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Russia warns against nuclear strikes, urges diplomacy after Trump threatens Iran over Hormuz closure
MOSCOW, March 23 — Russia on Monday called for “political and diplomatic” settlement to the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if
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Shock in Dimona as Iranian missile strike shatters homes near Israel’s secretive nuclear site
DIMONA (Israel), March 23 — Galit Amir said she thought the presence of a key Israeli nuclear facility on the edge of her hometown Dimona meant it would be well-protected by air defences during the war with Iran. But that
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Threats fade fast: Trump shelves Iran power strike plan, touts ‘constructive’ talks as markets cheer
WASHINGTON, March 23 — President Donald Trump backed down on targeting Iran’s power network on Monday, saying the US and Iran have held constructive talks and that he would postpone any strikes on power plants and energy infrastructure. Trump’s statement
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‘Say goodbye to electricity’: Iran threatens regional blackout, defies Trump’s Hormuz deadline
TEHRAN, March 23 — Iran threatened Monday to deploy naval mines in the Gulf and target power plants across the region as it defied US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The
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Middle East war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks, says IEA
TEHRAN, March 23 — AFP teams in Tehran, Washington, Jerusalem, Beirut and Dubai The world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the Middle East war drags on, the head of the International Energy Agency
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Plane hits fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport
New York, March 23 — Flights at LaGuardia Airport were halted late Sunday after a passenger plane collided with a fire truck on the runway. According to AFP, the Air Canada Express aircraft carrying 76 people struck the vehicle at
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Swiss tourist arrested in Bali for allegedly insulting Hindu holiday online
Denpasar, March 23 — Indonesian authorities have arrested a Swiss man accused of insulting a Hindu religious holiday on the resort island of Bali. According to AFP, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen faces up to five years in prison under Indonesia’s hate
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Indonesia eyes RM18.5b in savings to cushion economy from Middle East war
JAKARTA, March 23 — Indonesia is targeting up to 80 trillion rupiah (about RM18.5 billion) in savings to cushion its economy from the impact of the Middle East conflict. According to AFP, the government is also considering fuel-saving measures, including
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Arab League to hold virtual foreign ministers’ meeting on rising regional tensions
ISTANBUL, March 23 — Iraq is preparing to convene a new virtual meeting of Arab League foreign ministers to address escalating security tensions in the region. According to Anadolu Ajansi, the meeting will be the second of its kind since
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Four ambulances torched in north London in suspected antisemitic hate crime
LONDON, March 23 — Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north London were set on fire in an incident police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime. The Metropolitan Police said an investigation had been launched after
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