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BBC News : A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times of what is allowed under regulations was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons, federal officials said.“The...
AFP : Gaza’s civil defence agency said 11 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and air strikes on Friday, including two who were waiting near an aid distribution site inside the Palestinian territory. Civil...
AFP : Myanmar’s junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military’s...
Japan Today : Two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to civilian casualties in Gaza were blocked in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, although they garnered more support than...
NN Online: The United States has imposed sanctions on six Indian companies for allegedly engaging in the trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products, which Washington says violates its sanctions under Executive Order 13846....
AFP: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed a pared-back import tariff on copper that excluded the metal in its raw form from a 50-percent levy on semi-finished products. The price of copper, which...
AFP: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Canada’s “historic” move to recognise the state of Palestine during a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Wafa reported Wednesday. Abbas “appreciated Canada’s historic position...
AFP : The United States is set to raise tariffs on dozens of trading partners Friday if they fail to reach accords with President Donald Trump to avert the higher rates, and this risks...
AFP : Myanmar’s junta said on Wednesday it has enacted a new law dictating prison sentences for critics or protesters of their planned election, which is being boycotted by opposition groups.The junta seized power...
AP : A United Nations investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza says the sanctions imposed on her by the Trump administration will have serious consequences for her personal and professional life....
AFP : Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various “substantive steps”, including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza. The potentially...
AFP: A powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia’s far east coast on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami advisory. Several people were injured in the quake, according...