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UK maritime agency reports incident with ‘tanker and military forces’ in Gulf of Oman
DUBAI, July 25 — An incident involving a tanker and unspecified military forces was reported today near the Strait of Hormuz waterway, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor. “UKMTO have received a report of an incident involving
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Iran foreign minister urges dialogue, says Yemen conflict has ‘no military solution’ after renewed Saudi-Houthi clashes
TEHRAN, July 25 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said today there was no military solution to the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after both sides traded attacks. “We believe that there is
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‘Criminalisation victim’: Indonesia’s ex-graft prosecutor cries foul after US$19m and gold seizure
JAKARTA, July 25 — Indonesian authorities arrested a former anti-graft prosecutor after seizing millions of dollars and more than 70 kilogrammes of gold bars from his home and other properties, an official said on Friday. South-east Asia’s biggest economy has
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Trump orders Smithsonian museum signs over ‘inaccurate’ US history claims
WASHINGTON, July 25 — US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday to install signage that warns visitors of inaccurate historical information inside The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. The highly unusual move marks the 80-year-old
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Trump returns to White House Correspondents’ Dinner under tighter security months after shooting scare
WASHINGTON, July 25 — US President Donald Trump returned to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner amid heightened security Friday, three months after an alleged assassination attempt forced his chaotic evacuation from the event. Defying threats from what he called “lunatics,”
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US says it stopped tanker bound for Iran after crew ignored repeated warnings
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The US military said Friday it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports. “We disabled the tanker after the crew attempted to run the
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Karim Khan, ICC prosecutor who sought Netanyahu warrant, voted out over Malaysian aide’s sexual misconduct claims
UNITED NATIONS, July 25 — International Criminal Court member states voted Friday to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan following disputed allegations that he sexually assaulted a female member of his staff. Khan, 56, was suspended last month by a key governing
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Who will lead the UN as global crises mount and Security Council divisions deepen?
UNITED NATIONS, July 25 — Four women and two men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis. Observers say it is
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‘No signs of life’ as China landslide death toll rises to 11, 50 missing, authorities say
BEIJING, July 24 — The death toll from a landslide in south-western China rose to 11, with rescuers still searching for 50 missing people in the rubble, where there are “no signs of life”, according to authorities. The landslide, which
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ICC member states to decide fate of prosecutor Karim Khan after Malaysian staffer alleges sexual assault
NEW YORK, July 24 — The International Criminal Court’s 125 member states will convene today to determine the fate of prosecutor Karim Khan, who was suspended over allegations of sexual assault against a member of his staff — accusations he
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