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Pakistan gunmen kill 9 bus passengers
Al Jazeera : Nine bus passengers have been killed after gunmen kidnapped them in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan province, officials have said.The passengers were taken from several buses on Thursday evening, the provincial government...
Trump threatens Canada with 35pc tariff rate
AFP : Canada will face a 35% tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney.It was the latest of...
Argentina’s ex-president Fernandez to stand trial
Al Jazeera : Argentina’s former President, Alberto Fernandez, has been ordered to stand trial for alleged corruption related to insurance policies taken out by the government for the public sector during his 2019-2023 term.Fernandez...
Russia and US hold ‘frank’ talks on Ukraine war
AFP : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held “frank” talks on the Ukraine war during a meeting Thursday, both sides said, as Washington hit out at Moscow’s lack...
Houthi’s most dangerous Red Sea attacks on commercial ships
AFP : Yemen’s Houthis had paused their Red Sea attacks on commercial ships, carried out in solidarity with Gaza, for months, before claiming two fresh assaults in recent days, one of them deadly.The Iran-backed...
Lithuania to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede
Al Jazeera : Lithuania will make a concerted effort to save its grey seal population, which has managed to stabilise though continues to remain vulnerable, in the Baltic Sea as it contends with shrinking...
Iran urges UN nuclear watchdog to drop ‘double standards’
Reuters : Iran’s president said on Thursday the UN nuclear watchdog should drop its “double standards” if Tehran is to resume cooperation with it over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, Iranian state media reported.President...
Trump imposes 50pc tariffs on Brazil
AFP : President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. would impose a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil after a public spat this week with his Brazilian counterpart who called him...
China backs Southeast Asia nuclear ban: Rubio, Lavrov at ASEAN meeting
Al Jazeera : China has agreed to sign a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons, Malaysia’s and China’s foreign ministers confirmed, in a move that seeks to shield the area from rising global security...
Hamas agrees partial hostage release in difficult truce talks
AFP : Hamas on Wednesday said it would release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks after Israel struck an upbeat note about the prospects for a deal to stop the fighting in...