pakistan stepped in to bridge US-Iran divide
ISLAMABAD, April 9 — Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary between Iran and the United States to secure a temporary ceasefire and host negotiations to end the war in […]
Buses torched, city stalled: Rio de Janeiro’s gangs escalate war with police
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 — When police killed a drug kingpin in a Rio de Janeiro favela last month, armed men quickly surrounded a bus, forced the passengers to […]
Japan short on recruits, eyes women to fill ranks by 2036
TOKYO, April 8 — Japan wants to significantly boost the number of women in the military by the mid 2030s, the defence ministry has said, as it struggles to convince […]
No exemptions: Trump slaps 50pc tariffs on nations supplying Iran with weapons
WASHINGTON, April 8 — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said any country supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50 per cent tariffs with no exemptions, announcing the […]