Updated Jan. 11, 2024 7:58 am ET Armed, uniformed men boarded an oil tanker off the coast of Oman that has been at the center of a dispute between Iran and the U.S. and changed its course toward Iranian waters on Thursday, according to maritime intelligence firms, marking a further escalation along shipping routes in […]
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday after encountering resistance in earlier meetings with Israeli officials over the treatment of Palestinians and a plan for Gaza’s future. After his own meeting with Blinken, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday evening that Israel has “no intention”
South Africa launches a legal battle against Israel at the top court of the United Nations. Israel’s war on Gaza has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and forced most others from their homes. Now, it is going to have to answer to charges of genocide in a court of law. South Africa is launching
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Several passengers reportedly taken by the armed group after helicopter carrying nine people lands in the Galgaduud region. A helicopter belonging to the United Nations mission in Somalia has been captured by al-Shabab after it landed in territory held by the armed group. Several passengers were reportedly seized in Galmudug state on Wednesday by the
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Train drivers strike, farmer protests cause major disruption in Germany | DW News DW News German rail strikes and farmers’ protests cause disruption in Europe’s biggest economy CNN German railways grind to near halt in three-day train drivers strike Reuters How does the train drivers’ strike affect freight transport? DW (English) Union strikes bring train traffic to standstill in
Ukraine president’s first stop is Lithuania. He will also visit ‘reliable friends’ Latvia and Estonia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Lithuania as he starts a previously unannounced tour of three Baltic states to discuss his country’s war against Russia and Kyiv’s plans to join NATO and the European Union. Announcing his arrival on
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A cargo ship boat model is seen in front of “Red Sea” and “Houthi attacks” words in this illustration taken January 9, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters U.S. and coalition forces under Operation Prosperity Guardian responded Tuesday in the Red Sea to what American officials said was the largest attack to date on merchant vessels
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Disclosure comes as Pentagon faces public backlash over its secrecy about US defense secretary’s hospitalisation. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalised since January 1 with a urinary tract infection after a December surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center says. The disclosure on Tuesday came after nearly a
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In advance of elections, Pakistan’s Supreme Court lifts a ban on people with convictions holding political office. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has scrapped a lifetime ban on politicians with convictions holding office. This is welcome news for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who can now run again, but not for jailed former leader Imran Khan. So
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The alert warns of a ‘missile flyover Taiwan’; however, Taiwan’s foreign minister assures people it was a satellite. Taiwanese authorities have sent out an emergency message following the launch of a Chinese satellite over the island’s airspace. The mobile phone alert was sent on Tuesday as Chinese state media confirmed the launch of a science
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