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Trump responds with ‘Good, I’m glad he’s dead’ as Robert Mueller, ex‑FBI director who led Trump–Russia probe, dies at 81
WASHINGTON, March 22 — Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led a politically explosive investigation into Donald Trump’s election campaign, has died aged 81, triggering a gloating response yesterday from the US president. Mueller died late Friday, US media
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With TSA unpaid and airport lines growing, Musk offers to cover salaries amid Homeland Security funding fight
NEW YORK, March 22 — Tech tycoon Elon Musk offered yesterday to pay security personnel at US airports during a political standoff over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The lapse in funding has led to longer-than-usual lines
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Iran fires long‑range 4,000‑km missiles for first time in war, strikes near Israeli nuclear site
TEL AVIV, March 22 — Israeli officials said yesterday that Iranian forces had for the first time fired long-range missiles, expanding the risk of attacks beyond the Middle East, even as an Iranian strike injured dozens of people not far
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Trump sends mixed signals as he pivots from de‑escalation to threat to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants
WASHINGTON, March 22 — US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation barely a day after he talked about “winding down”
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Iran’s missile and drone stockpile: What it means for the ongoing war
WASHINGTON, March 22 — Iranian missiles and drones have continued to strike crucial energy facilities and other targets in Gulf countries and the wider Middle East nearly three weeks into the war. Neutralising Iran’s missile and drone capabilities is a crucial
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Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast, putting water supplies for nearly two billion people at risk
KATHMANDU, March 22 — Himalayan glaciers that provide a vital source of fresh water for around two billion people are melting twice as quickly as in 2000, a report warned Saturday. The Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, which stretches from Afghanistan to
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Trump’s shifting objectives in the Us-Israeli war on Iran explained
WASHINGTON, March 21 — President Donald Trump and his top officials have offered changing objectives and reasons for the US-Israeli war on Iran, a move critics say shows a lack of planning for the conflict and its aftermath. Stated objectives and
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Iran tells neighbours ‘we have no intention of conflict’ amid ongoing US-Israel strikes
DUBAI, March 21 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday in an address to neighbouring Muslim countries that Iran has no intention of entering into conflict with its neighbours, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti. “You are our brothers – we have no
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Putin assures Iran of Moscow’s support in Nowruz greeting, condemns US‑Israeli strikes
MOSCOW, March 21 — Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his best wishes Saturday for the Persian New Year, Nowruz, to Iran’s leaders and its people, assuring them of Moscow’s support as they fight the Middle East war. “Nowruz greetings were…
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US, Israel strike Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, Tehran says no radioactive leak detected
TEHRAN, March 21 — The United States and Israel struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday, the Islamic republic’s atomic energy organisation said. “Following the criminal attacks by the United States and the usurping Zionist regime against our country, the…
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