 Oil prices up over fall in US stockpiles and Middle East tensions
Oil prices increased on Thursday with indicators of strong US demand and supply risks from tensions in the Middle East. | International benchmark Brent crude traded at $8... (photo: AP / File) Anadolu Agency
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 Israeli council considers issuing international arrest warrant for Netanyahu: Report
The Israeli National Security Council held secret discussions on the possibility of issuing international arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense M... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Anadolu Agency
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 Everything TikTok users need to know about a possible ban
American officials have been warning for years about the risks of TikTok, but it’s been mostly talk and little action. | This week, though, a new law will likely give t... (photo: AP / Matt Slocum) Detroit news
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 US top diplomat Blinken visits China amid escalated tensions over Taiwan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in China for a three-day trip, following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars i... (photo: Public Domain / Chuck Kennedy) Al Jazeera
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 YouTuber Fidias runs independent in EU elections
Influencer and YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou said he hopes his independent candidacy to June’s European Parliament elections “will bring something new and different fo... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky, File) CyprusMail
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 Cost of doing business with Iran? US warns Pakistan of sanctions risk
Islamabad, Pakistan – The United States has warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions after it promised greater security and economic cooperation with Iran during a visi... (photo: AP / Iranian Presidency Office) Al Jazeera
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 Sudan had largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report shows
The African country accounted for two-thirds of the additional 13.5m people needing urgent help as displacement drove food insecurity globally Sudan had the world’s lar... (photo: AP / Patricia Simon) The Guardian
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 Inside the White House’s monthslong push for Ukraine aid
The Senate’s vote on Tuesday to approve new aid for Ukraine capped off six months of public pressure and private overtures by the White House to build support, includin... (photo: White House / Erin Scott) CNN
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 Oil prices up over strong US demand data, supply concerns
Oil prices continued their upward trend on Wednesday over robust demand indicators in the US, the world's biggest oil consumer, indicating some tightening in US markets a... (photo: Creative Commons) Anadolu Agency
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 Global human rights facing most serious threats in decades: Amnesty
London: Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, the London-based advocacy group Amnesty International said in its annual report on Wednes... (photo: AP / Fatima Shbair) The Siasat Daily
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 US approves $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The US Congress has given final approval to a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with President Joe Biden quickly vowing to sign the long-delayed bil... (photo: AP / Mayor of Odesa Hennadii Trukhanov via AP) RTE
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 UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, in this Aug. 9, 2023 file photo. AP-Yonhap | The United Nation... (photo: AP / Mohammed Hajjar) Korea Times
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 Post-1948 order ‘at risk of decimation’ amid war in Gaza, Ukraine: Amnesty
The world is facing the collapse of the 1948 international order established in the wake of World War II, amid the brutal wars in Gaza and Ukraine, while authoritarian po... (photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky) Al Jazeera
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 UNRWA chief calls for probe into attacks on staff, premises
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinians hit back at Israel on Tuesday as he called for a Security Council probe into the "blatant disregard" for UN operati... (photo: UN / Loey Felipe) The New Arab
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 Middle East Goes Crypto: 500,000 Daily Traders Fuel Market Boom
The deserts of the Middle East are experiencing a new kind of gold rush – a digital one. Cryptocurrency markets and investments are exploding in popularity, with the re... (photo: Creative Commons / Freepik/ newfabrika) Bitcoinist
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 EU grants five-year Schengen visas for citizens of Saudi, Oman and Bahrain
The European Union (EU) has revealed plans to issue five-year Schengen visas to citizens of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain, facilitating multiple visits to the bloc. Duri... (photo: European Union) Madhyamam
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 Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO
Asia was the region most affected by climate change, weather and water-related hazards globally last year, the United Nations weather agency has said. | In a report publi... (photo: AP / Muhammad Sajjad) Al Jazeera
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 Israel prepares for Rafah offensive
Satellite photos analysed by the media appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military continues to signal i... (photo: AP / Fatima Shbair) Gulf Today
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 Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US colleges after Columbia mass arrests
Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public Monday as... (photo: AP / Stefan Jeremiah) Naharnet
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 Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion
Donald Trump and Joe Biden. File | Alexa St. John, Associated Press President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential so... (photo: Creative Commons) Gulf Today
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