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Sri Lanka gives refuge to Iranian sailors from frigate sunk by US sub as questions swirl over repatriation
NEW DELHI, March 7 — Sri Lanka will treat Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedoed frigate according to international law, a minister said Saturday, following reports Washington was pressuring Colombo to not repatriate them. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told a
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Emirates halts all Dubai flights until further notice as aerial interception forces shutdown at world’s busiest hub
DUBAI, March 7 — Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, announced today that it was suspending all flights to and from Dubai until further notice, after an aerial interception took place over Dubai airport during attacks from Iran.
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Canadian PM backs removing Andrew from UK royal line of succession over ‘deplorable’ behaviour amid Epstein‑linked scrutiny
TOKYO, March 7 — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said today that former prince Andrew should be removed from the line of royal succession over his “deplorable” behaviour. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is being investigated for alleged misconduct in public office following
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Prabowo faces Muslim group backlash, says Indonesia will quit Trump’s Board of Peace if it fails to benefit Palestinians
JAKARTA, March 7 — Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto said he will withdraw from US President Donald Trump’s ”Board of Peace” if it does not benefit Palestinians, according to a government statement yesterday, after the Iran war deepened doubts over his
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Trump rules out talks, says only Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ can end Middle East war
TEHRAN, March 7 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that only Tehran’s unconditional surrender would bring an end to the escalating Middle East war as crude oil prices surged on fears about global supply disruption. As Israel intensified its
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Israel hits Tehran as Iran fires new missiles; oil soars as Hormuz traffic collapses and regional attacks spread
WASHINGTON, March 7 — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war today: Israel launches ‘broad-scale’ strikes The Israeli military said today it had launched a “broad-scale wave of strikes” on targets in Tehran, as the Iranian state
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No boots on the ground? Trump says sending US troops to Iran is a ‘waste of time’
WASHINGTON, March 6 — President Donald Trump said Thursday it would be a “waste of time” currently to consider sending US ground troops into Iran, NBC News reported, dismissing the Iranian foreign minister’s warning that such a move would spell
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Eight killed, four missing as Brazil nursing home collapses
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 6 — At least eight people died on Thursday when a nursing home collapsed in the southern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, as firefighters searched through the rubble for four missing people. Twenty-nine people were in
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HK magnate Jimmy Lai won’t appeal 20-year sentence for collusion and sedition, lawyer says
HONG KONG, March 6 — Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal against his conviction and 20-year prison sentence for collusion with foreign forces and sedition, his lawyer said on Friday. A member of Lai’s legal team told
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US sinks 30 Iranian ships, targets missile factories as ‘Operation Epic Fury’ enters new phase
TAMPA, March 6 — The United States has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while ballistic missile and drone attacks by Tehran’s forces are down substantially, a top US military officer said Thursday. “We’re now up
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